Teague Forename

280,595th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 845 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Teague Forename Definition:

M. As an Irish ‘Christian’, it is a degeneration from Tadgh, q. v. But in C17-18 it occupied the position that, in C19-20, has fallen to Paddy: that of a, inaeed the most general, nickname for an Irishman. In the very odd Dictionary of the Canting Craw, by one B.

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Teague Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
87%
 
7491:484,02812,916
Canada
100%
251:1,325,33523,443
Ireland
100%
211:221,1203,947
Australia-101:1,365,76214,367
Scotland
100%
101:535,0376,544
England
58%
 
91:6,178,10252,254
South Africa
100%
71:7,790,378138,656
Thailand
100%
31:23,355,271268,869
Cameroon-21:10,805,25286,897
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Nigeria-11:177,564,360489,087
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Barbados-11:289,7893,893

Teague (39,068) may also be a surname.

Teague Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

M. As an Irish ‘Christian’, it is a degeneration from Tadgh, q. v. But in C17-18 it occupied the position that, in C19-20, has fallen to Paddy: that of a, inaeed the most general, nickname for an Irishman. In the very odd Dictionary of the Canting Craw, by one B. E., Gent, (ca. 1690), we find these two entries: ‘ Teague-land, Ireland’ and ‘Teague-landers. Irishmen. ‘

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A name corrupted from Tadhg, q. v.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A Celtic name, meaning: Poet.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Teague Forename Popularity

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Teygue831/
Teegue831/
Teguee831/
Tegueh831/
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Tacgue831/
Thague831/
Teagua831/
Teïgue831/
Teag8036/
Thiegue7717/
Thaygue772/
Teyagua771/
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Teghoue771/
Tegouet771/
Taguhie771/
Toiague771/
Tyjague771/
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Teiagbe771/
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Tagui731,111/
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Tegbe7361/
Tygue7344/
Tagbe7338/
Takue7337/
Tegwe7326/
Taque7321/
Teque738/
Teuke738/
Tagwe735/
Tegke733/
Teyag732/
Tacue732/
Tejag731/
Tecue731/
Teagh731/
Teags731/
Taueg731/
Tagke731/
Theungue711/
Tejakuer711/
Tehegoue711/
Toujegue711/
Touyague711/
Tag6717,167/
Taigui673,888/
Teg671,615/
Taique6746/
Taguai6736/
Tougue6726/
Taquer6725/
Theuke6723/
Taquee6721/
Taqueu6711/
Thagua677/
Taquez676/
Tigoue675/
Takuer675/
Tayque675/
Taguay674/
Teigwe674/
Tescue674/
Taigua674/
Tegbee673/
Thagui673/
Tequea673/
Tacque673/
Taekue673/
Tuigue673/
Taaque673/
Taquet673/
Teegbe672/
Teigua672/
Teukue672/
Tezque672/
Teques672/
Tequie672/
Teakwe672/
Taques671/
Tequee671/
Tequet671/
Tequez671/
Thakue671/
Teygui671/
Teygve671/
Teygwe671/
Theagh671/
Theake671/
Thegua671/
Theque671/
Taquei671/
Teghbe671/
Tegwie671/
Teacke671/
Taghui671/
Taguoi671/
Tagwei671/
Takgua671/
Taagui671/
Ticgue671/
Tiegwe671/
Tiggue671/
Tighue671/
Thegui671/
Tiguei671/
Taugui671/
Taggeg671/
Taagbe671/

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