Megan
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| Megan | |||
| Gender: | female | ||
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| Origin: | Greek, through Welsh | ||
| Meaning: | "Pearl" | ||
| Wikipedia articles | All Wikipedia pages beginning with Megan | ||
| All Wikipedia pages beginning with Meghan | |||
| All Wikipedia pages beginning with Meaghan | |||
Megan is a Welsh name, originally a pet form of Margaret. In modern times it has attracted many alternative spellings, including Meghan, Megen, Megyn, Meggan, Meggin, Meagan, Maegan and Meaghan.
According to the Social Security Administration, Megan was among the top 20 names for female babies between 1984 and 2001 in the United States, but has dropped to 40th since. [1]
