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English
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Morgan (countable and uncountable, plural Morgans)
- (countable) A unisex given name
- A male or female given name from Old Welsh Morcant, possibly from *mor (“sea”) (Welsh môr) or *mọr (“great”) (Old Welsh maur) + *kantos (“circle”) (Welsh cant), meaning “great chief” or “sea chief”.
- A male given name from Irish, an adopted anglicization of Murchadh (Murrough).
- (countable) A surname.
- A surname from Welsh .
- A surname from Irish , an anglicization of Morgán, itself from the Welsh name.
- A surname from Irish, a variant anglicization of Ó Muireagáin (Merrigan).
- A surname from Irish, an adopted anglicization of Ó Murcháin (Morahan).
- A placename.
- A town in South Australia, Australia; named for William Morgan, 14th Premier of South Australia.
- An unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada.
- A locale in the United States:
- A ghost town in California; named for early settler Charles Morgan.
- A city, the county seat of Calhoun County, Georgia; named for county official Hiram Morgan.
- A city in Minnesota; named for anthropologist Lewis H. Morgan.
- A neighborhood of Sayreville borough, New Jersey; named for landowner Charles Morgan III.
- A minor city in Bosque County, Texas.
- A city, the county seat of Morgan County, Utah; named for Mormon apostle Jedediah Morgan Grant.
- A town in Vermont; named for landowner John Morgan.
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
- A town and unincorporated community therein, in Oconto County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Morgan Township.
- (Arthurian legend) Ellipsis of Morgan le Fay.
Usage notes
- Traditionally a male given name, Morgan has become a female given name in English-speaking countries since the 1980s. In the United States and Canada the name is now more often a female given name.
Derived terms
Translations
surname
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 摩根 (mo1 gan1)
- Mandarin: 摩根 (zh) (Mógēn)
- Greek: Μόργκαν (el) (Mórgkan) (transliteration from English)
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Noun
Morgan (plural Morgans)
- A horse of a compact breed from Vermont; named for Justin Morgan, owner of the stud from which the breed originated.
- A British sports car manufacturer; named for founder H. F. S. Morgan.
- (numismatic slang) A Morgan dollar.
Anagrams
Swedish
Proper noun
Morgan c (genitive Morgans)
- a male given name borrowed from English
Anagrams
Welsh
Etymology
From Old Welsh Morcant, possibly from mor (“sea”) (Welsh môr) or maur (“great”) (Welsh mawr) + cant (“circle”) (Welsh cant), meaning “great chief” or “sea chief”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Morgan m
- a male given name
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.