Megan
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.
| Pronunciation | Welsh: [ˈmɛɡan] ⓘ, Anglicised: /ˈmɛɡən/ (ME-gən), /ˈmeɪɡən/ (MAY-gən) or /ˈmiːɡən/ (MEE-gən) |
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| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Welsh, English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Welsh |
| Word/name | Ancient Greek |
| Meaning | Pearl |
| Other names | |
| Short form(s) | Meg |
| Derived | Margaret |
| Related names | Greta, Gretchen, Gretel, Madge, Maggie, Máiréad, Maisie, Margareta, Margarete, Margarida, Margarita, Marge, Margherita, Margie, Margit, Margo, Margot, Marguerite, Peggy, Rita |
Megan was one of the most popular feminine names in the English-speaking world in the 1990s, peaking in 1990 in the United States and 1999 in the United Kingdom. Approximately 54% of people named Megan born in the US were born in 1990 or later. Megan is also frequently spelled Meagan, Meaghan, Meghan, or Mehgan outside of Wales and the rest of the United Kingdom due to spelling influence from Irish-language names.
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