Meghan - Meaning of Meghan

What does Meghan mean?

[ 2 syll. meg-han, me-gh-an ] The baby girl name Meghan is pronounced as MEH-GaeN †. Meghan is an English and Welsh name of Old Greek origin.

Meghan is a variant form of the English and Scottish name Margaret in the English and Welsh languages.

Meghan is also a variant spelling of the English, Irish, and Welsh name Megan in the English and Welsh languages.

See also the related categories, english, greek, and welsh.

Meghan is somewhat popular as a baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1985, 0.253% of baby girls were given the name Meghan. It had a ranking of #63 then. The baby name has fallen out of favor since then, and in recent years it is of sporadic use. In 2018, its usage was only 0.022% and its ranking #703. Out of the family of girl names directly linked to Meghan, Margaret was the most commonly used. In 2018, it was more widely used than Meghan by 6 times.

Baby names that sound like Meghan include Meagan, Meaghan, Macan, Maegan, Magan, Magen, Maiken, Maison, Makin, Makine, Mannon, Mason, Maughan, Maxeen, Maxime, Maxine, Maxyn, Maxyne, Maygan, and Mayghan.

† Pronunciation for Meghan: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"



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