Megan

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Script error: No such module "other uses". Template:Infobox given name Megan is a Welsh feminine given name, originally a diminutive form of Margaret. Margaret is from the Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), Latin margarīta, "pearl". Megan is one of the most popular Welsh-language names for women in Wales and England, and is commonly truncated to Meg.[1]

Megan was one of the most popular feminine names in the English-speaking world in the 1990s, peaking in 1990 in the United States[2] and 1999 in the United Kingdom.[3] Approximately 54% of people named Megan born in the US were born in 1990 or later.[2] The name is also frequently spelled Meagan, Meaghan, Meghan, or Mehgan outside of Wales and the rest of the United Kingdom due to spelling influence from Irish-language names [4]

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  • Mehgan Heaney-Grier (born 1977), American freediver, fashion model, actress, conservationist, and TV personality

Fictional characters

See also

  • Mehigan, an Irish language surname that has the variants Megan, Meaghan and Meighan
  • Megan's Law, a US law regarding sex offenders

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