Megan
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| Megan | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɛɡən/ MEG-ən |
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Welsh, ultimately from Greek |
| Meaning | Little Pearl |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Meg, Margaret |
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Megan (/ˈmɛɡən/; also spelled Meghan, Meaghan, etc.) is a Welsh female name, originally a pet form of Meg or Meggie, which is itself a short form of Margaret. Nowadays it is generally used as an independent name rather than as a nickname.[1] Notable Megans include:
- Meagan Good (born 1981), American actress
- Meaghan Jette Martin (born 1992), American actress
- Megan Follows (born 1968), Canadian actress
- Megan Fox (born 1986), American actress
- Megan Hauserman (born 1981), American model and reality TV star
- Megan Jendrick (born 1984), American swimmer
- Megyn Kelly (born 1970), American news anchor and journalist
- Megan McDonald (born 1959), American writer
- Megan Mullally (born 1958), American actress
- Megan Rapinoe (born 1985), American association football player
- Megan Young (born 1990), Filipina-American actress
- Meghann Shaughnessy (born 1979), American tennis player
- Megyn Price (born 1971), American actress
Name used in fiction
- Megan is a character in the My Little Pony cartoons from the 1980s
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1990). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. pp. 232–33. ISBN 0-19-211651-7.
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