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”.
Meanings
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.
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”.
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) A unisex given name. ▸ A male or female given name
The first paper plane from the stands was cheered onto the fringes of the pitch in the 19th minute and it was certainly a sleepy start, despite the best efforts of Elliot Anderson and Morgan Rogers to inject a bit of tempo. 2025 November 13, David Hytner, “Saka and Eze strikes sink Serbia as England maintain perfect World Cup qualifying record”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2026:
Morgan Sanner, a 27-year-old human resources worker in Ohio, told New York magazine’s The Cut that she felt inspired to follow in the footsteps of other people — who she noticed were “taking significant breaks” from their careers — after going abroad for the first time. 2024 December 31, Brooke Kato, “What is ‘microretirement’? Gen Z and millennials spawn new career trend to help with woes”, in New York Post, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2025:
(countable, uncountable) A unisex given name. ▸ A male given name from Irish, an adopted anglicization of Murchadh (Murrough).
(countable) A surname.
Rankin sanctioned Ayala $3,000 and kicked him off the lawsuit after the lawyer admitted incorporating the hallucinated AI-generated cases in the brief. Morgan and Goody were sanctioned $1,000 each. 2025 February 10, Debra Cassens Weiss, “No. 42 law firm by head count sanctioned over fake case citations generated by AI”, in ABA Journal, archived from the original on 14 Feb 2025:
(countable, uncountable) A surname. ▸ A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
(countable, uncountable) A surname. ▸ A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Morgán, itself from the Welsh name.
(countable, uncountable) A surname. ▸ A surname from Irish, a variant anglicization of Ó Muireagáin (“Merrigan”), from Ó (“descendant”) and Muireagáin (“of Muireagán”).
(countable, uncountable) A surname. ▸ A surname from Irish, an adopted anglicization of Ó Murcháin (“Morahan”), from Ó (“descendant”) and Murchadháin (“of Murchadhán”).
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A town in South Australia, Australia; named for William Morgan, 14th Premier of South Australia.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ An unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in California; named for early settler Charles Morgan.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Calhoun County, Georgia; named for county official Hiram Morgan.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A city in Minnesota; named for anthropologist Lewis H. Morgan.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A neighborhood of Sayreville borough, New Jersey; named for landowner Charles Morgan III.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Bosque County, Texas.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Morgan County, Utah; named for Mormon apostle Jedediah Morgan Grant.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A town in Vermont; named for landowner John Morgan.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A town and unincorporated community therein, in Oconto County, Wisconsin.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A number of townships in the United States, listed under Morgan Township.
(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, qualifier:Arthurian legend, uncountable) Ellipsis of Morgan le Fay.
el Μόργκαν (surname) · cmn 摩根 (surname) · cmn 摩根 (male given name) · ar مَوْرْغَان (male given name) · fr Morgan (male given name) · sv Morgan (male given name) · scn Murgana (female given name) · el Μόργκαν (male given name) · it Morgana (female given name) · yue 摩根 (surname) · scn Murganu (male given name) · fr Morgane (female given name) · it Morgan (male given name)