Reagan

English

Etymology

Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Riagáin "descendant of Riagán", a personal name possibly derived from ríodhgach "impulsive, furious".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪɡən/

Proper noun

Reagan

1. Of the administration of Ronald Reagan, U.S. President from 1981–1989.
2. A surname​.
3. A male given name, occasional transferred use of the surname.
4. A female given name of American usage since the 1970s.

Translations

surname

• Arabic: رَيْغَان‎ m or f (rayḡān), رَيْجَان‎ m or f (raygān) (Egyptian spelling)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 裡根 (zh), 里根 (zh) (Lǐgēn), 雷根 (zh) (Léigēn) (chiefly Taiwan), 列根 (Liègēn) (Hong Kong also)

• Japanese: レーガン (Rēgan)
• Korean: 레이건 (Reigeon)
• Russian: Ре́йган (ru) m or f (Rɛ́jgan)

Derived terms

• Reagan County
• Reaganesque
• Reaganism
• Reaganite
• Reaganomics

 

Related terms

• Regan

Anagrams

• Argean, Raegan, negara

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Cebuano

Etymology

After Ronald Reagan.

Proper noun

Reagan

1. a male given name