Tegan is a

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of Welsh origin. It is a

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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 Bennett Daylight (born 1969), Australian author * Tegan Finn (born 2008), English professional footballer * Tegan Fourie (born 1998), South African field hockey player *

Tegan Higginbotham Tegan Marie Higginbotham (born ) is an Australian comedian, writer, and actress. Early life and education Tegan Marie Higginbotham was born in in Dandenong, Victoria. She attended Dandenong Primary School and Dandenong High School (since me ...

(born 1988), Australian comedian and actress * Tegan Marie (born 2003), American country singer and songwriter *

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 Australia at the Miss Universe 2014, placed in the ...

(born 1992), Australian model and beauty pageant titleholder,

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2014, and Top 10

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* Tegan McCarthy (born 1997), Papua New Guinean swimmer *

Tegan Moss Tegan Moss (born February 7, 1985) is a Canadian actress appearing in film and television. She was nominated for the Young Artist Awards in 1997 and 2000. Biography Moss was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has two brothers, Rory Moss ...

(born 1985), Canadian actress *

Tegan Nox Steffanie Newell (born 15 November 1994) is a Welsh professional wrestler. She performs on the independent circuit under the ring name Nixon Newell. She is best known for her tenures in the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, where s ...

(born 1994), Welsh professional wrestler * Tegan Philip (born 1988), Australian netball player * Tegan Quin (born 1980), Canadian singer-songwriter, half of the duo Tegan and Sara * Tegan Riding (born 1993), Australian football player * Tegan West (born 1959), American actor and writer

Fictional characters

* Tegan Callahan, fictional character in the Australian television series ''

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'' * Tegan Freedman, fictional character in the Australian television series ''

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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 ''

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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 ''

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'' *PC Tegan Thompson, fictional character in the British television series ''

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'' * Tegan Price, fictional character in the US television series ''

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Fictional characters

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