Thoughts on Keegan for a boy?

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The name Keegan is of Irish origin, derived from the Gaelic surname Mac Aodhagáin, meaning "son of Aodhagán," where Aodhagán is a diminutive of Aodh, meaning "fire" or "fiery one," often interpreted as "small flame" or "descendant of the fiery one," suggesting a spirited personality.

Origin: Irish.

Meaning: "Son of Aodhagán," stemming from Aodh ("fire"), leading to "small flame" or "fiery one".

Symbolism: Warmth, passion, and a bright, energetic spirit.

Aodhagán is barely used in Ireland now.
Aodhán is used but with a variety of pronunciations, probably not all correct 🤔

Keegan is a surname.

You could consider Hugh too, OP.
This was the name used to anglicise Aodh.
There were Aodhs in my family generations back, some Hughs now.
I like Aodh a lot actually, but it sounds like an initial when used in English (Ay).

ETA But as Bea, Dee, Jay and Kay are all used I don’t know why that should be a problem really 🤔

Yeah but if learning to spell in an English school using phonics rather than Gaelic/English school with both languages and spellings for sounds this will take ages to learn.

I am a primary school teacher, for reference.

Why not use the proper Irish spelling?
I know at least one Keegan and the dads were all football fanatics.
Strongly associate it with Kevin. Same as any boy called Beckham.

This Is my 19year old grandson’s name , which I suspect is after the footballer 😂