Comments for the name Tegan

This is the Welsh word for "toy".

Tegan means beautiful. It is apparently also Irish.

Famous bearer: Tegan Quin from the duo group Tegan & Sara.

I think it's Cornish.

Mine is pronounced Teh-gun, though I've heard it pronounced other ways. I think the Tee-gun pronunciation is Irish.

My name, but I pronounce it Tea-gun. Apparently it means "dark, beautiful" in Welsh and "good looking" or "doe" in Irish.

This was the name of a very popular Doctor Who companion. Her name was Tegan Jovanka, and the way she got called that was that the script person laid out two name options, Tegan and Jovanka, and the other script person thought that Jovanka was her last name and christened her. I know someone who was actually named after her.

I have seen the Tegan spelling pronounced TAY-gan or Teh-gan (short "e" sound). Teagan uses the long "e" sound, it is Irish. I see Tegans and Teagans as being very sweet, artistic, and spirited.

Since the 1880's Tegan for a girl or boy hasn't appeared on the top 1000 list.

For some odd reason I love this name and it would go great for both boy or girl. It is a cute name.

I love this name! Most people find it too masculine, but I think it's completely feminine. The only thing I have trouble with is pronunciation. Is it TEG-an (rhymes with Megan) or TEE-gan (like Teagan)? Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong but I think a Welsh speaker would say TEG-an, but I'm not 100% on that.

I really like the name Tegan. I pronounce it TAY-gun. I think most people pronounce it TEE-gun. No matter how you say it, it sounds good! A cute name for a girl or boy.

Pronounced TEE-gun.

The Welsh pronunciation is 'TEG-an'.

A girl in the Sunday School class I teach bears this name. However, her family pronounces it like Taegan/Teagan. I'm not sure why.

Tegen is a Cornish variation, meaning "pretty thing."

I love this name - so sweet and lovely. Nicknames: Teg, Anne, An, Annie.

Is it a girl's name only?! My boyfriend is named Tegan. And on a boy this name sounds good too.

Tegan Bennett Daylight (b 1969)is an Australian author from Sydney.

Tegan is the heroine of the Australian animated short film "Tegan the Vegan" (2009), about a 12 year old girl who becomes a vegetarian after she finds out where meat comes from.

Tegan is a strictly feminine name to me. Also, I've only ever heard it pronounced 'tee-gan'.

My dad named me after the Doctor's companion Tegan Jovanka.

Good name! It is very strong, elegant and timeless.
It is pronounced TEE-gan.

I just love this name! It is gorgeous and unique... You can't go wrong with it!