Meghan - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Meghan \m(e)-ghan\ is a variant of Margaret (Greek) and Megan (Welsh), and the meaning of Meghan is "pearl".

The baby name Meghan sounds like Meeghan, Meghann, Meggan and Meaghan. Other similar baby names are Meighan and Reghan.

Meghan is a very common first name for women (#440 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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