Megan

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Megan
PronunciationWelsh: [ˈmɛɡan] Audio file "Cy-Megan.wav" not found, Anglicised: /ˈmɛɡən/ (MEH-gən), /ˈmɡən/ (MAY-gən) or /ˈmɡən/ (MEE-gən)
GenderFemale
LanguageWelsh, English
Origin
LanguageWelsh
Word/nameAncient Greek
MeaningPearl
Region of originWales
Other names
Short formMeg
DerivedMargeret
Related names

Megan is a Welsh feminine given name, originally a diminutive form of Margaret. Margaret is from the Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), Latin margarīta, "pearl". Megan is one of the most popular Welsh-language names for women in Wales and England, and is commonly truncated to Meg.[1]

Megan was one of the most popular feminine names in the English-speaking world in the 1990s, peaking in 1990 in the United States[2] and 1999 in the United Kingdom.[3] Approximately 54% of people named Megan born in the US were born in 1990 or later.[2] The name is also frequently spelt Meagan, Meaghan, Meghan, or Mehgan outside of Wales and the rest of the United Kingdom due to spelling influence from Irish-language names.[4]

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (born Rachel Meghan Markle in 1981), an American former actress and member of the British Royal Family, is one of the highest-profile people with the name.

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Meaghan

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Meggan

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  • Mehgan Heaney-Grier (born 1977), American freediver, fashion model, actress, conservationist, and TV personality

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See also

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  • Mehigan, an Irish language surname that has the variants Megan, Meaghan and Meighan

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