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Teeghan
How to Pronounce Teeghan
Pronounced TEE-gan /ˈtiː.ɡən/Medium
Meaning: Teeghan is a modern respelling of Teagan, an Irish name linked to Tadhg, meaning poet, and sometimes read as little poet or fair one; it is used for both sexes and here for a girl.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Teeghan reworks Teagan, an Irish name tied to Tadhg, poet, sometimes read as fair. This phonetic double-e spelling is modern, appearing in United States records only in the two-thousands.
It was never common in this form, given to only about twenty girls a year at its high in the early two-thousand-tens. It gives an Irish surname-style name a clear, sounded-out look.
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What does the name Teeghan mean?
It means little poet or fair one, from the Irish Teagan tied to Tadhg, poet.
How do you pronounce Teeghan?
It is said TEE-gan /ˈtiː.ɡən/, two syllables with the stress at the front.
Is Teeghan a boy or girl name?
In these records Teeghan is used as a girl's name, though Teagan is given to both.
How popular is Teeghan?
It has always been very rare in this spelling, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early two-thousand-tens.