Megan

Megan
Pronunciation /ˈmɛɡən/ meg-ən
Gender Female
Origin
Word/Name Welsh, ultimately from Greek
Meaning Little Pearl
Other names
Related names Meg, Margaret

Megan (/ˈmɛɡən/; also spelled Meghan, Meaghan, etc.) is a Welsh female name, originally a pet form of Meg, itself a short form of Margaret. Nowadays it is generally used as an independent name rather than as a nickname.[1] Notable Megans include:

Name used in Fiction

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1990). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. pp. 232–33. ISBN 0-19-211651-7.