Megan en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmiːɡɘn/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈmɛɡən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈmeɪɡən/ (General-American)
- /ˈmɛɡən/ (General-American)
- /ˈmiːɡən/ (Australia)
- /ˈmiːɡən/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Welsh Megan, cognate with English Margaret, ultimately from an Indo-Iranian source.
Meanings
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A diminutive of the female given name Margaret, from Welsh.
It ended in the most excruciating way for Megan Rapinoe: a penalty kick skied over the crossbar, shock, disappointment, a rueful smile to herself.
2023 August 6, Jeré Longman, “For Megan Rapinoe, an Ending Not Even She Could Have Imagined”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2023:Was it true that twenty-six years had passed, or had he dreamed and awakened to find Megan waiting for him by the big apple tree?
1916, John Galsworthy, chapter VIII, in The Apple Tree:
- A locality in the Bellingen council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
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Translations (3)
fr Mégane (female given name) · ar ميغان (female given name) · cy Megan (female given name)