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.[1]
| Pronunciation | Welsh: [ˈmɛɡan] ( listen), Anglicised: /ˈmɛɡən/ (ME-gən), /ˈmeɪɡən/ (MAY-gən) or /ˈmiːɡən/ (MEE-gən) |
|---|---|
| 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 | Maggie, Máiréad, Madge, Marguerite, Margarita, Margareta, Margarida, Margarete, Marge, Margherita, Margo, Margot, Margie, Margit, Maisie, Rita, Gretchen, Gretel, Greta, Peggy |
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] 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.
People
- Meagan Best (born 2002), Barbadian squash player
- Megan Bonnell, Canadian musician
- 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
- Megan Fahlenbock (born 1971), Canadian actress
- Meagen Fay (born 1957), American actress
- Megan Fearon (born 1991), Irish 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, 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
- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (Rachel Meghan Markle; born 1981), former American actress and member of the British Royal Family
- Meaghan Martin, 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, Canadian actress
- Meghan Roche (born 2000), American fashion model
- Meggan Rollandi, New Zealand artist
- Meggan Scavio, American businesswoman
- Megan Shackleton (born 1999), British Paralympic table tennis player
- 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
- M3GAN, a fictional robot prototype from a Universal Pictures horror movie.
- 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 Clark, a character in The Amazing Spiez
- Megan Williams, a character from the TV series My Little Pony
- Megan, a female background character that appears in the Recess franchise.
References
- "Common Welsh Girls Names". Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- "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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