Teigan

Meaning of Teigan

Teigan—pronounced TAY-guhn—is a modern unisex spin on two Celtic sources: the Irish Teagan, linked to the Old Irish “tadhg” meaning “poet,” and the Welsh Tegan, drawn from “teg,” meaning “fair” or “attractive.” First logged in U.S. records in 1986 and now circling the mid-800s in Social Security rankings, it has inched upward via a clear, steady line—60 newborns carried the name in 2024, up from just five in 2000. The altered vowel order distinguishes Teigan from its better-known cousin Teagan, while cultural cross-talk with model-author Chrissy Teigen’s surname keeps it visible in headlines without oversaturating it. Compact at five letters, easy to say in English and Romance tongues alike, and free of fixed gender cues, Teigan travels light across borders and life stages, carrying the understated Celtic promise of a “little poet,” a meaning that, cum grano salis, hints at creativity destined to rise ad astra.