Meghan
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Variation of Megan, Welsh
"pearl"
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Meghan Origin and Meaning
The name Meghan is a girl's name meaning "pearl".
Megan was one of the first trendy names to spawn lots of spelling variations and this form of the name is less popular than its streamlined counterpart, but nevertheless familiar to those in the English speaking world. A variant of Margaret, the name was rarely heard outside of Wales before the mid-20th century.
The form entered the US Top 100 in the '80s, where it remained until the mid-90s. By 2012, it had rapidly declined and was out of the Top 1000. With the ascendance of British Prince Harry's wife Meghan Markle however, this spelling had a brief resurgence. In 2018, the year of their marriage, it was one of the fastest rising names in both the US and the UK, though the following year saw it as one of the fastest falling.
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Famous People Named Meghan
- (Rachel) Meghan MarkleDuchess of Sussex; wife of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
- Meghan DugganAmerican ice hockey player
- Meghan Marguerite McCainAmerican blogger, TV cohost, and daughter of U.S. Senator John McCain
- Meghan Elizabeth TrainorAmerican Singer
- Meghan HughesYoutube vlogger
- Meghan Elizabeth KlingenbergAmerican soccer player
- Meghan L. O'SullivanAmerican national security adviser
- Meghan AllenAmerican model
- Meghan O'RourkeAmerican poet
- Meghan Carey BlackCanadian actress
- Meghan CollisonCanadian actress
- Meghan MusnickiAmerican Olympic rower
- Meghan HeffernCanadian actress
- Meghan OryCanadian actress
- Meghan AgostaMarciano, Canadian ice hockey player
- Meghan Colemandaughter of actor Dabney Coleman
- Meghan Walshdaughter of John Walsh ("America's Most Wanted")
- Meghan McCarthyyoutuber
- Meghan Rienksyoutuber and actress
- Meghan Camarenayoutuber known as Strawburry17
The name Meghan in Pop Culture
- Meghan Chasemain character in the Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa
- Meghan Doylecharacter on TV's "The 4400"
- Meghan Chamblercharacter on TV's "The Walking Dead"
- Meghan Rangercharacter in Lisa Mcmann's "The Unwanteds" series
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