Megan is a Welsh feminine

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, originally a diminutive form of Margaret. 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 Meagan Best (born 26 April 2002) is an accomplished Barbadian female squash player. She is currently considered as the leading squash player to represent Barbados at international level. Her highest career ranking was 208 in January 2018 and is c ...

(born 2002), Barbadian squash player *

Megan Bonnell Megan Bonnell is a Canadian folk musician. Early life Bonnell was born in Caledon, Ontario Between the ages of four and twelve, she taught herself to play piano by ear. Bonnell attended Mayfield Secondary School, where she studied voice. She p ...

, Canadian musician *

Meghan Boody Meghan Boody (born 1964) is an American artist. Her work consists largely of digitally manipulated photographs as well as some multimedia sculpture. It is surreal in nature – the surrealism movement began in 1924 – and heavily narrative, often ...

(born 1964), American surrealist photographer *

Megan Boone Megan Boone (born April 29, 1983) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as FBI agent and profiler Elizabeth Keen on the NBC drama series '' The Blacklist''. She had a recurring role in '' Law & Order: LA'' and an episodic appe ...

(born 1983), American actress *

Megan Cunningham Megan Cunningham (born 14 July 1995) is a Scottish football goalkeeper who plays for Partick Thistle in the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL), on loan from Rangers She has two caps for Scotland. Club career Cunningham signed for Celtic ...

(born 1995), Scottish footballer *

Megan Danso Megan Danso (born 26 April 1990) is a Canadian actress. Life and work Megan Danso was born in Victoria, British Columbia. Danso first appeared in an episode of the television series ''Painkiller Jane'' in 2007, and thenafter in Canadian televi ...

(born 1990), Canadian actress * Megan Davis, Australian human rights lawyer and academic * Meggan Dawson-Farrell (born 1992), Scottish wheelchair racer *

Megan Fahlenbock Megan Smith Fahlenbock (born June 30, 1971) is a Canadian actress. She has worked in animation and also had a few film roles. She is best known for her voice roles as Gwen on ''Total Drama'', Jen Masterson on ''6teen'', and Eva Kant in ''Diaboli ...

(born 1971), Canadian actress *

Meagen Fay Meagen Fay is an American actress known for her work in television. Best known as Roxy in '' Ohara'' (1987-1988), Principal Halloron in ''Life With Louie'' (1995-1998), and Gretchen Mannkusser in ''Malcolm in the Middle'' (2002-2004) and Loot on ...

(born 1957), American actress * Megan Fearon (born 1991), British politician *

Megan Follows Megan Elizabeth Laura Diana Follows (born March 14, 1968) is a Canadian-American actress and director. She is known for her role as Anne Shirley in the 1985 Canadian television miniseries '' Anne of Green Gables'' and its two sequels. From 201 ...

(born 1968), Canadian actress *

Megan Fox Megan Denise Fox (born May 16, 1986) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the family film '' Holiday in the Sun'' (2001), which was followed by numerous supporting roles in film and television, such as the teen musical comedy ...

(born 1986), American actress * Meagan Good (born 1981), American actress *

Megan Gustafson Megan Gustafson (born December 13, 1996) is an American basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Gustafson was drafted in the second round (17th overall) by the Dallas Wings in the 2019 WNB ...

(born 1996), American basketball player * Megan Hart, American author *

Megan Hauserman Megan Hauserman (born November 5, 1981) is an American model and reality television personality, best known for her repeated appearances on VH1 including second season of ''Rock of Love with Bret Michaels'', the first season of ''I Love Money' ...

(born 1981), American model and reality TV star *

Megan Hilty Megan Kathleen Hilty (born March 29, 1981) is an American actress and singer. She rose to prominence for her roles in Broadway musicals, including her performance as Glinda the Good Witch in '' Wicked'', Doralee Rhodes in '' 9 to 5: The Musical' ...

(born 1981), American actress * Megan Jendrick (born 1984), American swimmer * Megan Kanka (1986–1994), American murder victim * Megyn Kelly (born 1970), American news anchor and journalist *

Meghan Klingenberg Meghan Elizabeth Klingenberg (born August 2, 1988) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Portland Thorns in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). A former member of the United States women's national soccer team, she is ...

(born 1988), American soccer player * Megan Larsen (born 1962), New Zealand-born Australian-based organic skincare entrepreneur *

Megan Lloyd George Lady Megan Arvon Lloyd George, (22 April 1902 – 14 May 1966) was a Welsh politician and the first female Member of Parliament (MP) for a Welsh constituency. She also served as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, before later becoming a Lab ...

(1902–1966), Welsh politician * Megan Lukan (born 1992), Canadian rugby sevens player * Megan Marie Hart (born 1983), American opera soprano * Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (Rachel Meghan Markle; born 1981), former American actress and member of the British Royal Family *

Meaghan Martin Meaghan Jette Martin () (born February 17, 1992) is an American actress and singer known for her work in film, television, and theatre. She is best known for her starring role in the ABC Family television series, ''10 Things I Hate About You'' a ...

, American actress *

Megan McKenna Megan Elizabeth McKenna (born 26 September 1992) is an English television personality and singer. After making appearances on '' Ex on the Beach'' (2015–2016), she received wider attention for appearing on '' Celebrity Big Brother'' (2016) an ...

(born 1992), English actress and singer *

Megan McDonald Megan Jo McDonald is an American children's literature author. Her most popular works is the series of books which concern a third grade girl named Judy Moody (written for grades 2–4). McDonald has also written many picture books for younger c ...

(born 1959), American writer * Megan McDonnell, American screenwriter * Meagan Miller, American opera soprano * Megan Mullally (born 1958), American actress * Megan Pauwels (born 1976), Australian cricketer *

Megyn Price Megyn Samantha Price (born March 24, 1971) is an American actress, best known for her roles on television as Claudia Finnerty in the Fox/ WB sitcom ''Grounded for Life'' (2001–05), Audrey Bingham on the CBS sitcom ''Rules of Engagement'' (2007 ...

(born 1971), American actress *

Megan Rapinoe Megan Anna Rapinoe (; born July 5, 1985) is an American professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger and captains OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), as well as the United States ...

(born 1985), American soccer player *

Meaghan Rath Meaghan Rath (born June 18, 1986) is a Canadian film and television actress. She is known for her television roles on '' Being Human'', ''15/Love'', '' The Assistants'', and '' Hawaii Five-0''. Personal life Rath was born in Montreal, Quebec, ...

, 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, R ...

(born 2000), American fashion model * Meggan Rollandi, New Zealand artist *

Meggan Scavio Meggan Scavio is an American business executive who is the president and chief executive officer of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS). Prior to leading the AIAS, Scavio worked with UBM plc for eighteen years, where she was most rece ...

, American businesswoman *

Megan Shackleton Megan Shackleton (born 21 March 1999) is a British Paralympic table tennis player. She won bronze in the Women's Team – Class 4–5 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo with Sue Bailey. She is also a World bronze medallist and a double ...

(born 1999), British Paralympic table tennis player *

Meghann Shaughnessy Meghann Shaughnessy (born April 13, 1979 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American former professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 11 in 2001 and won six titles on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. ...

(born 1979), American tennis player * Megan Thee Stallion (born 1995), American rapper and singer-songwriter * Megan Timpf (born 1984), Canadian softball player *

Meghan Trainor Meghan Elizabeth Trainor (born December 22, 1993) is an American singer-songwriter and television personality. She rose to prominence after signing with Epic Records in 2014 and releasing her debut single "All About That Bass", which reached ...

(born 1993), American singer/songwriter *

Megan Young Megan Lynne Young (born February 27, 1990) is a Filipino-American actress, model, television presenter and beauty queen who won the Miss World Philippines 2013 title and was later crowned as Miss World 2013. She is the first Filipina to win t ...

(born 1990), Filipina-American actress and Miss World

Fictional characters

Meggan (character) Meggan Puceanu is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as a supporting character in stories featuring Captain Britain, and the X-Men. A mutant empath and shapeshifting elemental, she was ...

, a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics * Megan Adams, a character in the Australian television series ''

Upright Body relative directions (also known as egocentric coordinates) are geometrical orientations relative to a body such as a human person's. The most common ones are: left and right; forward(s) and backward(s); up and down. They form three pairs ...

'' * Meagan Aylward and Megan Hounsell, characters in the 2011 film '' Cyberbully'' * Megan Carter, a character in the film '' Absence of Malice'' * Meghann "Meggie" Cleary, the central character in '' The Thorn Birds'' * Megan Draper, a character in the television series ''

Mad Men ''Mad Men'' is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. It ran on the cable network AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, lasting for seven seasons and 92 episodes. Its f ...

'' * Dr. Megan Eisenberg, a character in the film ''

Father of the Bride Part II ''Father of the Bride Part II'' is a 1995 American comedy film starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, and Martin Short. It is a sequel to '' Father of the Bride'' and a remake of the 1951 film '' Father's Little Dividend'', the sequel to the origi ...

'' *

Pixie A pixie (also pisky, pixy, pixi, pizkie, and piskie in Cornwall and Devon, and pigsie or puggsy in the New Forest) is a mythical creature of British folklore. Pixies are considered to be particularly concentrated in the high moorland areas ar ...

(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 ''Pobol y Cwm'' (''People of the Valley''; ) is a Welsh-language soap opera produced by the BBC since October 1974. The longest-running television soap opera produced by the BBC, ''Pobol y Cwm'' was originally transmitted on BBC One Wales and l ...

'' *

Megan Macey ''Emmerdale'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that first appeared during 2012, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the soap's executive producer, Steve ...

, a character in the television series ''Emmerdale'' *

Megan Parker This is a list of characters from the American television sitcom ''Drake & Josh'', which aired on Nickelodeon from January 11, 2004, to September 16, 2007. ''Drake & Josh'' was created by Dan Schneider (TV producer), Dan Schneider, who also serve ...

, 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 ''Sanjay and Craig'' is an American animated sitcom created by Jim Dirschberger, Jay Howell, and Andreas Trolf for Nickelodeon. Produced by Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi, the series revolves around Sanjay, voiced by Maulik Pancholy, and his be ...

'' * 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 of ...

'' book franchise * Megan Voorhees, a minor character in ''

Scary Movie 2 ''Scary Movie 2'' is a 2001 American supernatural parody film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. It is the sequel to ''Scary Movie'' and the second film in the ''Scary Movie'' film series. The film stars Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Shawn Wayans and M ...

'' * Megan Williams, a character from the TV series '' My Little Pony'' * Megan, a female background character that appears in the Recess franchise.

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