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Egan

/EE-gan/ MasculineIrish

Meaning

Egan is a masculine name of Irish origin meaning “little fire”.

Egan derives from the Irish Mac Aodhagáin, descendant of Aodhagán, itself a double diminutive of Aodh, fire. The family were hereditary lawyers to Gaelic chiefs for centuries, and the name offers Aiden's flame without Aiden's ubiquity.

An uncommon choice that hovers near the edge of the US top 1000.

At a glance

Origin
Irish
Gender
Masculine
Pronounced
/EE-gan/
Themes
Fire

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Questions

  • Egan is a masculine name of Irish origin meaning “little fire”. Egan derives from the Irish Mac Aodhagáin, descendant of Aodhagán, itself a double diminutive of Aodh, fire.

  • Egan is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. It is an uncommon choice that hovers near the edge of the US top 1000.

  • The name Egan comes from Irish. Egan derives from the Irish Mac Aodhagáin, descendant of Aodhagán, itself a double diminutive of Aodh, fire. The family were hereditary lawyers to Gaelic chiefs for centuries, and the name offers Aiden's flame without Aiden's ubiquity.

  • Egan is pronounced EE-gan.

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Names that share this meaning.

  1. Agni MasculineSanskrit“fire”
  2. Aiden MasculineIrish“little fire”
  3. Anala FeminineSanskrit“fire”
  4. Azar UnisexPersian“fire”
  5. Blaze MasculineEnglish“a bright flame”
  6. Brigid FeminineIrish“exalted one”