Reagan

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Regan, Riggen

Etymology

Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Riagáin "descendant of Riagán", a personal name possibly derived from ríodhgach "impulsive, furious".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪɡən/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Reagan

1. (Can we clean up⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) Of the administration of Ronald Reagan, U.S. President from 1981–1989.
2. A surname from Irish.
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.

Derived terms

• Lincoln-Reagan dinner
• Nancy Reagan gaze
• Raegan
• Reaganaut
• Reagan County
• Reagan Democrat
• Reaganesque
• Reaganian
• Reaganism
• Reaganite
• Reaganomics

 

Related terms

• Regan

Translations

surname

• Arabic: رَيْغَان m or f (rayḡān), رَيْجَان m or f (raygān) (Egyptian spelling)
• Bulgarian: Ре́йгън m or f (Réjgǎn)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 里根 (zh) (Lǐgēn), 雷根 (zh) (Léigēn) (chiefly Taiwan), 列根 (zh) (Liègēn) (Hong Kong also)

• Japanese: レーガン (Rēgan)
• Korean: 레이건 (Reigeon)
• Russian: Ре́йган (ru) m or f (Rɛ́jgan)

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Anagrams

• Argean, Grenaa, Raegan, negara

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Reagan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ.ɡan/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡan

Proper noun

Reagan m or f by sense

1. A surname and female given name in English