Tegan is a given name of

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origin. It is a

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A ( abbreviated ) is a word-form ...

of the Welsh word ''teg'' ('fair') and means 'darling', 'loved one', or 'favourite', and is the normal Welsh word for 'toy'.

People with the name

Notable people with the first name Tegan include: *

Tegan Higginbotham Tegan Marie Higginbotham (born 25 March 1988) is an Australian comedian, writer and actress. Higginbotham contributes regularly as a sports columnist for ''The Age'' and writes a blog. Personal life Higginbotham was born in Dandenong, a suburb ...

(born 1988), Australian comedian and actress * Tegan Martin (born 1992), Australian model and beauty pageant titleholder,

Miss Universe Australia Miss Universe Australia is a national beauty pageant that selects Australia's representative to the Miss Universe pageant. Miss Universe Australia is not only a beauty pageant but a self-development program that provides a platform for the cou ...

2014, and Top 10

Miss Universe 2014 Miss Universe 2014 was the 63rd Miss Universe pageant, held at the FIU Arena in Florida, United States on January 25, 2015. This was the first time in the history of the competition that the pageant was not during the year the title was awarde ...

* Tegan McCarthy (born 1997), Papua New Guinean swimmer *

Tegan Moss Tegan Moss (born February 7, 1985) is a Canadian actress appearing in film and television. She has been nominated for a Young Artist Award. Biography Moss was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has two brothers, Rory Moss, and actor Jes ...

(born 1985), Canadian actress *

Tegan Philip Tegan Alyce Philip (née Caldwell; born 3 September 1988) is a retired Australian Netball player, who for her entire professional career played for the Melbourne Vixens in the ANZ Championship and Suncorp Super Netball competitions. Netball ca ...

(born 1988), Australian netball player *

Tegan Quin Tegan and Sara () are a Canadian indie pop duo formed in 1998 in Calgary, Alberta. The band is led by identical twin sisters Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin (born September 19, 1980). Both musicians are songwriters and multi-instrumental ...

(born 1980), Canadian singer-songwriter, half of the duo Tegan and Sara

Fictional characters

* Tegan Callahan, fictional character in the Australian television series ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a tr ...

'' *

Tegan Freedman The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the Network Ten soap opera ''Neighbours'' in 2008, by order of first appearance. In December 2007, it was announced that Susan Bower would be taking over the role of executive producer ...

, fictional character in the Australian television series '' Neighbours'' *

Tegan Jovanka Tegan Jovanka is a fictional character played by Janet Fielding in the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. An Australian airline stewardess and a native of Brisbane who was a companion of the Fourth and Fif ...

, fictional character in the British television series '' Doctor Who'' *

Tegan Lomax ''Hollyoaks'' is a British television soap opera that was first broadcast on 23 October 1995. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the serial in 2013, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the sho ...

, fictional character in the British television series ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a da ...

'' *PC Tegan Thompson, fictional character in the British television series ''

No Offence ''No Offence'' is a British television police procedural drama on Channel 4, created by Paul Abbott. It follows a team of detectives from Friday Street police station, a division of the Manchester Metropolitan Police (a fictional version of the ...

'' * Tegan Price, fictional character in the US television series ''

How to Get Away with Murder ''How to Get Away with Murder'' is an American legal thriller television series that premiered on American Broadcasting Company, ABC on September 25, 2014, and concluded on May 14, 2020. The series was created by Peter Nowalk, and produced by Sh ...

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