Morgan

A unisex given name.

Proper noun

  1. A unisex given name.
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    1. A male or female given name

    2. A male given name from Irish, an adopted anglicization of Murchadh (Murrough).

  2. A surname.
    • Rankin sanctioned Ayala $3,000 and kicked him off the lawsuit after the lawyer admitted incorporating the hallucinated AI-generated cases in the brief. Morgan and Goody were sanctioned $1,000 each. - 2025 February 10,...

    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”), from Ó (“descendant”) and Muireagáin (“of Muireagán”).

    4. A surname from Irish, an adopted anglicization of Ó Murcháin (“Morahan”), from Ó (“descendant”) and Murchadháin (“of Murchadhán”).

  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:

      A ghost town in California; named for early settler Charles Morgan.

    4. A locale in the United States:

      A city, the county seat of Calhoun County, Georgia; named for county official Hiram Morgan.

    5. A locale in the United States:

      A city in Minnesota; named for anthropologist Lewis H. Morgan.

    6. A locale in the United States:

      A neighborhood of Sayreville borough, New Jersey; named for landowner Charles Morgan III.

    7. A locale in the United States:

      A minor city in Bosque County, Texas.

    8. A locale in the United States:

      A city, the county seat of Morgan County, Utah; named for Mormon apostle Jedediah Morgan Grant.

    9. A locale in the United States:

      A town in Vermont; named for landowner John Morgan.

    10. A locale in the United States:

      An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

    11. A locale in the United States:

      A town and unincorporated community therein, in Oconto County, Wisconsin.

    12. A locale in the United States:

      An unincorporated community in Shawano County, Wisconsin.

    13. A locale in the United States:

      A number of townships in the United States, listed under Morgan Township.

  4. Ellipsis of Morgan le Fay.

Origin

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”.

Forms

Morgans

Derived

Adams Morgan Fort Morgan Glamorgan Morgana Morgan City Morgan County Morgan dollar Morgan Island Morganton Morgantown Mount Morgan

Noun

  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. A Morgan dollar.

Forms

Morgans

Related

Morgan le Fay