"Megan" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈmɛɡən/ [UK], /ˈmɛɡən/ [US], /ˈmiːɡən/ [US], /ˈmeɪɡən/ [US], /ˈmiːɡən/ [General-Australian], /ˈmiːɡɘn/ [New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-Megan.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɛɡən, -iːɡən Etymology: From Welsh Megan, cognate with English Margaret, ultimately from an Indo-Iranian source. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cy|Megan}} Welsh Megan, {{cog|en|Margaret}} English Margaret Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Megan
  1. A female given name from Welsh, diminutive of Margaret. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Related terms: Meaghan [modern, nonstandard], Meghan [modern, nonstandard], Meagan [modern, nonstandard] Translations (female given name): ميغان (Myġān) (Arabic), Mégane (French), Megan (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Megan-en-name-TI7C~6t9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Tagalog]

IPA: /ˈmeɡan/, [ˈmɛ.ɣɐn] Forms: ᜋᜒᜄᜈ᜔ [Baybayin]
Etymology: Borrowed from English Megan. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|tl|en|Megan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English Megan, {{bor+|tl|en|Megan}} Borrowed from English Megan Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|b=+}} Megan (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜄᜈ᜔)
  1. a female given name from English Categories (topical): Tagalog female given names, Tagalog given names

Proper name [Welsh]

IPA: /ˈmɛɡan/ [North-Wales], /ˈmeːɡan/ [South-Wales], /ˈmɛɡan/ [South-Wales] Audio: Cy-Megan.wav Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Megan [mutation, mutation-radical], Fegan [mutation, mutation-soft]
Rhymes: -ɛɡan Etymology: Originally a Welsh pet form of English Margaret, probably from Meg + -an (a diminutive suffix used to form pet names), now often used as an independent given name. Etymology templates: {{der|cy|en|Margaret}} English Margaret, {{suffix|cy|Meg|-an|pos2=a diminutive suffix used to form pet names}} Meg + -an (a diminutive suffix used to form pet names) Head templates: {{cy-proper noun|f}} Megan f Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. a female given name Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Welsh female given names, Welsh given names
    Sense id: en-Megan-cy-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Welsh terms suffixed with -an

Inflected forms

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        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛɡan/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmeːɡan/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛɡan/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛɡan"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Cy-Megan.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e3/Cy-Megan.wav/Cy-Megan.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e3/Cy-Megan.wav/Cy-Megan.wav.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Megan"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-26 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (93a6c53 and 21a9316). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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