Morgan

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɹɡən/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɹɡən

Morgan (countable and uncountable, plural Morgans)

1. (countable) A unisex given name.
   1. A male or female given name 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”.
   2. A male given name from Irish, an adopted anglicization of Murchadh (Murrough).
2. (countable) A surname.
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   1. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
   2. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Morgán, itself from the Welsh name.
   3. A surname from Irish, a variant anglicization of Ó Muireagáin (Merrigan).
   4. A surname from Irish, an adopted anglicization of Ó Murcháin (Morahan).
3. A placename:
   1. A town in South Australia, Australia; named for William Morgan, 14th Premier of South Australia.
   2. An unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada.
   3. A locale in the United States:
      1. A ghost town in California; named for early settler Charles Morgan.
      2. A city, the county seat of Calhoun County, Georgia; named for county official Hiram Morgan.
      3. A city in Minnesota; named for anthropologist Lewis H. Morgan.
      4. A neighborhood of Sayreville borough, New Jersey; named for landowner Charles Morgan III.
      5. A minor city in Bosque County, Texas.
      6. A city, the county seat of Morgan County, Utah; named for Mormon apostle Jedediah Morgan Grant.
      7. A town in Vermont; named for landowner John Morgan.
      8. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
      9. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Oconto County, Wisconsin.
      10. An unincorporated community in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
      11. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Morgan Township.
4. (Arthurian legend) Ellipsis of Morgan le Fay.

• 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.

Morgan (plural Morgans)

1. A horse of a compact breed from Vermont; named for Justin Morgan, owner of the stud from which the breed originated.
2. A British sports car manufacturer; named for founder H. F. S. Morgan.
3. (numismatic slang) A Morgan dollar.

• Morgan le Fay

• Garmon, Gorman, garmon, mongra

Morgan c (genitive Morgans)

1. a male given name borrowed from English

• mangor

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”.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔrɡan/
• Rhymes: -ɔrɡan

Morgan m

1. a male given name