Megan
| Pronunciation | Welsh: [ˈmɛɡan] ( listen), Anglicised: /ˈmɛɡən/ (MEG-ən), /ˈmiːɡən/ (MEEG-ən), or /ˈmeɪɡən/ (MAY-gən) |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Welsh |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Meg, Margaret |
Megan (also spelled Meghan, Meagan, Meaghan, Maegan, Megyn) is a Welsh female given name, originally a pet form of Meg or Meggie, which is itself a short form of Margaret. Margaret is from the Greek μαργαρίτης (margaritēs) for "pearl". Megan is one of the most popular Welsh names in Wales and England; it is commonly truncated to Meg.[1] Nowadays, it is generally used as an independent name rather than as a nickname.[2]
Megan was one of the most popular girls' names in the English-speaking world in the 1990s, peaking in 1990 in the United States[3] and 1999 in the United Kingdom.[4] Approximately 54 percent of people named Megan born in the US were born in 1990 or later.[3]
People[]
- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (Rachel Meghan Markle; born 1981), former American actress and member of the British Royal Family
- Meagan Best (born 2002), Barbadian squash player
- Meghan Boody (born 1964), American surrealist photographer
- Megan Boone (born 1983), American actress
- Megan Cunningham (born 1995), Scottish footballer
- Megan Danso (born 1990), Canadian actress
- Megan Davis, Australian human rights lawyer and academic
- Meggan Dawson-Farrell (born 1992), Scottish wheelchair racer
- Meagen Fay (born 1957), American actress
- Megan Fearon (born 1991), British politician
- Megan Follows (born 1968), Canadian actress
- Megan Fox (born 1986), American actress
- Meagan Good (born 1981), American actress
- Megan Gustafson (born 1996), American basketball player
- Megan Hart (born 1971), American author
- Megan Hauserman (born 1981), American model and reality TV star
- Megan Hilty (born 1981), American actress
- Megan Jendrick (born 1984), American swimmer
- Megan Kanka (1986–1994), American murder victim
- Megyn Kelly (born 1970), American news anchor and journalist
- Meghan Klingenberg (born 1988), American soccer player
- Megan Larsen (born 1962), New Zealand-born Australian-based organic skincare entrepreneur
- Megan Lloyd George (1902–1966), Welsh politician
- Megan Lukan (born 1992), Canadian rugby sevens player
- Megan Marie Hart (born 1983), American opera soprano
- Meaghan Martin (born 1992), American actress
- Megan McKenna (born 1992), English actress and singer
- Megan McDonald (born 1959), American writer
- Megan McDonnell, American screenwriter
- Meagan Miller, American opera soprano
- Megan Mullally (born 1958), American actress
- Megan Pauwels (born 1976), Australian cricketer
- Megyn Price (born 1971), American actress
- Megan Rapinoe (born 1985), American soccer player
- Meaghan Rath (born 1986), Canadian actress
- Meghan Roche (born 2000), American fashion model
- Meggan Rollandi, New Zealand artist
- Meggan Scavio, American businesswoman
- Meghann Shaughnessy (born 1979), American tennis player
- Megan Thee Stallion (born 1995), American rapper and singer-songwriter
- Megan Timpf (born 1984), Canadian softball player
- Meghan Trainor (born 1993), American singer/songwriter
- Megan Young (born 1990), Filipina-American actress and Miss World
Fictional characters[]
- Meggan (character), a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics
- Megan Adams, a character in the Australian television series Upright
- Meagan Aylward and Megan Hounsell, characters in the 2011 film Cyberbully
- Megan Carter, a character in the film Absence of Malice
- Meghann "Meggie" Cleary, the central character in The Thorn Birds
- Megan Draper, a character in the television series Mad Men
- Dr. Megan Eisenberg, a character in the film Father of the Bride Part II
- Pixie (Megan Gwynn), a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics
- Megan "Meg" Griffin, a character in the television series Family Guy
- Megan Harries, owner of Cwmderi's chapel, Bethania, in the Welsh soap Pobol y Cwm
- Megan Macey, a character in the television series Emmerdale
- Megan Parker, a character in the television series Drake & Josh
- Megan Reed, a fictional neuroscientist appearing in the video game ‘’Deus Ex: Human Revolution’’ and ‘’Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’’
- Megan Sparkles, a character in the television series Sanjay and Craig
- Megan the Monday Fairy, a character from the Rainbow Magic book franchise
- Megan Voorhees, a minor character in Scary Movie 2
- Megan Williams, a character from the TV series My Little Pony
See also[]
- Megan (film), a 2018 fan film based on the Cloverfield franchise
- MEGAN, a bioinformatics software for metagenomics
- Megan, a locality north-east of Dorrigo, New South Wales
- Mehigan, an Irish language surname that has the variants Megan, Meaghan and Meighan
References[]
- ^ "Common Welsh Girls Names". Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1990). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. pp. 232–33. ISBN 0-19-211651-7.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Girl Name Megan – Trends, Comments and Popularity of Megan". www.babynameshub.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ Powell-Smith, Anna. "Baby Names in England & Wales". English Baby Names. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
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