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he name Morgan is a boy's name but may also be used for girls. It is Welsh and Old English in origin. It is pronounced as ' Morr-gen' and it's meaning is 'circling sea, great brightness, bright and white sea-dweller'. The meanings probably refer to King Arthur's sister, Morgan Le Fay's magical machinations. The female usage become more common in the 1980's probably due to the rising popularity of actress, Morgan Fairchild.

Morgan is a Celtic name meaning "the sea-born one". From Old Welsh MURIGENA. cf Irish "the Morrigan", the sea-born gods. MOR is cognate with words for the sea in many Indo-European languages e.g. mer (French) and mare (Latin) ~ also English mere (marsh). GAN from Gena is from the Greek via Old Welsh verb "ganet", "is born". Welsh has a number of words imported directly from Greek because classical Greek civilization abutted the Celts who were on the lower Danube in those daysMorgan is a Celtic name meaning "the sea-born one". From Old Welsh MURIGENA. cf Irish "the Morrigan", the sea-born gods. MOR is cognate with words for the sea in many Indo-European languages e.g. mer (French) and mare (Latin) ~ also English mere (marsh). GAN from Gena is from the Greek via Old Welsh verb "ganet", "is born". Welsh has a number of words imported directly from Greek because classical Greek civilization abutted the Celts who were on the lower Danube in those days.

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Do you mean what does the name Morgan mean? It comes from the Welsh, and literally translates as 'of the sea' (mor is 'sea' in Welsh, and gan means 'by, from, of' etc.) It was probably a name given in ancient Celtic times to fishing families, or to those who lived on the coast. My own surname is Morgan!!

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The name Morgan is a welsh name. It means born from the sea.

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