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.

All the people I've known with that name are Ree-gan and I think most people would assume that is how it is said.

Like Megan but with an R in place of the M!

Good lord - I didn think it could get worse

this is awful. Perhaps worse I have come across on mumsnet

I love it, which is quite surprising because I hate Megan.

That isn’t how I have ever heard it pronounced and isn’t like the surname of the president. You would be setting her and you up for a life of telling people they’re pronouncing her name wrong.

You wouldn't call your daughter Reagan if you liked King Lear though, unless you had a very odd sense of humour or a masochistic / self destructive streak! Cordelia maybe.

I think it depends on the accent. They sound very similar to each other in our accent too.

why would you make up its pronunciation? This would be a nightmare for them.

Blue Bloods TV show or Ronald.

The president & Exorcist references are really old though so not particularly relevant

Ree-gun pronunciation is nice.

Ray-gun isn’t.

Ronald

I'm sorry but I think it's absolutely ghastly and makes me think YUK

My first thought would be King Lear, and I would pronounce it Ray-gan.
Nobody is going to say Regan to rhyme with Megan (unless you pronounce Megan May-gun!)
Not keen on it tbh, there are nicer names

'Reggin'
😂

I hope ya like jammin too

😅

It’s terrible, sorry.

What about Teagan/Teigan if you like that sound?

I implore you @MMJK

Do not subject your child to this name

Regan - King Lear
Reagan - The Exorcist

Neither of them rhyme with Megan though.

If you like the egg-ann sound (I do too) I’d be inclined to go with Megan or the Welsh name Tegan, which would get rid of the pronouncing issues.

If you like the look of the name Reagan written down, maybe go for it but with the ray-gun pronunciation.

Tegan is a great shout. Raven similar but a bit hippy which I like but has a diff energy.

Tegan is dreadful. Tea-gun. ( it's also the Welsh word for toy but not said as Tea-gun.)

OP are you pronouncing Megan as Mee-gun? Rather than the usual British pronunciation of Meg (rhymes either egg) un?

Because we’d pronounce Reg to rhyme with edge. So Reg-in = R-edge-in, like the beginning of Reginald.

I thought of King Lear as well but I think that was Regan. At least it’s not Goneril 🙏

Hold my beer...

But had overlooked Regan being a bit of a bitch and ending up killed rather unpleasantly by her sister..