Reagan

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What would your first thought be if you met a girl or woman named Reagan? Does it remind you too much of Ronald Reagan or the Exorcist? We would be pronouncing it like reg-in (so the same as the president and the film), not ree-gan.

Awful. Genuinely awful.

But Ronald isn't pronounced 'reg-in', it's pronounced 'ray-gun'?

Either way it's not great. It has no positive connotation and sounds affected.

I wouldn't. Regan is a vile character and for that reason, I hate the name.

Ronald and literally Ray-gun. Why would you name your child after a sci-fi weapon?

there are so many great names out there

Ronald

Sweeney and Lear here. Neither of whom were particularly nice characters.

Calling a baby girl Reagan now is the equivalent of someone in 40 years time calling her Trump. And just as ridiculous.

Go & watch a few old episodes of Spitting Image on YouTube, OP. That should cause a re-think.

How do you say Megan? I'd say it as Meggun.

I'd say Reagan as Raygun and Regan as Reegun.

The correct pronunciation is Ree-gan not Ray-gan.

It’s not a name. Seriously.

Reg-in and ray-gun sound the same to me when they’re said quickly.

I’ve only ever seen it spelt Raegan when used as a first name.

You need a hearing test.

I know one pronounced Ray-gun. I don't like the gun sounding part of the name

No.

Hah well, true. People often don't look very deeply into characters though, given the number of Khaleesis and such like from Game of Thrones.

Reggun.

Sorry, to me it's phonetic so that spelling sounds like 'rej- in' or 'regg- inn'. Rather than 'ray-gun'.

I like the name but I'm unsure of your pronunciation, can you make it clearer? I would always assume it would be Ray-gan or Ree-gan. I would associate it with the film not the president but that may be age related.

Oh dear. Reagan/Regan. There's the rather awful US president. There is the particularly vile daughter in King Lear (brush up your Shakespeare). And there is the hideously possessed young girl in The Exorcist. (Head swiveling round on neck, obscenities, projectile green vomiting etc.) Take your pick of unfortunate associations!

There's the rather awful US president

What was wrong with Ronald Reagan?

Well, they can't all be Harriet and Olivia! 🤣

I dislike surnames for first names in general. Campbell, Mackenzie, Mason etc.

But if this doesn't bother you I can't see why Reagan (pron ray-gun) or Regan (pron ree-gun) is any worse than any of the other surname names.

I know one and she's lovely. I don't associate it with the president and have never seen the exorcist

I have a friend whose daughter is called this

I can never remember if it's Ree-gan or Ray-gan

So I just always say Ray 😂 (friends nickname, not mine)

And yes, it's basically Ronald