Regan

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Regan
Family name
Meaning "little king"
Region of origin Ireland
Language(s) of origin Irish
Related names Riagán, Raogáin, O'Reagan, O'Regan
Footnotes: [1]

Regan is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin ("son of Riagáin") derived from the Irish personal name Riagáin, which meant "little king".

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  • Regan (King Lear), daughter of King Lear in Shakespeare's tragedy of that name
  • Regan, a possessed girl who is the central character of the film The Exorcist
  • Jack Regan, protagonist of the British television police drama The Sweeney

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