English Explanatory Dictionary

Reagan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish; variant forms Regan, Riggen.
  2. Ronald Reagan, president of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.
  4. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later American usage.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹeɪ.ɡən/ en-us-Reagan.oga

Word forms

Reagan

Etymology

Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Riagáin (“descendant of Riagán”), a personal name possibly derived from ríodhgach (“impulsive, furious”).

Related words

Regan

Derived words

Lincoln-Reagan dinner Nancy Reagan gaze Raegan Reaganagram Reaganaut Reagan County Reagan Democrat Reagan dinner Reaganesque Reaganian Reaganism Reaganite Reaganomics

Translations

Arabic: رَيْغَان Arabic: رَيْجَان Bulgarian: Ре́йгън Cebuano: Reagan Chinese Mandarin: 里根 Chinese Mandarin: 雷根 Chinese Mandarin: 列根 Italian: Reagan Japanese: レーガン Korean: 레이건 Polish: Reagan Portuguese: Reagan Russian: Ре́йган Spanish: Reagan
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