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[Opinions] Regan
What are your opinions of Regan for a girl?Regan1) How do you pronounce it?
2) Do you like it?
3) Any associations?
4) Regan or Tegan and how do you pronounce Tegan? Or do you prefer Megan? Which pronunciation?
5) Regan or Rhiannon?
6) Regan or Reagan?Thank you so much :)
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1) REE-gən, REH-gən, or RAY-gən. 2) It's not terrible but I don't like it. 3) Regan & Goneril + Ronald Reagan + this youtuber https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy6Qlkv2hif7KPtmMmNUGUw4) With no associations, I'd prefer Regan (either REE-gən or REH-gən), but with the associations I might actually prefer Megan (MEHG-ən). I say Tegan as TEE-gən.5) Rhiannon 6) Regan. The name Reagan might inspire the baby to destroy the economy when she grows up lol.

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1) Ray-gan or Ray-gun
2) no
3) The little girl from The Excorcist was named Regan, and the US president
4) Tegan. Tee-gan
5) Rhiannon
6) Yuck on both

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1) "ree-gan" not "ray-gan" or "ray-gun". "ree" as in "tree" and "gan" as in "Gandhi". 2) Yes3) Reagan was the surname of a classmate in primary school. He was a nice little boy. I also associate it with Ronald Reagan, but the most I know about that guy is the line from Back to the Future; "Ronald Reagan? THE ACTOR?!" I know nothing of his politics or presidency. I didn't even know it was the same name because they pronounce it differently than I do (ray-gun rather than ree-gan)4) I pronounce Teagan / Tegan similarly, rhyming with Reagan / Regan. "te" as in "tea bag" and not "tay". Same with Megan with "meg" rhyming with "peg" and not "may"If any of this is unclear, I could probably pull a pronunciation off the internet instead xDI prefer Reagan over Regan, but I like the nameI prefer Teagan over Tegan, but I like the nameI don't mind either Megan or Meagan, so long as the pronunciation isn't "may-gun" which the "a" in Meagan might be confused forI prefer Regan / Reagan over Rhiannon, but Rhiannon is a nice name
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I like it pronounced ray-gan. I do prefer Raegan though.
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My only association is with King Lear's middle daughter; not a role model.Apart from that, it's a surname, which I don't enjoy. And I think President Reagan had a government minister surnamed Regan. Too much!I pronounce it REEg'n
I dislike it.
See above.
I far prefer Megan, pronounced MEG'n. My son was at school with a Tegan who pronounced it TEEg'n; I would have guessed TEG'n.
Rhiannon, all the way!
Regan, Reagan, what's the difference really? Dislike them both.
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REE-gun. Nope, I really hate it. Note, I pronounce Reagan RAY-gun. I hate that too.
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Dont like it, ree gan, I like Tegan prounounce tee gan, mee gan. I like Megan then Tegan the Rhiannon
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1. It's not obvious to me. Looked it up on BtN, so ree-gehn, I guess.
2. I'm indifferent.
3. No, other than similar looking names.
4. Tegan (tee-gehn), not Regan. No preference between Regan and Megan (mehg-in).
5. Rhiannon, not Regan.
6. Regan, not Reagan (ray-gehn).I like Rhiannon, don't like Reagan, don't care about Tegan, Regan, Megan.

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1. REE-gan 2. I used to. I'm not a big fan of it now, it's a bit boring and I feel like it's already dated (to the 90s/ 2010s).3. I have known one female and one male Regan. The girl was about 4 when I knew her, she had dark curly hair and she was a nice enough kid, except she was easily led into doing the wrong thing by one of her friends. The male was in his mid teens when I knew him, he had longish blond hair and a wicked sense of humour. 4. I think I slightly prefer Tegan to Regan, but I prefer Regan to Megan. I pronounce all of them as rhyming with each other.5. Definitely Regan over Rhiannon.6. Regan over Reagan, I find the pronunciation more straight forward with Regan.
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1. REE-GAN
2. Not really. It reminds me way too much of Ronald Reagan, and I would ever really use it. 5/10. I prefer it as a surname.
3. Ronald Reagan. (Even though it’s spelled differently.)
4. I think they all pretty much suck. But I prefer Megan by a long shot.
5. Meh, I don’t like either.
6. Regan.
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