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I read about an American (I think) girl called Meegan. Her parents had told her that it means "strong", because they wanted her to be strong.
Is this correct, or is Meegan simply a variant of Megan?
Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?
Is this correct, or is Meegan simply a variant of Megan?
Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?
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Meegan is just a variation of Megan.
The "strong" interpretation is one of the incorrect etymologies of Megan that turned up in American baby name books in the early days. It's found in, among others, What Shall We Name the Baby? by Winthrop Ames, which was one of the first popular baby name books (copyright 1941).
Ames says that Megan is "The strong or able" in "Anglo-Saxon."
This must come from incorrectly guessing that Megan was a form of Magin, Magan, or Maegen, a Germanic word with that meaning which is the origin of the first half of the name Maynard. (See "Meginhard" in this site's name dictionary.)
The "strong" interpretation is one of the incorrect etymologies of Megan that turned up in American baby name books in the early days. It's found in, among others, What Shall We Name the Baby? by Winthrop Ames, which was one of the first popular baby name books (copyright 1941).
Ames says that Megan is "The strong or able" in "Anglo-Saxon."
This must come from incorrectly guessing that Megan was a form of Magin, Magan, or Maegen, a Germanic word with that meaning which is the origin of the first half of the name Maynard. (See "Meginhard" in this site's name dictionary.)
This message was edited 9/10/2013, 9:36 PM
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