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But the site is wrong - Tegan is a Welsh name, pronounciation and origin as given above - perhaps time for Mike C to make an addition? nt
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One of my books lists
Tegan -from the Celtic,`doe`
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Your book is wrongThe Welsh for doe is 'ewig'. There is a Welsh word 'tegan' meaning toy, trinket, but this derives from the original element teg - e.g. it comes from the same root as the name, but is not the same as the name.
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Thanks for the information :)
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