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Meeghan
How to Pronounce Meeghan
Pronounced MEG-uhn /ˈmɛɡ.ən/Low
Meaning: Meeghan is a decorative respelling of Megan, the Welsh pet form of Margaret, which comes through Greek margarites from the word for 'pearl.' The doubled letters are an American flourish, and the meaning stays 'pearl' by way of Margaret.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Meeghan is an ornamented spelling of Megan, the Welsh diminutive of Margaret, whose root means 'pearl' in Greek. The added -e- and -h- are American stylistic touches, and the name carries the same pearl meaning as its parent.
It was never common in this spelling, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the late nineteen-seventies. A girl named Meeghan then is in her late forties today, from the years Megan was climbing.
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What does the name Meeghan mean?
It is an elaborated spelling of Megan, a Welsh pet form of Margaret, from the Greek for 'pearl.'
How do you pronounce Meeghan?
It is said MEG-uhn /ˈmɛɡ.ən/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Meeghan a boy or girl name?
Meeghan is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Meeghan?
It was always rare in this spelling, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the nineteen-seventies.