Regan

[mude]

Do you know any? Are they male or female? How old are they?

Thank you !

I know one, 4 yr old little boy. I like the name, although I was surprised when I first heard it. I am old enough to remember The Sweeney though, which might be why I was surprised.

I know a 2 year old little boy called Regan. He's lovely! Xx

Exorcist...it's all I think of. Never come across any but would assume female

I really like it for a girl although unfortunately it is also the girl in The Exorcist (I'm pretty sure.)

3 teenage girls locally. I think it's a really harsh name

Isn't it also one of the nasty sisters in King Lear?

I'd say Regan was a name for a girl, and her younger sister would have to be Cordelia.

I would assume female - makes me think of King Lear. Not a great association for me I’m afraid.

In the UK I know two boy Regans (both under 10). In the US I know two girl Regans (both over 10)

I would assume female because of King Lear and the Exorcist.

I think it’s awful though.

I know one mid 40’s female, she is unpleasant just like her namesake in King Lear.
I really liked the name before I met her.

I know one Raegan (spellt like that) and she's a girl.

Regan reminds me of king Lear and she wasn't a nice character at all!

Reegan she’s a girl around 10 I think
Her brothers/sisters all have presidents names

Girl. Know if one.

I don't like the King Lear association but I don't think it's an awful name.

Her brothers/sisters all have presidents names

Intriguing! Is one of them Barack or Obama? Hoping no Trump. Surely not Bush or Nixon? I suppose I could see how you might want to use one of the following: Carter, Woodrow, Franklin, Theodore, Calvin, Herbert, Warren, Clinton, Lyndon, Kennedy, Truman. I'm assuming Ronald, Jimmy, George, John, Richard and Bill are too ordinary - nobody would automatically describe any of those as Presidents' names.

Interesting, thank you all. Are these pronounced Ree-gn
Ray-Gn? Or any other?

I know 3, two boys aged 13 & 14 and a girl aged 10. All pronounced Ree-gn

Ree-gn

No, no - only King Lear’s Horrible daughter

My exes niece was called Regan (prn Reegun) I guess she's be about 15 now. I'm really not keen.

Girl. Really horrid, both the sound and the associations!

Wow! Lots of nasty comments. There's many names I absolutely loathe but I'm not sure I'd be so harsh. Hope my child doesn't meet any of you 😢

It’s an awful chavvy name.

Sugar this board is for critiquing names, it’s often harsh as people come here for honesty, doesn’t mean someone would be horrible to someone with that name.

Eh? What's nasty about what's been said here? Are we not allowed to have opinions on anything any more? People have pointed out that Regan in Shakespeare's King Lear is a horrible person. Others have bad associations with Ronald Reagan or with Regan from The Exorcist. A few people don't like the name because of the way it sounds. All perfectly reasonable responses to the original question.