English
Megan
Megan comes from Welsh Megan, and goes back to English Margaret.
- English1500–presentMargaret
- Welshc. 1500–presentMegan
- Englishearliest quotation 1916same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentMargaret
- Welshc. 1500–presentMegan
- Englishearliest quotation 1916same form
Earliest quotation: 1916, John Galsworthy: “Was it true that twenty-six years had passed, or…”
Every English word from English Margaret
Today it means
name A diminutive of the female given name Margaret, from Welsh.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English Margaret / Megan