Morgan

See also: morgan

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɹɡən/
• Rhymes: -ɔɹɡən

Proper noun

Morgan (countable and uncountable, plural Morgans)

1. (countable) A unisex given name
   1. A male or female given name 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”.
   2. A male given name from Irish, an adopted anglicization of Murchadh (Murrough).
2. (countable) A surname.
   1. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
   2. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Morgán, itself from the Welsh name.
   3. A surname from Irish, a variant anglicization of Ó Muireagáin (Merrigan).
   4. A surname from Irish, an adopted anglicization of Ó Murcháin (Morahan).
3. A placename.
   1. A town in South Australia, Australia; named for William Morgan, 14th Premier of South Australia.
   2. An unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada.
   3. A locale in the United States:
      1. A ghost town in California; named for early settler Charles Morgan.
      2. A city, the county seat of Calhoun County, Georgia; named for county official Hiram Morgan.
      3. A city in Minnesota; named for anthropologist Lewis H. Morgan.
      4. A neighborhood of Sayreville borough, New Jersey; named for landowner Charles Morgan III.
      5. A minor city in Bosque County, Texas.
      6. A city, the county seat of Morgan County, Utah; named for Mormon apostle Jedediah Morgan Grant.
      7. A town in Vermont; named for landowner John Morgan.
      8. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
      9. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Oconto County, Wisconsin.
      10. An unincorporated community in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
      11. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Morgan Township.
4. (Arthurian legend) Ellipsis of Morgan le Fay.

Usage notes

Traditionally a male given name, Morgan has been given to girls in English-speaking countries since the 1980s. In the United States and Canada the name is now more often given to girls.

Derived terms

• Fort Morgan
• Morgana
• Morgan City
• Morgan County
• Morgan dollar
• Morganton
• Morgantown
• Mount Morgan

 

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 摩根 (mo¹ gan¹)

  Mandarin: 摩根 (zh) (Mógēn)

• Greek: Μόργκαν (el) (Mórgkan) (transliteration from English)

male given name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 摩根 (zh) (Mógēn)

• French: Morgan (fr)
• Greek: Μόργκαν (el) (Mórgkan) (transliteration from English)
• Italian: Morgan (it) m
• Sicilian: Murganu m
• Swedish: Morgan (sv)

female given name

• French: Morgane (fr)
• Italian: Morgana (it) f
• Sicilian: Murgana f

Noun

Morgan (plural Morgans)

1. A horse of a compact breed from Vermont; named for Justin Morgan, owner of the stud from which the breed originated.
2. A British sports car manufacturer; named for founder H. F. S. Morgan.
3. (numismatic slang) A Morgan dollar.

Related terms

• Morgan le Fay

Anagrams

• Garmon, Gorman, garmon, mongra

Swedish

Proper noun

Morgan c (genitive Morgans)

1. a male given name borrowed from English

Anagrams

• mangor

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh Morcant, possibly from mor (“sea”) (Welsh môr) or maur (“great”) (Welsh mawr) + cant (“circle”) (Welsh cant), meaning “great chief” or “sea chief”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔrɡan/
• Rhymes: -ɔrɡan

Proper noun

Morgan m

1. a male given name

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Morgan	Forgan	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.