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Reagan

proper noun

  1. family name
  2. given name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪ.ɡən/

name

Etymology: Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Riagáin (“descendant of Riagán”), a personal name possibly derived from ríodhgach (“impulsive, furious”), an alternative form of ríogach.

  1. A surname from Irish; variant forms Regan, Riggen.
  2. A surname from Irish; variant forms Regan, Riggen.

    “When a rival meatpacker filed an antitrust lawsuit to block the deal, the Reagan administration intervened on the side of Cargill.”

  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.