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Meggan
How to Pronounce Meggan
Pronounced MEG-uhn /ˈmɛɡ.ən/High
Meaning: Meggan is a spelling of Megan, the Welsh pet form of Margaret -- from Greek 'margarites', 'pearl'. The doubled g gives the familiar name a slightly ornamented look while keeping the sound.Medium
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Meggan is one of several eighties spellings of Megan, the Welsh diminutive of Margaret, whose Greek root means 'pearl'. Doubling the g was a small way to distinguish a very common name on the page without altering how it was said.
A girl named Meggan at its 1985 crest is now in her late thirties. The name reads as an eighties variant of a Welsh classic; the plain Megan proved more durable, and both shorten to Meg or Meggie.
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What does the name Meggan mean?
Meggan is a spelling of Megan, a Welsh pet form of Margaret, from Greek for 'pearl'.
How do you pronounce Meggan?
It's said MEG-uhn /ˈmɛɡ.ən/ -- two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Meggan a boy or girl name?
Meggan is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Meggan?
Meggan was an eighties spelling of Megan that peaked mid-decade and has been uncommon since.