What does Egan mean?

Egan as a boys' name is pronounced EE-gan. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Egan is "fire". Anglicized form of Aogán, from Aodhagán, a diminutive of Aodh. Also a transferred use of the surname.

ENDS WITH -an

ASSOCIATED WITH irish, fire, surname

Variations

VARIANTS Eagan, Eagen, Egann, Egon

How popular is Egan?

Egan is an uncommonly occurring given name for men but a very prominent last name for all people (#1458 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Similar Names

Egan is pronounced similarly to Eoghan. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Adan, Alan▼, Aman, Ban, Bran, Chan, Cian, Dagan, Dan▼, Dean, Dugan, Ean, Eann, Eban, Eben, Edan, Eden▲, Edin, Ednan, Edyn, Ehsan, Eian, Eidan, Eilan, Eion, Eitan, Ekon, Elan, Elgar, Elian▲, Elman, Eman, Eran, Ernan, Eron, Etan, Ethan, Euan, Euen, Eugen, Eva, Evan, Evann, Evans▼, Even, Evian, Evin, Evyn, Ewan, Ewen, Ewin, Fagan, Fran, Han, Ian▲, Ifan, Ilan, Iman, Iwan, Jan▼, Jian, Kagan, Kean, Khan, Kian▲, Logan▲, Ogdan, Oran▼, Rian, Rogan, Ryan▼, Stan▼, Twan and Zan. These names tend to be more frequently used than Egan.