Regan: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit
m Reverted edits by 178.9.15.69 (talk) (HG) (3.4.10)
Line 19: Line 19:
The O'Regans of Thomond are a [[Dalcassian]] family said to be descended from [[Riagán]], son of [[Donncuan]], brother of [[Brian Boru]], and now numerous throughout Ireland.<ref>https://www.sloinne.ie/surname/ga/o-riagain/</ref>
The O'Regans of Thomond are a [[Dalcassian]] family said to be descended from [[Riagán]], son of [[Donncuan]], brother of [[Brian Boru]], and now numerous throughout Ireland.<ref>https://www.sloinne.ie/surname/ga/o-riagain/</ref>


The sexiest Regan alive is Chloe Regan. The unisex forename '''Regan''' is likely to have derived sometime later from the [[Classical Latin|Latin]] ''[[Regina (name)|Regina]]'' "queen", the feminine form of ''Rex'' (stem ''reg-'') "king", which is also the source of the name ''Reginald''.<ref name=calling/>
The unisex forename '''Regan''' is likely to have derived sometime later from the [[Classical Latin|Latin]] ''[[Regina (name)|Regina]]'' "queen", the feminine form of ''Rex'' (stem ''reg-'') "king", which is also the source of the name ''Reginald''.<ref name=calling/>


==Persons with the surname==
==Persons with the surname==

Revision as of 09:21, 14 November 2021

For other uses, see Regan (disambiguation).
Regan
Language(s)Irish
Origin
MeaningFrom ri "sovereign, king" and the diminutive -in; hence "the king's child"[1][2]
Region of originIreland
Other names
Variant form(s)Riagán, Ríogáin, Ó Riagáin, Ó Ríogáin, O Regan, O'Reagan, O'Regan, Riggin, Riggins
[3]

The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ri "sovereign, king" and the diminutive suffix -in; thus "the king's child" or "big king".[4] The name was borne by two distinct families: one seated in Meath, the other in Thomond.[citation needed]

The O'Regans of Meath were a branch of the southern Ui Neill and one of the four Tribes of Tara. Before the Anglo-Norman invasion, they were lords of south Breagh and the north of present-day County Dublin. They took a leading part in the wars against the Danes. In the year 1029, Mathghamhain Ó Riagáin, king of Breagh, captured the king of Dublin, Amhlaoibh son of Sitric, releasing him only upon payment of an enormous ransom, which included the celebrated Sword of Carlus. The O'Regans were dispossessed soon after the invasion and dispersed through Ireland.[5]

The O'Regans of Thomond are a Dalcassian family said to be descended from Riagán, son of Donncuan, brother of Brian Boru, and now numerous throughout Ireland.[6]

The unisex forename Regan is likely to have derived sometime later from the Latin Regina "queen", the feminine form of Rex (stem reg-) "king", which is also the source of the name Reginald.[2]

Persons with the surname

Persons with the given name

Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. ^ "Regan - Meaning of Name Regan - Pronounce Regan Irish Girl Name".
  2. ^ a b http://ireland-calling.com/irish-names-regan/
  3. ^ - origin
  4. ^ http://babynames.allparenting.com/list/Celtic_Baby_Names/Regan/details/
  5. ^ "O%27Regan Coat of Arms, Family Crest - Free Image to View - O%27Regan Name Origin History and Meaning of Symbols".
  6. ^ https://www.sloinne.ie/surname/ga/o-riagain/
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Regan&oldid=1055176768"