Keegan (forename)
Keegan is an Anglicisation of the Irish clan name Mac Aodhagáin. It is also used as a forename in the United States. 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 (b. 1989), American actor
- Keegan Bradley (born 1986), American golfer
- Keegan Daniel (born 1985), South African rugby player
- Keegan DeWitt (born 1982), American film composer, singer-songwriter, and actor
- Keegan Gerhard (born 1969), pastry chef and host of Food Network Challenge
- Keegan Hirst (born 1988), professional British rugby player
- Keegan Joyce (born 1989), Australian actor and singer
- Keegan-Michael Key (born 1971), American comedian
- Keegan de Lancie (born 1984), American actor
- Keegan Messing (born 1992), Canadian-American figure skater
- Keegan Connor Tracy (born 1971), Canadian actress
- Keegan Clark (born 1999), Graphic Designer
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
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