Egan - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Egan \e-

is pronounced EE-gan. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "fire". Anglicised form of Aogán, from Aodhagán, a diminutive of Aodh. Also a transferred use of the surname.

Egan has 4 variant forms: Eagan, Eagen, Egann and Egon.

Baby names that sound like Egan are Ekon, Eoghan and Eugen.

Egan is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#1621 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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