Tegan
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A female given name from Welsh.
"Janet Fielding's Tegan also says goodbye to Doctor Who in "Resurrection of the Daleks," and her farewell has an abrupt air to it.[…]Tegan simply has a temper tantrum and says she has seen too much violence. She then runs off into a warehouse and disappears."
- 2 A male given name from Irish. Alternative form of Teagan.
"'But,' Tegan prompted, pulling Elise toward him like he wanted something firm to hold onto. 'But it was empty.'"
- 3 A surname.
"Their next door neighbor told Ott she had seen Tegan the night before the report was made and he did not have any bruises on his head."
Example
More examples"Janet Fielding's Tegan also says goodbye to Doctor Who in "Resurrection of the Daleks," and her farewell has an abrupt air to it.[…]Tegan simply has a temper tantrum and says she has seen too much violence. She then runs off into a warehouse and disappears."
Etymology
* (female): 20th-century coinage from Welsh tegan (“pet, darling”). * (surname): Transferred use of Irish Ó Tadhgáin, a surname. * (male): From Teagan, from a diminutive of Irish Tadhg.
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