Egan

Egan

Egan is a popular family name that comes from the Irish Gaelic name Mac Aodhagáin. It is derived from the root 'aedh' meaning little fire and the diminutive 'an' hence 'the little bright-eyed one'. Variations include: Egan, Eagan, Keegan, MacEgan, Kegan and Keagan. The name originates from County Tipperary (north).

----Egan is a surname of several famous people including:
* Ardis G. Egan, the superintendent of the Los Altos School District and established Los Altos's education community.
* Carolyn Egan, trade unionist, feminist and political activist
* Chandler Egan, golfer
* Chris Egan, actor
* Daniel Egan, former mayor of Sydney
* Edward Cardinal Egan, Roman Catholic Cardinal
* Felim Egan, painter
* George W. Egan, political figure from South Dakota.
* Greg Egan, author
* Jamie Egan, musician
* Jennifer Egan, the author of two novels, and many short stories for kids.
* Joe Egan, British rugby league footballer and coach.
* Joe Egan, singer and songwriter
* John Egan (CPR), General Superintendent during the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway
* John Egan (Canadian politician) (1811-1857), a Canadian businessman and politician
* Kenny Egan, boxer
* Johnny Egan - basketball player and coach
* Kian Egan, singer, part of the band Westlife.
* Kieran Egan, author
* Mark Egan, a famous jazz musician in the 1990s.
* Matthew Egan, Australian Rules footballer
* Michael Francis Egan, first Catholic bishop of Philadelphia
* Pierce Egan, journalist
* Richard Egan (actor), American film actor
* Richard Egan (businessman), American businessman, ambassador
* Sam Egan, journalist and producer
* Seamus Egan, musician
* Sean Egan, the Gaim instant messenger project leader and a Google Talk software engineer.
* Susan Egan, American actress
* Ted Egan, Australian folk musician and Administrator of the Northern Territory
* Walter Egan, journalist
* Walter Egan, golfer
* William Allen Egan, former Governor of Alaska----Egan is the given name of:
*Egan Chambers, Canadian politician----Egan is a place name for:
*Egan, Illinois, USA
*Egan, South Dakota, USA
*Egan Castle or "Redwood Castle", a Norman castle in County Tipperary, Ireland.----Egan is a school name:
*Egan Junior High School

ee also

*Eagan, Minnesota


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  • Egan — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Christopher Egan (* 1984), australischer Schauspieler Edward Michael Egan (* 1932), Erzbischof von New York Greg Egan (* 1961), australischer Schriftsteller Jeffers Egan (* 1974), US amerikanischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Egan — Egan, SD U.S. city in South Dakota Population (2000): 265 Housing Units (2000): 119 Land area (2000): 0.696472 sq. miles (1.803853 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.696472 sq. miles (1.803853 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Egan, SD — U.S. city in South Dakota Population (2000): 265 Housing Units (2000): 119 Land area (2000): 0.696472 sq. miles (1.803853 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.696472 sq. miles (1.803853 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Egan — Egan, Pierce, engl. Novellist, geb. 1814 in London, gest. daselbst 6. Juli 1880, Sohn des durch seine »Boxiana, or sketches of ancient and modern pugilism« (1824, 4 Bde.) bekannten ältern Pierce E. (1772–1849), besuchte seit 1834 die… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Egan — (spr. ihgĕn), Pierce, engl. Novellist, geb. 1814 in London, gest. 6. Juli 1880 das., in seinen ersten Romanen (»Robin Hood«, 1840; »Wat Tyler«, 1841; »Paul Jones«, 1842) der Richtung Walter Scotts folgend, später (»Imogen«, »The poor girl«, »Fair …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Egan — m Irish: Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Aogán, earlier Aodhagán, a double diminutive of AODH (SEE Aodh). Cognate: Scottish: lagan …   First names dictionary

  • þegan- — *þegan germ.: Hinweis: s. *þegna ; Quelle: Personenname; Sonstiges: Reichert, Lexikon der altgermanischen Namen 2, 1990, 627 (Teuganii?) …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

  • Egan — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Egan est un prénom masculin irlandais ; Chandler Egan est un golfeur américain ; Edward Michael Egan, né le 2 avril 1932 à Oak Park aux États… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Egan — This surname, of Irish origin, is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Aodhagain , Mac meaning son of and Aodhagain , from Aodha, which is a patronymic from the personal name Aodh meaning fire , originally the name of a pagan god. The surname is …   Surnames reference

  • Egan — /ˈigən/ (say eeguhn) noun Ted (Edward Joseph Egan), born 1932, Australian folk and country singer and songwriter and author; administrator of the NT 2003–07. Ted Egan was born in Melbourne and settled in the NT in 1949, working in the Department… …  

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