"Megan" meaning in Welsh

See Megan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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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        "2": "en",
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      },
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Megan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
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    },
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      "source": "mutation",
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      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmeːɡan/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛɡan/",
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        "South-Wales"
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      },
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  ],
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Fegan",
      "source": "mutation",
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  ],
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        "Welsh terms suffixed with -an",
        "Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Welsh terms with audio links"
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      "tags": [
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