Tegan

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM	Mike C	update #114
1/21/2022, 9:40 PM	Mike C	update #111
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	update #105
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Welsh, English (Modern)

Pronounced Pron. TEH-gan(Welsh) TEE-gən(English)

Meaning & History

Means "darling" in Welsh, derived from a diminutive of Welsh teg "beautiful, pretty". It was somewhat common in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Canada in the 1980s and 90s. It was borne by an Australian character on the television series Doctor Who from 1981 to 1984.