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 [ 2 syll. kee-gan, ke-eg-an ] The boy name Keegan is pronounced KIYGahN KEY. Keegan's language of origin is Celtic. It is predominantly used in the English and Irish languages. Derived from the word mac which means 'son'. The first name is from Anglicized form of the Gaelic surname Mac Aodhagáin, which means 'descendant of Aodhagán'. A variant form of Keegan is Keagan (English and Irish). Kegan (variant spelling in English and Irish) is another form of Keegan. See also the related form, Aodhagán (Irish). Keegan is a popular baby boy name, and it is also viewed as trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1970s; before that, it was of only irregular use. Its usage peaked modestly in 2008 with 0.077% of baby boys being given the name Keegan. It was #222 in rank then. Among all boy names in its family, Keegan was the most popular in 2008. Keegan was thrice as popular as the subsequent ranked name, Keagan (English and Irish), in that year. Baby names that sound like Keegan include Keagan (English and Irish), Kami, Kanai (Hawaiian), Kani (English), Kanin (English), Kannan (Tamil and Indian), Kanny (English), Kanu (Indian), Kanye (English), Kaseem (English), Kasim (English), Kason (English), Kassian (Russian), Kayin, Kájin (Czech), Kámán (Hungarian), Keena (English and Irish), Keenan (English and Irish), Keenen (Irish), and Keeshawn (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Keegan: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
