Meaning & History
Variant of Megan. A notable bearer is Meghan Markle (1981-), the American-born wife of the British royal Prince Harry.
Related Names
DiminutiveMeg
Other Languages & CulturesMargarita(Albanian) Margarid, Margarit(Armenian) Marharyta(Belarusian) Margarita(Bulgarian) Margarida(Catalan) Margareta(Croatian) Markéta, Gita, Margita(Czech) Margit, Margrethe, Grete, Grethe, Merete, Merethe, Meta, Mette(Danish) Margaretha, Margriet, Greet, Greetje, Griet, Marga, Margreet, Marit(Dutch) Maret, Margit, Mare, Margareeta, Marge, Merit, Reet(Estonian) Maarit, Margareta, Marketta, Margareeta, Reeta, Reetta(Finnish) Marguerite, Mégane, Margaux, Margot(French) Margarida(Galician) Margareta, Margarete, Margarethe, Margit, Margitta, Margret, Greta, Gretchen, Grete, Marga, Margaretha, Margrit, Meta(German) Margarita(Greek) Margalit, Margalita(Hebrew) Margaréta, Margit, Gitta, Gréta(Hungarian) Margrét, Gréta(Icelandic) Máighréad, Máiréad, Mairéad(Irish) Margherita, Greta, Rita(Italian) Margarita(Late Roman) Margarita(Latvian) Margreet(Limburgish) Madicken, Madita(Literature) Margarita, Greta(Lithuanian) Margaid(Manx) Meggy(Medieval English) Margit, Margrete, Margrethe, Grete, Grethe, Marit, Marita, Merete, Merethe, Mette(Norwegian) Margarida(Occitan) Magrite(Picard) Małgorzata, Gosia, Greta, Małgosia, Marzena(Polish) Margarida(Portuguese) Margareta(Romanian) Margarita(Russian) Maisie(Scottish) Maighread, Mairead, Marsaili(Scottish Gaelic) Margaréta, Margita(Slovak) Margareta, Marjeta, Meta(Slovene) Margarita, Rita(Spanish) Margareta, Margit, Greta, Margaretha, Marit, Marita, Märta, Märtha, Merit, Meta(Swedish) Marharyta(Ukrainian) Magrite(Walloon) Marged, Megan, Mererid, Mared(Welsh)