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 ...
of
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 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:
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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
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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
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2014, and Top 10
Miss Universe 2014
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Tegan McCarthy (born 1997), Papua New Guinean swimmer
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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
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Tegan Philip (born 1988), Australian netball player
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Tegan Quin (born 1980), Canadian singer-songwriter, half of the duo Tegan and Sara
Fictional characters
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Tegan Callahan, fictional character in the Australian television series ''
Home and Away''
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Tegan Freedman, fictional character in the Australian television series ''
Neighbours''
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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 Fift ...
, fictional character in the British television series ''
Doctor Who''
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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
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''
*PC Tegan Thompson, fictional character in the British television series ''
No Offence
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''
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Tegan Price, fictional character in the US television series ''
How to Get Away with Murder
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See also
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Teegan, a Cornish male and female name
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Teagan, a surname and Irish female given name
References
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English-language unisex given names
Welsh feminine given names