Morgan: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Morgan | Girls
Origin of the name Morgan:
From the Old Welsh Morcant, a compound name thought to be composed of the elements môr (sea) and cant (circle, completion) or can (white, bright).
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The word "morgen" means "tomorrow" in German. It has the identical pronunciation to the name Morgan.
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my best friend in grade school was named Morgan (girl)
We named our first daughter Morgan. I have loved the name ever since I first heard it used as a girls name (I was Junior High at the time).
My name is Morgan(born in 1985), and didn't know many other female "Morgan's" growing up. I wish my name was a bit more feminine(my middle name is "Dayle"), but its not too bad. No one ever has a hard time pronouncing it, although I have been called "Meagan." My sister's names are Ashton(1987) and Jordyn(1992), my parent's liked the whole "boy name for girls."
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Morgi-gan- Meanings and history of the name Morgan: | Edit
From, or by, the sea
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Morgan Fairchild, actress
Morgan Brittany, actress
Morgan York, actress- Morgan in song, story & screen: | Edit
Morgan le Fay, sorceress half-sister of King Arthur in Arthurian legend. Also called Morgaine and Morgana. As Morgaine, she is the protagonist of Marion Zimmer Bradley's novel, "The Mists of Avalon".
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Global Popularity of the Name Morgan
- #46 in Scotland
- #46 in United States
- #54 in Canada (Alberta)
- #70 in Canada (British Columbia)
