Meaning & History
Meghan is a variant spelling of Megan, which itself originated as a Welsh diminutive of Margaret. The name Margaret derives via Latin Margarita from Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), meaning "pearl", a word likely borrowed from an Indo-Iranian source. Meghan shares the same etymology — and thus the pearl imagery — along with connotations of sanctity and nobility attached to Saint Margaret and later queens.
Related Names
Diminutives
Other Languages & Cultures
(Spanish)
Margarita (Armenian)
Margarid, Margarit (Ukrainian)
Marharyta (Portuguese)
Margarida (Swedish)
Margareta (Czech)
Markéta, Gita 2 (Slovak)
Margita (Swedish)
Margit (Norwegian)
Margrethe, Grete, Grethe, Merete, Merethe (Swedish)
Meta (Norwegian)
Mette (Swedish)
Margaretha (Dutch)
Margriet, Greet, Greetje, Griet (German)
Marga (Limburgish)
Margreet (Swedish)
Marit (Estonian)
Maret, Mare (Finnish)
Margareeta (Estonian)
Marge (Swedish)
Merit 2 (Estonian)
Reet (Finnish)
Maarit, Marketta, Reeta, Reetta (French)
Marguerite, Mégane, Margaux, Margot (German)
Margarete, Margarethe, Margitta, Margret (Swedish)
Greta (German)
Gretchen, Grit, Margrit (German (Swiss))
Margrith (Hebrew)
Margalit, Margalita (Slovak)
Margaréta (Hungarian)
Gitta (Icelandic)
Gréta, Margrét (Irish)
Máighréad, Máiréad, Mairéad (Italian)
Margherita (Spanish)
Rita (Kazakh)
Meruert (Latvian)
Grēta (Literature)
Madicken, Madita (Manx)
Margaid (Medieval English)
Meggy (Norwegian)
Margrete (Swedish)
Marita 2 (Persian)
Morvarid (Walloon)
Magrite (Polish)
Małgorzata, Gosia, Małgosia, Marzena (Scottish)
Maisie (Scottish Gaelic)
Maighread, Mairead, Marsaili (Slovene)
Marjeta, Marjetka, Metka (Swedish)
Märta, Märtha (Upper German)
Greti (Welsh)
Marged, Megan, Mererid, Mared
Sources: Wikipedia — Megan