Morgan
Welsh
"sea-born, sea-song or sea-circle"Share
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Morgan Origin and Meaning
The name Morgan is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "sea-born, sea-song or sea-circle".
Morgan, once split evenly between the sexes, is a strong and attractive Welsh favorite, still a common boys’ name in Wales. Morgan is now more often a girls' name in the U.S. – about 2000 girls were given the name in one recent year, vs. 362 boys – though it's one of the most traditional unisex choices. Morgan was actually a Top 200 pick for boys in Victorian Britain!
Distinguished actor Morgan Freeman is a worthy male namesake.
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# 551 in the US
Morgan Rank in US Top 1000
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Famous People Named Morgan
- Morgan FreemanAmerican actor
- Morgan Valentine SpurlockAmerican filmmaker
- Morgan WallenAmerican Country Music Artist
- Morgan Ashleigh BakerAustralian actor
- Morgan Mark BurnettAmerican football player
- Morgan CoxAmerican football player
- Morgan CiprèsFrench pair skater
- Morgan Earpgunfighter and brother of Wyatt and Virgil
- Morgan Frederick RiellyCanadian ice hockey player
- Morgan John EvansAustralian country music singer
- Morgan TrentAmerican football player
- Morgan Patrick McDonoughson of actor Neal McDonough
- Edward Morgan ForsterBritish novelist
- Derek MorganCharacter on 'Criminal Minds'
Morgan in Pop Culture
- Morgan Harrischaracter in the 'Anne of Green Gables' series
- Morgan Lansdaleantagonist of the game "Resident Evil: Revelations"
- Morgan Hesscharacter in the movie "Signs"
- Morganone of the teddies on TV's "Bananas in Pyjamas"
- Morgan Stone Corinthoscharacter on American soap General Hospital
- Morgan Rosscharacter on TV's "Jessie"
- Morgan Tookerscharacter on TV's "The Mindy Project"
- Morgan Flynncharacter in video game "The Sims 3" Moonlight Bay
- Morgan Grimescharacter on TV's "Chuck"
- Morgancharacter in the game, "Fire Emblem Awakening"
- Morgan Jonescharacter on TV's "The Walking Dead"
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