Morgan

== English == === Etymology === 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”. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɔɹɡən/ Rhymes: -ɔɹɡən === Proper noun === Morgan (countable and uncountable, plural Morgans) (countable) A unisex given name. A male or female given name A male given name from Irish, an adopted anglicization of Murchadh (Murrough). (countable) A surname. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic]. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Morgán, itself from the Welsh name. A surname from Irish, a variant anglicization of Ó Muireagáin (“Merrigan”), from Ó (“descendant”) and Muireagáin (“of Muireagán”). A surname from Irish, an adopted anglicization of Ó Murcháin (“Morahan”), from Ó (“descendant”) and Murchadháin (“of Murchadhán”). A placename: A town in South Australia, Australia; named for William Morgan, 14th Premier of South Australia. An unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada. A locale in the United States: A ghost town in California; named for early settler Charles Morgan. A city, the county seat of Calhoun County, Georgia; named for county official Hiram Morgan. A city in Minnesota; named for anthropologist Lewis H. Morgan. A neighborhood of Sayreville borough, New Jersey; named for landowner Charles Morgan III. A minor city in Bosque County, Texas. A city, the county seat of Morgan County, Utah; named for Mormon apostle Jedediah Morgan Grant. A town in Vermont; named for landowner John Morgan. An unincorporated community in West Virginia. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Oconto County, Wisconsin. An unincorporated community in Shawano County, Wisconsin. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Morgan Township. (Arthurian legend) Ellipsis of Morgan le Fay. ==== Usage notes ==== Traditionally a male given name, Morgan has become a female given name in English-speaking countries since the 1980s. In the United States and Canada the name is now more often a female given name. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Morgan (plural Morgans) A horse of a compact breed from Vermont; named for Justin Morgan, owner of the stud from which the breed originated. A British sports car manufacturer; named for founder H. F. S. Morgan. (numismatic slang) A Morgan dollar. === Related terms === Morgan le Fay === Anagrams === Garmon, Gorman, garmon, mongra == Swedish == === Proper noun === Morgan c (genitive Morgans) 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 a male given name === Mutation ===