Keegan (name)
Keegan is an Anglicisation of the Irish clan name Mac Aodhagáin. It is also used as a forename. The name means "son (or descendant) of Aodhagán" (a diminutive of the Irish name Aodh, meaning "fire" or "fiery"). In North America the name is most often given to boys, but has gradually become unisex.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name[]
- Keegan Allen (born 1989), American actor
- Keegan Pereira (footballer) (born 1987), Indian professional footballer
- Keegan Bradley (born 1986), American golfer
- Keegan Daniel (born 1985), South African rugby player
- Keegan Smith (footballer, born 1999) (born 1999), New Zealand footballer
- Keegan DeWitt (born 1982), American film composer, singer-songwriter, and actor
- Keegan Gerhard (born 1969), American pastry chef and host of Food Network Challenge
- Keegan Hirst (born 1988), professional British rugby player
- Keegan Pereira (field hockey) (born 1991), Canadian field hockey player
- Keegan Joyce (born 1989), Australian actor and singer
- Keegan Smith (tennis) (born 1998), American tennis player
- Keegan Linderboom (born 1989), South African-born New Zealand professional footballer
- Keegan-Michael Key (born 1971), American comedian
- Keegan de Lancie (born 1984), American actor
- Keegan Brown (born 1992), English professional darts player
- Keegan Messing (born 1992), Canadian-American figure skater
- Keegan Connor Tracy (born 1971), Canadian actress and author
- Keegan Smith (footballer, born 1993) (born 1993), American soccer player
- Keegan Jelacic (born 2002), New Zealand-Australian professional footballer
- Keegan Brooksby (born 1990), Australian professional rules footballer
- Keegan Joyce (born 1989), Australian actor and singer
- Keegan Thompson (born 1995), American baseball player
Surname[]
- Andrew Keegan (b. 1979), American actor
- Gillian Keegan (b. 1968), British politician
- Jimmy Keegan, American drummer
- John Keegan (b. 1934), English military historian
- Kevin Keegan (b. 1951), English footballer
- Marina Keegan (1989-2012), American author
- Michelle Keegan (b. 1987), English actress
- Rose Keegan, British actress
Fictional characters[]
- Keegan Butcher-Baker, character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
See also[]
- Raymond James Morgan Keegan, interim name of Morgan Keegan & Company, an American firm
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