Reagan

Reagan

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Regan, Riggen

Etymology

Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Riagáin "descendant of Riagán", a personal name possibly derived from ríodhgach "impulsive, furious".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪɡən/

Proper noun

Reagan

1. (Can we clean up⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) Of the administration of Ronald Reagan, U.S. President from 1981–1989.
2. A surname from Irish.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.
4. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later American usage.

Derived terms

• Nancy Reagan gaze
• Raegan
• Reaganaut
• Reagan County
• Reagan Democrat
• Reaganesque
• Reaganian
• Reaganism
• Reaganite
• Reaganomics

 

Related terms

• Regan

Translations

surname

Arabic: رَيْغَان‎ m or f (rayḡān), رَيْجَان‎ m or f (raygān) (Egyptian spelling) Cebuano: Reagan Chinese: Mandarin: 裡根／里根 (zh) (Lǐgēn), 雷根 (zh) (Léigēn) (chiefly Taiwan), 列根 (zh) (Liègēn) (Hong Kong also) Japanese: レーガン (Rēgan) Korean: 레이건 (Reigeon) Russian: Ре́йган (ru) m or f (Rɛ́jgan)

Anagrams

• Argean, Grenaa, Raegan, negara

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Cebuano

Etymology

After Ronald Reagan.

Proper noun

Reagan

1. a male given name

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Reagan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ.ɡan/[1]
• Rhymes: -ɛɡan

Proper noun

Reagan m or f by sense

1. A surname and female given name in English

References

1. Reagan in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)