Morgan

morgan English Etymology from Old Welsh Morcant, possibly from cel-bry-pro *mor sea (cy môr) or cel-bry-pro *mọr great (owl maur) + cel-pro *kantos circle (cy cant), meaning “great chief” or “sea chief”. Pronunciation en /ˈmɔɹɡən/ US en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Morgan.wav Southern England en ɔɹɡən 2 Proper noun ~ en countable en unisex. en male,female en Brooke Kato What is ‘microretirement’? Gen Z and millennials spawn new career trend to help with woes w:New York Post https://nypost.com/2024/12/31/lifestyle/what-is-microretirement-gen-z-and-millennials-spawn-new-career-trend-to-help-with-woes/ 2024-12-31 Morgan Sanner, a 27-year-old human resources worker in Ohio, told New York magazine’s The Cut that she felt inspired to follow in the footsteps of other people — who she noticed were “taking significant breaks” from their careers — after going abroad for the first time. https://web.archive.org/web/20250205201155/https://nypost.com/2024/12/31/lifestyle/what-is-microretirement-gen-z-and-millennials-spawn-new-career-trend-to-help-with-woes/ en 13 November 2025 w:The Guardian David Hytner https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/13/england-serbia-world-cup-2026-qualifying-match-report Saka and Eze strikes sink Serbia as England maintain perfect World Cup qualifying record The first paper plane from the stands was cheered onto the fringes of the pitch in the 19th minute and it was certainly a sleepy start, despite the best efforts of Elliot Anderson and Morgan Rogers to inject a bit of tempo. https://web.archive.org/web/20260302045125/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/13/england-serbia-world-cup-2026-qualifying-match-report en male Irish, an adopted anglicization of ga Murchadh (Murrough). en countable en. en Debra Cassens Weiss No. 42 law firm by head count sanctioned over fake case citations generated by AI w:ABA Journal https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/no-42-law-firm-by-headcount-could-face-sanctions-over-fake-case-citations-generated-by-chatgpt 2025-02-10 Rankin sanctioned Ayala $3,000 and kicked him off the lawsuit after the lawyer admitted incorporating the hallucinated AI-generated cases in the brief. Morgan and Goody were sanctioned $1,000 each. https://web.archive.org/web/20250214191859/https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/no-42-law-firm-by-headcount-could-face-sanctions-over-fake-case-citations-generated-by-chatgpt en Welsh < patronymics. en Irish < patronymics, an anglicization of ga Morgán, itself from the Welsh name. en Irish, a variant anglicization of ga Ó Muireagáin Merrigan, from ga Ó descendant and ga Muireagáin of ga Muireagán. en Irish, an adopted anglicization of ga Ó Murcháin Morahan, from ga Ó descendant and ga Murchadháin of ga Murchadhán. A placename: en town s/South Australia c/Australia ; named for William Morgan (Australian politician) William Morgan, 14th Premier of South Australia. en unincorporated community p/Ontario c/Canada. en locale c/US: en ghost town s/California ; named for early settler Charles Morgan. en city/county seat co/Calhoun County s/Georgia ; named for county official Hiram Morgan. en city s/Minnesota ; named for anthropologist Lewis H. Morgan. en neighborhood bor/Sayreville s/New Jersey ; named for landowner Charles Morgan III. TopoZone: Morgan, New Jersey en minor city co/Bosque County s/Texas. en city/county seat co/Morgan County s/Utah ; named for Mormon apostle Jedediah Morgan Grant. en town s/Vermont ; named for landowner John Morgan. en unincorporated community s/West Virginia. en town/and/ucomm therein, in co/Oconto County s/Wisconsin. en unincorporated community co/Shawano County s/Wisconsin. en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Morgan Township. en Arthurian legend en Morgan le Fay. Usage notes Traditionally a male given name, Morgan has become a female given name in English-speaking countries since the 1980s. In the United States and Canada the name is now more often a female given name. Derived terms en Adams Morgan Fort Morgan Glamorgan Morgana Morgan City Morgan County Morgan dollar Morganton Morgantown Morgan Island Morganville Mount Morgan Translations surname Chinese: Cantonese: yue 摩根 Mandarin: cmn 摩根 Greek: el Μόργκαν transliteration from English male given name Arabic: ar مَوْرْغَان morġan transliteration from English Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 摩根 Mógēn French: fr Morgan Greek: el Μόργκαν transliteration from English Italian: it Morgan m Sicilian: scn Murganu m Swedish: sv Morgan female given name French: fr Morgane Italian: it Morgana f Sicilian: scn Murgana f Noun A horse of a compact breed from Vermont; named for Justin Morgan, owner of the stud from which the breed originated. A British sports car manufacturer; named for founder H. F. S. Morgan. en numismatic slang A Morgan dollar. Related terms en Morgan le Fay References Anagrams en agmnor Garmon Gorman garmon mongra en eponyms numismatic slang unisex given names en Automobiles Coins Swedish Proper noun c sv male borrowed from English Anagrams sv agmnor mangor Welsh Etymology From cy owl Morcant, possibly from owl mor sea (cy môr) or owl maur great (cy mawr) + owl cant circle (cy cant), meaning great chief or sea chief. Pronunciation cy /ˈmɔrɡan/ cy ɔrɡan 2 Proper noun m cy male Mutation