Regan/reegan for baby boy?

[kayleighb21]

What do you think to the name Regan (pronounced ree-gan) not ray-gan, for a baby boy?

[justtowarm]

The only Regan I have known is female but I've always thought it was nicer for a boy :)

[Underchipsandpeas]

Awful. Sorry.

[Pluto30]

I'd assume you were a Ronald Reagan fan, even if the pronunciation was slightly different.

[DramaAlpaca]

I've always thought of it as a female name as it's one of King Lear's daughters in Shakespeare.

Not keen on it for a boy.

[Awwlookatmybabyspider]

Isn't that the name of the little girl in the exorcist

[TheFirie]

Like the US president?

[HearTheThunderRoar]

My ex SIL son was called Regan (I'm not in the UK though) and he's 17. I have met a couple of other Regans' over the years but they would be in their teens now so it seems quite dated, however I still like the name for both a girl or boy.

It's a perfectly good name imo.

[user1471927379]

Oh seems to have an unpopular opinion but i love it. My mum actually was gonna name my brother that.

[HappyCamel]

It's a good name but I would assume he was a girl. Never heard it used for a boy.

[user1477282676]

It's a girl's name as much as Penelope or Charlotte are girl's names. People will assume he's a girl on forms etc.

Regan is a character from King Lear...Shakespeare's play.

[Fezzik]

I like it. I have a male friend called Regan so I automatically assume it is a male name despite the Shakespeare link.

I think it is quite a 'cool' name but not too faddy.

[ElizaDontlittle]

I'd assume it was a girl's name, sorry.

[mathanxiety]

I have only ever known girls/women named Regan, and the Shakespeare character was female.

[CrazyGreyhoundLady]

It's lovely! I think names like Regan, Harley and Taylor etc that can be used for either gender are the best! Why stick to picking a name with a gender attached?
(My only issue would be after recent walking dead events every time I used the name it would remind me of that )

[GinIsIn]

It's a nice name but very much a girls name.

[JennaTee]

Love this name!

Not sure why people think of it as a girls name as in 2015 there were 102 boys called Regan and only 10 girls

[Vixxfacee]

Like it. Boy's name.

[dotdotdotmustdash]

I've only know boys called Regan and I've worked in about 10 schools over the past 5 years!

[Lovesmypinkones]

My nephew is a Reegan, never heard of another one. love it (obviously)

[ManonLescaut]

The connotations aren't great either Ronnie Regan, or the evil sister in King Lear.

[SpunkyMummy]

Well, there's the Shakespeare association and the presidential one...

I do think it's a lovely name. And it isn't like toddlers would associate it with either. But other parents most likely would. And when your DS is older he and his friend might as well.

So, idk. If you love it you should go for it. (No name regret). It certainly isn't horrible or anything like that. The name itself is actually great.


So, uhm... I think I'm confusing myself . Oops.

[KlingybunFistelvase]

I know one! He's dreadful. But that's not the point.

Hmmmm I think I like it, but he'd need to be quite cool to pull it off maybe...

[PoldarksBreeches]

It's a girl's name to me but I accept that might have moved on since Shakespeare's day. If you use it don't spell it Reegan.

[Bertucci]

Atrocious.

[donkey86]

I have a (male) cousin called Regan. I've never met another, but I like the name. I've never heard of a girl with that name, and because it's pronounced differently, I don't think it's too similar to Reagan.