# Reagan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɹeɪ.ɡən/ · frequency rank #7,729

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish; variant forms Regan, Riggen.
2. A surname from Irish; variant forms Regan, Riggen.
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.

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

## Easily confused with
- **reign** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reagan-vs-reign)
- **regal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reagan-vs-regal)
- **Regan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reagan-vs-regan)
- **Rogan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reagan-vs-rogan)
- **reason** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reagan-vs-reason)
- **regain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reagan-vs-regain)
- **reggae** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reagan-vs-reggae)
- **redman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reagan-vs-redman)
- **reagent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reagan-vs-reagent)
- **raglan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raglan-vs-reagan)

## Common misspellings (8)
`eragan`, `raegan`, `reaagn`, `reagann`, `reaggan`, `reagna`, `regaan`, `rreagan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/reagan