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Pagan

OriginEnglish
Meaning"from the country, countryman"
GenderBoy & girl
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About Pagan

Writer Anne Tyler gave this apt name to the hippie child in her novel Amateur Marriage, but she wasn't the first -- it was also used by the Puritans. Today it would be quite a loaded choice.

Pagan is also given to girls.

Pronounced PAY-gun.

As of October 2026, Pagan ranked #17151 in US births in 2022 SSA, peaked at #6630 in 1984.

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  • Sir Pagan d'UrbervilleBoy

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