The family name O'Regan, along with its cognates Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the IrishsurnameÓ Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelicri "sovereign, king" and the diminutive suffix -in; thus "the king's child" or "big king".[1] The name was borne by two distinct families: one seated in Meath, the other in Thomond.[citation needed]
The O'Regans of Meath were a branch of the southern Ui Neill and one of the four Tribes of Tara. Before the Anglo-Norman invasion, they were lords of south Breagh and the north of present-day County Dublin. They took a leading part in the wars against the Danes. In the year 1029, Mathghamhain Ó Riagáin, king of Breagh, captured the king of Dublin, Amhlaoibh son of Sitric, releasing him only upon payment of an enormous ransom, which included the celebrated Sword of Carlus. The O'Regans were dispossessed soon after the invasion and dispersed through Ireland.[2]
The O'Regans of Thomond are a Dalcassian family said to be descended from Riagán, son of Donncuan, brother of King Brian Boru.[3]
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April 18, 2024
regan, family, name, along, with, cognates, regan, regan, reagan, reagan, anglicized, form, irish, surname, riagáin, ríogáin, from, riagáin, meaning, likely, have, originated, ancient, gaelic, sovereign, king, diminutive, suffix, thus, king, child, king, name,. The family name O Regan along with its cognates Regan O Regan Reagan and O Reagan is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname o Riagain or o Riogain from Ua Riagain The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ri sovereign king and the diminutive suffix in thus the king s child or big king 1 The name was borne by two distinct families one seated in Meath the other in Thomond citation needed The O Regans of Meath were a branch of the southern Ui Neill and one of the four Tribes of Tara Before the Anglo Norman invasion they were lords of south Breagh and the north of present day County Dublin They took a leading part in the wars against the Danes In the year 1029 Mathghamhain o Riagain king of Breagh captured the king of Dublin Amhlaoibh son of Sitric releasing him only upon payment of an enormous ransom which included the celebrated Sword of Carlus The O Regans were dispossessed soon after the invasion and dispersed through Ireland 2 The O Regans of Thomond are a Dalcassian family said to be descended from Riagan son of Donncuan brother of King Brian Boru 3 Contents 1 People 1 1 Figures in the Catholic Church 2 Places 3 See also 4 ReferencesPeople editBrian O Regan disambiguation several people Daniel O Regan New Zealand rugby league player Danny O Regan American ice hockey player Denis O Regan photographer Dylan O Regan Irish American martial artist and submission grappler Hana O Regan New Zealand Maori activist J Kevin O Regan psychologist interested in phenomenal consciousness Kate O Regan South African lawyer and judge Katherine O Regan New Zealand politician Mark O Regan New Zealand judge Michael O Regan co founder of Research Machines Patrick O Regan New Zealand politician and jurist Rolland O Regan New Zealand politician and surgeonRon O Regan New Zealand rugby playerSeamus O Regan Canadian politician and former broadcast journalist Susan O Regan New Zealand politician Tarik O Regan British composer Tipene O Regan New Zealand politician and educator Thomas O Regan Australian academicFigures in the Catholic Church edit Anthony O Regan Catholic bishop Cyril O ReganPlaces editO Regan s Newfoundland and Labrador a village in Newfoundland CanadaSee also editRegan surnameReferences edit Meaning of Regan Celtic baby name Archived from the original on 2012 05 31 O 27Regan Coat of Arms Family Crest Free Image to View O 27Regan Name Origin History and Meaning of Symbols Sloinne Archived from the original on 2018 05 07 nbsp This page lists people with the surname O Regan If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page you may wish to change that link by adding the person s given name s to the link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title O 27Regan amp oldid 1210305120, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
