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MORGAN (2)
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Welsh Mythology
Meaning & History
Modern form of Morgen, which was used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 12th century for the Arthurian sorceress Morgan le Fay, who was unnamed in earlier stories. Geoffrey probably did not derive it from the Welsh masculine name Morgan, which would have been spelled Morcant in his time. He may have based it on the Irish name MUIRGEN.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Morgaine, Morgen
OTHER LANGUAGES: Morgane (French), Muirgen, Muirín (Irish), Muirgen (Irish Mythology)
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