Meg - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Meg \meg\. Short form of Margaret (Greek) "pearl". Actresses Meg Tilly, Meg Ryan.

For more information, see also the related name Megan.

Baby names that sound like Meg are Mag, Meggy and Meggi. Other similar baby names are Mel, Peg, Mei and Mea.

Meg is a popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Meg. Click here to compare Meg with related baby names.