Megan is a

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feminine

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, originally a diminutive form of

Margaret Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular througho ...

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

People

* Meagan Best (born 2002), Barbadian squash player * Megan Bonnell, Canadian musician * Meghan Boody (born 1964), American surrealist photographer * Megan Boone (born 1983), American actress * Megan Cunningham (born 1995), Scottish footballer * Megan Danso (born 1990), Canadian actress *

Megan Davis Megan Jane Davis is an Aboriginal Australian activist and international human rights lawyer. She was the first Indigenous Australian to sit on a United Nations body, and was Chair of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Davis is Pro vice ...

, Australian human rights lawyer and academic *

Meggan Dawson-Farrell Meggan Dawson-Farrell (born 18 September 1992) is a Scottish wheelchair racer. Early life Dawson-Farrell was born with spina bifida and also has the condition hydrocephalus. She was unable to take part in sport at school but began after atte ...

(born 1992), Scottish wheelchair racer * Megan Fahlenbock (born 1971), Canadian actress * Meagen Fay (born 1957), American actress * Megan Fearon (born 1991), British politician * Megan Follows (born 1968), Canadian actress * Megan Fox (born 1986), American actress * Meagan Good (born 1981), American actress * Megan Gustafson (born 1996), American basketball player * Megan Hart, American author * Megan Hauserman (born 1981), American model and reality TV star * Megan Hilty (born 1981), American actress *

Megan Jendrick Megan M. Jendrick ( Quann, born January 15, 1984) is an American former competition swimmer, former world record-holder, and fitness columnist. She won two gold medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. J ...

(born 1984), American swimmer *

Megan Kanka The murder of Megan Nicole Kanka (December 7, 1986 – July 29, 1994) occurred in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. Seven-year-old Megan Kanka was raped and murdered by her neighbor, Jesse Timmendequas, after he lured ...

(1986–1994), American murder victim *

Megyn Kelly Megyn Marie Kelly (; born November 18, 1970) is an American journalist and media personality. She currently hosts a talk show and podcast, ''The Megyn Kelly Show'', that airs live daily on SiriusXM. She was a talk show host at Fox News from 200 ...

(born 1970), American news anchor and journalist * Meghan Klingenberg (born 1988), American soccer player * Megan Larsen (born 1962), New Zealand-born Australian-based organic skincare entrepreneur * Megan Lloyd George (1902–1966), Welsh politician * Megan Lukan (born 1992), Canadian rugby sevens player *

Megan Marie Hart Megan Marie Hart (born 1983) is an American operatic soprano from Eugene, Oregon, performing in leading operatic roles and concerts in America and Europe. Education Hart was born in Santa Monica, California, and grew up in Eugene, Oregon, aft ...

(born 1983), American opera soprano *

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (; born Rachel Meghan Markle; August 4, 1981) is an American member of the British royal family and former actress. She is the wife of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the younger son of King Charles III. Meghan was ...

(Rachel Meghan Markle; born 1981), former American actress and member of the British Royal Family * Meaghan Martin, American actress * Megan McKenna (born 1992), English actress and singer * Megan McDonald (born 1959), American writer *

Megan McDonnell Megan McDonnell is an American screenwriter best known for her work on Marvel Cinematic Universe projects ''WandaVision'' (2021) and ''The Marvels'' (2023). Education McDonnell is a graduate of Harvard University where she was a member of th ...

, American screenwriter *

Meagan Miller Meagan Miller is an American soprano with an active international career in opera, recital and concert. Early life Miller was born in Wilmington, Delaware and grew up in West Chester, Ohio and Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. She attended high school ...

, American opera soprano *

Megan Mullally Megan Mullally (born November 12, 1958) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She is best known for playing Karen Walker on the NBC sitcom ''Will & Grace'' (1998–2006, 2017–2020), for which she received eight Primetime Emmy Award no ...

(born 1958), American actress *

Megan Pauwels Megan Pauwels (''née'' Foster; born 20 April 1976) is a former Australian cricketer. A right-arm off break bowler, she represented Victoria in 64 List A matches between the 1998–99 and 2007–08 seasons of the Women's National Cricket Leag ...

(born 1976), Australian cricketer * Megyn Price (born 1971), American actress * Megan Rapinoe (born 1985), American soccer player * Meaghan Rath, Canadian actress *

Meghan Roche Meghan Roche (born September 13, 2000) is an American fashion model. Career Roche originally signed with Women Management at age 15, and debuted as a Givenchy exclusive, including a campaign shot by Steven Meisel. The next season, F/W 2018, Ro ...

(born 2000), American fashion model *

Meggan Rollandi Meggan Rollandi is a New Zealand artist, performance designer and academic. She is a lecturer in spatial design at Massey University. Biography Rollandi completed a bachelor of performance design at Massey University in 2007, and a master's deg ...

, New Zealand artist * Meggan Scavio, American businesswoman * Megan Shackleton (born 1999), British Paralympic table tennis player * Meghann Shaughnessy (born 1979), American tennis player *

Megan Thee Stallion Megan Jovon Ruth Pete (born February 15, 1995), known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion (pronounced "Megan the Stallion"), is an American rapper and songwriter. Originally from Houston, Texas, she first garnered attention when videos of her ...

(born 1995), American rapper and singer-songwriter *

Megan Timpf Megan Timpf-Soto (born January 21, 1984) is a Canadian softball player. Life and career Timpf competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics for the Canadian women's national softball team under the tutelage of coach Lori Sippel; she has been a member o ...

(born 1984), Canadian softball player * Meghan Trainor (born 1993), American singer/songwriter * Megan Young (born 1990), Filipina-American actress and Miss World

Fictional characters

* Meggan (character), a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics * Megan Adams, a character in the Australian television series '' Upright'' * Meagan Aylward and Megan Hounsell, characters in the 2011 film '' Cyberbully'' * Megan Carter, a character in the film ''

Absence of Malice ''Absence of Malice'' is a 1981 American drama neo noir thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Paul Newman, Sally Field, Wilford Brimley, Melinda Dillon and Bob Balaban. The title refers to one of the defenses against libel def ...

'' * Meghann "Meggie" Cleary, the central character in '' The Thorn Birds'' * Megan Draper, a character in the television series '' Mad Men'' * Dr. Megan Eisenberg, a character in the film '' Father of the Bride Part II'' * Pixie (Megan Gwynn), a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics * Megan "Meg" Griffin, a character in the television series ''Family Guy'' * Megan Harries, owner of Cwmderi's chapel, Bethania, in the Welsh soap '' Pobol y Cwm'' * Megan Macey, a character in the television series ''Emmerdale'' * Megan Parker, a character in the television series ''Drake & Josh'' * Megan Reed, a fictional neuroscientist appearing in the video game ‘’ Deus Ex: Human Revolution’’ and ‘’ Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’’ * Megan Sparkles, a character in the television series '' Sanjay and Craig'' * Megan the Monday Fairy, a character from the ''

Rainbow Magic ''Rainbow Magic'' is a British children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners and now owned by IoM Media Ventures. It is best known for the children's books published by Orchard Books. The books are ghostwritten by a number o ...

'' book franchise * Megan Voorhees, a minor character in '' Scary Movie 2'' * Megan Williams, a character from the TV series ''

My Little Pony ''My Little Pony'' (''MLP'') is a toy line and media franchise developed by American toy company Hasbro. The first toys were developed by Bonnie Zacherle, Charles Muenchinger, and Steve D'Aguanno, and were produced in 1981. The ponies feature c ...

'' * Megan, a female background character that appears in the Recess franchise.

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