Regan

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Region of origin Ireland		Language(s) of origin Irish
Meaning From ri "sovereign, king" and the diminutive -in and means "the king's child" Related names Riagán, Ríogáin, Ó Riagáin, Ó Ríogáin, O Regan, O'Reagan, O'Regan, Riggin, Riggins

The family name Regan, and its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to originate in ancient gaelic from ri "sovereign, king" and the diminutive -in, "the king's child", transliterating as "little king".

The feminine unisex forename, Regan, is likely to have derived sometime later from the English royal name Regina.

Persons with the surname

Bill Regan (disambiguation)

Bob Regan, American country music songwriter

Brian Regan (disambiguation), several people

Bridget Regan (born 1982), American actress

Charles Tate Regan (1878-1943), British ichthyologist

David M. Regan, Canadian psychologist

Donald Regan (1918–2003), U.S. Treasury Secretary and Chief of Staff to President Ronald Reagan

Edward Regan (1930-2014), American politician and government bureaucrat

Eugene Regan, Irish barrister and politician

Fionn Regan (born 1981), Irish folk musician

Geoff Regan born 1959), Canadian politician and federal cabinet minister, son of Gerald Regan

Gerald Regan (born 1928), 19th premier of Nova Scotia, father of Geoff, Laura and Nancy Regan

Jack Regan (1912-1988), Australian rules footballer

James Regan (disambiguation)

Joan Regan (1928–2013), English singer

John Regan (disambiguation)

Judith Regan (born 1953), book publisher

Julianne Regan (born 1962), English singer, songwriter and musician, lead singer of the band All About Eve

Kelly Regan (born 1961), Canadian politician, wife of Geoff Regan

Kenneth M. Regan (1891-1959), American politician

Larry Regan (1930-2009), Canadian National Hockey League player, coach, manager and executive

Laura Regan (born 1977), Canadian actress, daughter of Gerald Regan

Linda Regan (born 1949), English actress who appeared in the British TV show Hi-de-Hi!

Mark Regan (born 1972), English rugby union player

Mike Regan (disambiguation)

Nancy Regan (born 1966), Canadian news anchor, journalist and TV personality, daughter of Gerald Regan

Patrick Regan (disambiguation)

Phil Regan (actor) (1906-1996)

Phil Regan (baseball) (born 1937), American Major League Baseball pitcher

Terry Regan (born 1958), retired Australian rugby league footballer

Tom Regan (born 1938), American philosopher, animal rights activist and academic

Tony Óg Regan (born 1983), Irish hurler

Trish Regan (born 1972 or 1973), American broadcast journalist and author

Vincent Regan, actor

Persons with the given name

Regan Hagar, American rock drummer

Regan Harrison (born 1977), Australian retired swimmer

Regan Hartley (born 1990), Miss New Hampshire for 2011

Regan King (born 1980), New Zealand rugby union footballer

Regan Lamble (born 1991), Australian racewalker

Regan Lauscher (born 1980), Canadian luger

Regan Mizrahi (born 2000), American child actor

Regan Poole (born 1998), Welsh footballer

Regan Smith (born 1983), American stock car racing driver

Regan Upshaw (born 1975), American retired National Football League player

Fictional characters

Regan (King Lear), a daughter of King Lear in Shakespeare's play King Lear

Regan MacNeil, the central character of the novel The Exorcist

Regan O'Neill, the narrator and viewpoint character of the novel Luna by Julie Anne Peters

Regan Wyngarde, also known as Lady Mastermind, a Marvel Comics villain

Jack Regan (The Sweeney), protagonist of the British television police drama The Sweeney

Regan Hamleigh, character in The Pillars of the Earth novel and miniseries

References

Regan Wikipedia

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