Tegan

TEH-gan; TEE-gun

Welsh

"darling, pretty"

Tegan Origin and Meaning

The name Tegan is a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "darling, pretty".

Tailored Tegan is a Welsh name, developed from the element teg meaning "beautiful, pretty". Sweet but tough, is interpreted to mean "darling, or favorite", and is also the Welsh word for toy.

Pronounced as TEH-gan in Welsh, but TEE-gun in English, Tegan is outranked in the US by the similar Teagan, which is both a variant of Tegan and has its origins in an Irish surname.

Musicians and twin sisters Tegan & Sara helped popularize the name, as did a character in Doctor Who back in the 80s.

Tegan Rank in US Top 1000

# 976 in the US

Tegan Popularity

• 976 US 2017
• 1843 Nameberry 2025
• 830 Unique 2023
• 303 Unisex 2023
• 683 Future 2028
• 835 England 2017

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Famous People Named Tegan

• Tegan Rain Quin Canadian singer,songwriter of duo Tegan & Sara
• Tegan Marie Higginbotham Australian actress/comedienne
• Tegan Jade Martin Australian model; Miss Universe Australia
• Tegan Bennett Daylight Australian novelist
• Tegan Moss Canadian actress
• Tegan Alyce Philip Australian netball player
• Tegan McCarthy Papua New Guinean swimmer

Tegan in Pop Culture

• Tegan Jovanka companion on TV's "Doctor Who".
• Tegan Freedman character on Australian TV soap "Neighbours".
• Tegan Mary Callahan character on Australian soap "Home and Away".
• Tegan Lomax character on British soap "Hollyoaks".
• Tegan Price character in "How to Get Away with Murder"
• PC Tegan Thompson character in the British television series "No Offence"