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What does Meghan mean?
Meghan 
▼ as a name for girls is of Greek derivation, and the meaning of the name Meghan is "pearl". Meghan is an alternate spelling of Margaret (Greek): a saint's name. Meghan is also a derivative of Megan (Welsh, Greek).
STARTS WITH Me-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek
Variations
VARIANTS Meighan, Meghanne, Meghann▼, Meggan, Meaghan▼, Meagan▼, Maygan, Maegan▼
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA MARGARET, MEGAN Meg, Megen, Meggi, Meggie, Meggy, Meta▼, Meyta, Pegeen
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Meghan Navy (M.N.), ..
How popular is Meghan?
Meghan is a very popular first name for women (#440 out of 4276, Top 10%) but a rare surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Meghan was first listed in 1960-1969 and reached its top rank of #79 in the U.S. in the 1980s, and is presently at #703. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Meghan (#703 IN RECENT RANKINGS) are Margaret (#127), Megan (#545), Maegan, Meagan, Meaghan, Meg, Meggan, Meghann and Meta. Other forms, like Megen, are uncommon. These forms of Meghan were favored as birth names 108 years ago (MEDIAN #1662) and have become much less widespread since (#1537, DOWN 91.6%).
Similar Names
Meghan▼ is pronounced similarly to Meegan and Meeghan. Other recommended sound-alike names are Aeran, Bethan, Betsan, Breehan, Cerian, Devan▼, Ephan, Ferran, Geelan, Jean▼, Keelan, Kellan, Kerran, Lean, Logan▲, Magda, Marian▼, Marjan, Maryan, Masha, Matha, Mea, Mead, Meara, Meda▼, Medea, Media, Meeka, Meena, Meera▲, Meerah, Meica, Meira, Mekea, Mela, Melana, Melani▲, Melany, Melba▼, Meleana, Melia, Melva▼, Melya, Mena, Mera, Merah, Meral, Merial, Meriam, Merlyn, Merna, Merryn, Meryam, Mesa, Meya, Michal, Miesha, Mignon, Mirham, Mirian, Misha, Morgan▼, Mychal, Perran, Raegan▲, Ragan, Reagan▲, Regan▼, Reghan, Rhegan, Roshan, Sean and Shan. These names tend to be less commonly used than Meghan.
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