What does Morgan mean?

Morgan means "sea; edge, circle, completion; to be born, bright one"

How do we pronounce Morgan?

Morgan \mor-gan, mo-rg-an\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Morgan is also used as a boy name meaning, though the use for girls is more popular. It is pronounced in English as MOWRGahN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Morgan: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Morgan?

Morgan's language of origin is Celtic. It is used predominantly in English and Welsh. Derived from mor which means 'sea' ; cant which means 'edge, circle, completion' ; geni which means 'to be born, bright one'. The feminine name has been promoted by the character Morgan le Fay in Arthurian legend, a sorceress and antagonist of King Arthur. See Morgan meaning of name for more info. Morgan is a form (English and Welsh) of the English Morgana definition. The name Morgan is widely used; it has 25 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name name Maughan origin, meaning of Morg, name Morgaen, Morgaena name variations, Morgaene meaning and origin, what does the name Morgain mean, Morgaine definition, what does the name Morgana mean, what does the name Morgance mean, nicknames for Morgane, name Morganetta origin, Morganette name popularity, nicknames for Morganica, short names for Morganna, Morganne definition, Morgayne pronounciation, short names for Morgen, Morgenne name popularity, Morghan name, name Morgin meaning, name Morgyn origin, and Morrigan meaning of name. Other English forms the spelling variants Morgann name and Mourghan meaning of name. The Spanish what does the name Morganda mean is a form of Morgan that is used in foreign languages. Morgan is a popular baby girl name. The name grew in popularity from the 1970s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only irregular use. Its usage peaked in 1995 with 0.567% of baby girls being named Morgan. It was #23 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a decline in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #63 with a usage of 0.208%, was nevertheless the most popular among all girl names in its family. Although Morgan is used more commonly as a baby girl name today, there was a period prior to 1979 that it was more popular with boys. After 1980, increasingly the name became more popular with baby girls than with boys. In 2009, 8 times more baby girls than boys were given the name Morgan.

List of baby names Morgan:

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The baby name Morgan fun facts:

The name Morgan in reverse order is "Nagrom".

The numerological value of the name Morgan is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Morgan?

Morgan is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.17%
20130.18%
20120.19%
20110.21%
20100.23%
20090.25%
20080.28%
20070.29%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames