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Teagan?

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sillyonehetpes · 15/05/2023 11:59

I like it and rhymes with my surname.

Your thoughts?

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UsingChangeofName · 15/05/2023 17:05

The 90s was four decades ago.....

Well, two and a half

SpamIAm · 15/05/2023 17:03

No need to make us all feel old, OP 😂

All the ones I've known have been Tegans, pronounced Tee-gun - I expect there are regional variations and this is the bastardised Swansea pronunciation because I appreciate that's not how those letters are actually pronounced in welsh.

Spanielsarepainless · 15/05/2023 17:01

Think Kate Humble"s Welsh sheepdog bitch is called this.

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sillyonehetpes · 15/05/2023 16:59

TheShellBeach · 15/05/2023 16:53

It's a dated, chavvy name from the 1990s, OP.

There are much better names than Teagan.

The 90s was four decades ago.....

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TheShellBeach · 15/05/2023 16:54

sillyonehetpes · 15/05/2023 16:35

Lol did you know any Tegan's!

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I know one and the PP who mentioned chavviness is correct.

TheShellBeach · 15/05/2023 16:53

It's a dated, chavvy name from the 1990s, OP.

There are much better names than Teagan.

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sillyonehetpes · 15/05/2023 16:53

I haven't written "decide if I should name my child this".

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sillyonehetpes · 15/05/2023 16:52

UsingChangeofName · 15/05/2023 16:45

I think you've confused everyone by saying it rhymes with your surname.
Many people don't read every post and will have missed your update that it doesn't in fact, rhyme with your surname.

I mean, I personally don't like the name, but there is nothing wrong with it per se, that's just personal choice.

Mind, I am not sure why you would ask on an internet forum and then say, 'well, despite all the negative feed back, I'm still going to use it'. Why ask then ?

It's part of the decision process

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sillyonehetpes · 15/05/2023 16:51

sleepsforwimps1 · 15/05/2023 16:39

I think it's lovely OP. Unusual, although i have heard of it but don't know anyone or anyone at DCs school with the name.

Same!

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UsingChangeofName · 15/05/2023 16:45

I think you've confused everyone by saying it rhymes with your surname.
Many people don't read every post and will have missed your update that it doesn't in fact, rhyme with your surname.

I mean, I personally don't like the name, but there is nothing wrong with it per se, that's just personal choice.

Mind, I am not sure why you would ask on an internet forum and then say, 'well, despite all the negative feed back, I'm still going to use it'. Why ask then ?

sleepsforwimps1 · 15/05/2023 16:39

I think it's lovely OP. Unusual, although i have heard of it but don't know anyone or anyone at DCs school with the name.

BriarHare · 15/05/2023 16:36

Dreadful.

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sillyonehetpes · 15/05/2023 16:35

HarrietStyles · 15/05/2023 16:25

Sorry, call me a snob, but Teagan is such a chavvy name. To me it conjures up parents called Tracey and Wayne and she lives on a council estate.

Lol did you know any Tegan's!

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Liv999 · 15/05/2023 16:34

Teagan is lovely, i considered it for my first DD but went with something else in the end, I prefer it pronounced Tee- gan

LittleLegsKeepGoing · 15/05/2023 16:32

sillyonehetpes · 15/05/2023 16:18

Ask the welsh that

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I am Welsh thanks which is why I think it's an awful name.

As I've also mentioned, the only Welsh people I know call their child the Teagan variation rather than Tegan.

You may as well call your child Cadair or Ffenestr.

Ilovealido · 15/05/2023 16:27

I think it’s awful OP but each to their own!

HarrietStyles · 15/05/2023 16:25

Sorry, call me a snob, but Teagan is such a chavvy name. To me it conjures up parents called Tracey and Wayne and she lives on a council estate.

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sillyonehetpes · 15/05/2023 16:18

LittleLegsKeepGoing · 15/05/2023 16:15

@dwightschrutebeets fair enough. The ones I've met have all been a Tegan, but they are all younger so I don't know if that's a more modern preference from the parent perspective.

Tegan is still the Welsh for toy though. Strange thing to call your child.

Ask the welsh that

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sillyonehetpes · 15/05/2023 16:17

FluffMagnet · 15/05/2023 14:50

Thanks to Brexit all I can think is TEGAN DELETE THIS FFS

What?

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LittleLegsKeepGoing · 15/05/2023 16:15

FFS that should say they've all been Teagan!

LittleLegsKeepGoing · 15/05/2023 16:15

@dwightschrutebeets fair enough. The ones I've met have all been a Tegan, but they are all younger so I don't know if that's a more modern preference from the parent perspective.

Tegan is still the Welsh for toy though. Strange thing to call your child.

FrownedUpon · 15/05/2023 16:14

I think it’s awful.

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sillyonehetpes · 15/05/2023 16:12

dwightschrutebeets · 15/05/2023 16:11

@LittleLegsKeepGoing This spelling is the Welsh word for Toy.

Teagan is probably used in Wales more than England but it's not an Aussie name in origin.

I'm Welsh and every Tegan I know (4) all use Tegan not Teagan

Thank you. How is it pronounced?

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dwightschrutebeets · 15/05/2023 16:12

They all pronounce it Tee Gan not Taygun

dwightschrutebeets · 15/05/2023 16:11

@LittleLegsKeepGoing This spelling is the Welsh word for Toy.

Teagan is probably used in Wales more than England but it's not an Aussie name in origin.

I'm Welsh and every Tegan I know (4) all use Tegan not Teagan