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in reply to a message by Perrine
My understanding is that the original Welsh pronunciation rhymed the first syllable with "peg" or "leg".
However, in Australia, where Megan came to be pronounced "Mee-gan", the pronunciation of Tegan became "Tee-gan". And that pronunciation spread to North America when the episodes of the "Dr. Who" television series that featured an Australian woman sidekick of Dr. Who called Tegan aired. Even though the show was made in Britain, the Australian pronunciation of Tegan was used in it. So even though most speakers in the USA pronounce Megan with the vowel of "peg", Tegan seems to be usually pronounced with the "ee" sound of "tea".
However, in Australia, where Megan came to be pronounced "Mee-gan", the pronunciation of Tegan became "Tee-gan". And that pronunciation spread to North America when the episodes of the "Dr. Who" television series that featured an Australian woman sidekick of Dr. Who called Tegan aired. Even though the show was made in Britain, the Australian pronunciation of Tegan was used in it. So even though most speakers in the USA pronounce Megan with the vowel of "peg", Tegan seems to be usually pronounced with the "ee" sound of "tea".
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