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in reply to a message by Getb2
Well, it *could* be. But one has to remember that with names the simplest solution is often the right one, as most naming is not done by namesnerds.
Maygen doesn't show up in the popularity charts, but Maegan does, and it mimics the trend curve for Megan and Meagan precisely - when I put them into a graph they formed a set of nested arches, Megan over the top, Meagan in the middle and Maegan at the bottom, showing up inside the top 1000 for the shortest time and never getting inside the top 500. If you imagine Maygen as another arch beneath Maegan, never quite getting inside the top 1000 and only appearing at the height of Megan's popularity, it makes perfect sense.
http://wonderingchristine.blogspot.com/
Maygen doesn't show up in the popularity charts, but Maegan does, and it mimics the trend curve for Megan and Meagan precisely - when I put them into a graph they formed a set of nested arches, Megan over the top, Meagan in the middle and Maegan at the bottom, showing up inside the top 1000 for the shortest time and never getting inside the top 500. If you imagine Maygen as another arch beneath Maegan, never quite getting inside the top 1000 and only appearing at the height of Megan's popularity, it makes perfect sense.
http://wonderingchristine.blogspot.com/
This message was edited 2/22/2013, 2:50 PM
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Vowel sounds are often very fluid between regions, and people are also more willing to alter vowel sounds to create slightly different names.
Megan is pronounced MEG-ən in most English-speaking countries, but I had to learn to remember this when I moved to the UK, as in Australia it's pronounced MEE-gən. The alternative spelling Meagan makes NO sense to me when pronounced MEG-ən, but it is pronounced that way.
Maegan and Maygen are just further alterations of the main vowel sound, not different names.
Megan is pronounced MEG-ən in most English-speaking countries, but I had to learn to remember this when I moved to the UK, as in Australia it's pronounced MEE-gən. The alternative spelling Meagan makes NO sense to me when pronounced MEG-ən, but it is pronounced that way.
Maegan and Maygen are just further alterations of the main vowel sound, not different names.
This message was edited 2/23/2013, 1:41 PM
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Megan is MAY-gən in the majority of the US. I did know a MEE-gən, but she was an anomaly and constantly had to correct other people's pronunciation of her name. MEG-ən is not a usual pronunciation, at least in the western US.
So to me, Maygen and Maegan are nothing more than "phonetic spellings" of Megan.
So to me, Maygen and Maegan are nothing more than "phonetic spellings" of Megan.
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I've lived in California my whole life, and MAY-gən is the usual pronunciation here. MEG-ən is hard for me to say because I'm not used to it.
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