Tegan is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

origin. It is a

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...

of the Welsh word ''teg'' ('fair') and means 'darling', 'loved one', or 'favourite', and is the normal Welsh word for 'toy'.

People with the name

Notable people with the first name Tegan include: *

Tegan Higginbotham Tegan Marie Higginbotham (born 25 March 1988) is an Australian comedian, writer and actress. Higginbotham contributes regularly as a sports columnist for ''The Age'' and writes a blog. Personal life Higginbotham was born in Dandenong, a suburb ...

(born 1988), Australian comedian and actress *

Tegan Martin Tegan Jade Martin (born 7 September 1992) is an Australian model, hairdresser and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Australia on 6 June 2014 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2014 pageant. Early life Teg ...

(born 1992), Australian model and beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Universe Australia 2014, and Top 10 Miss Universe 2014 *

Tegan McCarthy Tegan McCarthy (born 1997) is a Papua New Guinean swimmer. She competed in the 4 × 100 m, 4 × 200 m freestyle relays, and the 4 × 100 medley relay at the 2011 Pacific Games, capturing bronze in all three events, and in the 50 m, 100 m and 2 ...

(born 1997), Papua New Guinean swimmer *

Tegan Moss Tegan Moss (born February 7, 1985) is a Canadian actress appearing in film and television. She has been nominated for a Young Artist Award. Biography Moss was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has two brothers, Rory Moss, and actor Jes ...

(born 1985), Canadian actress *

Tegan Philip Tegan Alyce Philip (née Caldwell; born 3 September 1988) is a retired Australian Netball player, who for her entire professional career played for the Melbourne Vixens in the ANZ Championship and Suncorp Super Netball competitions. Netball ca ...

(born 1988), Australian netball player *

Tegan Quin Tegan and Sara () are a Canadian indie pop duo formed in 1998 in Calgary, Alberta. The band is led by identical twin sisters Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin (born September 19, 1980). Both musicians are songwriters and multi-instrumental ...

(born 1980), Canadian singer-songwriter, half of the duo Tegan and Sara

Fictional characters

Tegan Callahan ''Home and Away'' is an Australian television soap opera. It was first broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 2011, by order of first appearance. All characters were introd ...

, fictional character in the Australian television series ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...

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Tegan Freedman The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the Network Ten soap opera ''Neighbours'' in 2008, by order of first appearance. In December 2007, it was announced that Susan Bower would be taking over the role of executive producer ...

, fictional character in the Australian television series ''

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons an ...

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Tegan Jovanka Tegan Jovanka is a fictional character played by Janet Fielding in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. An Australian airline stewardess and a native of Brisbane who was a companion of the Fourth and Fifth ...

, fictional character in the British television series ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

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Tegan Lomax ''Hollyoaks'' is a British television soap opera that was first broadcast on 23 October 1995. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the serial in 2013, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the sho ...

, fictional character in the British television series '' Hollyoaks'' *PC Tegan Thompson, fictional character in the British television series '' No Offence'' * Tegan Price, fictional character in the US television series '' How to Get Away with Murder''

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