Morgan

See also: morgan

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɹɡən/

Proper noun

Morgan

1. A male or female given name from Old Welsh Morcant, possibly from mor (“sea”) (Welsh môr) or maur (“great”) + [Term?] (“circle”) (Welsh cant), meaning “great chief” or “sea chief”.
2. A Welsh patronymic surname from Welsh
3. , an anglicization of Morgán, itself from the Welsh name.
4. , a variant anglicization of Ó Muireagáin (Merrigan).
5. , an adopted anglicization of Ó Murcháin (Morahan).
6. A male given name from Irish, an adopted anglicization of Murchadh (Murrough).
7. A female given name from Old Welsh Morgen, from mor (“sea”) (Welsh môr) + *gen (“birth”) (Proto-Celtic *genos), meaning “sea-born.” The name of Morgan le Fay. Cognate with Old Irish Muirgen.
8. A town in South Australia, Australia; named for William Morgan, 14th Premier of South Australia.
9. An unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada.
10. A locale in the United States.
    1. A city in Georgia; the county seat of Calhoun County; named for county official Hiram Morgan.
    2. A city in Minnesota; named for anthropologist Lewis H. Morgan.
    3. A city in Texas.
    4. A city in Utah; named for Mormon apostle Jedediah Morgan Grant.
    5. A town in Vermont; named for landowner John Morgan.
    6. A town in Oconto County, Wisconsin, and an unincorporated community within that town.
    7. A neighborhood of Sayreville borough, New Jersey; named for landowner Charles Morgan III.
    8. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
    9. An unincorporated community in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
    10. A ghost town in California; named for early settler Charles Morgan.
11. (Arthurian legend) Ellipsis of Morgan le Fay.

Usage notes

Traditionally a male given name, Morgan has been given to girls in English-speaking countries since the 1980s. In the United States and Canada the name is now more often given to girls.

Derived terms

• Morgana
• Morganton
• Morgantown

Translations

male given name

• Swedish: Morgan (sv)
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female given name

• French: Morgane (fr)
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Noun

Morgan (plural Morgans)

1. A horse of a compact breed from Vermont; named for Justin Morgan, owner of the stud from which the breed originated.
2. A British sports car manufacturer; named for founder H. F. S. Morgan.

Related terms

• Morgan le Fay

Anagrams

• Garmon, Gorman, garmon, mongra

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Swedish

Proper noun

Morgan c (genitive Morgans)

1. a male given name borrowed from English.