Tegan

Tegan is a given name of Welsh origin. It is a diminutive of the Welsh word teg ('fair') and historically meant 'darling', 'loved one', or 'favourite'. In modern Welsh it is the usual word for 'toy'. It is rare as a personal name in Wales and England.

Women

• Tegan Bertolissio (born 2006), Australian soccer player
• Tegan Cunningham (born 1988), Australian basketball player
• Tegan Bennett Daylight (born 1969), Australian author
• Tegan Fourie (born 1998), South African field hockey player
• Tegan French (born 1983), Australian rugby union player
• Tegan Graham (born 1997), New Zealand basketball player
• Tegan Higginbotham (born 1988), Australian comedian and actress
• Tegan Marie (born 2003), American country singer and songwriter
• Tegan Martin (born 1992), Australian model and beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Universe Australia 2014, and Top 10 Miss Universe 2014
• Tegan McCarthy (born 1997), Papua New Guinean swimmer
• Tegan McGrady (born 1997), American professional soccer player
• Tegan McPharlin (born 1988), Australian cricketer
• Tegan Moss (born 1985), Canadian actress
• Tegan Nox (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 Stimson, South African born Australian actress

Men

• Tegan Chambers (born 1999), Jamaican-American rapper and singer-songwriter
• Tegan Finn (born 2008), English professional footballer
• Tegan Kuhns (born 2005), American professional baseball player
• Tegan West (born 1959), American actor and writer

Fictional characters

• Tegan Callahan, fictional character in the Australian television series Home and Away
• Tegan Freedman, fictional character in the Australian television series Neighbours
• Tegan Jovanka, fictional character in the British television series Doctor Who
• Tegan Lomax, 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

See also

• Tegen, a Cornish female name
• Teagan, a surname and Irish female given name

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