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morgan

/ˈmɔɹɡən/

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What does morgan mean?

noun

  1. A unit for expressing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome.
  2. A horse of a compact breed from Vermont; named for Justin Morgan, owner of the stud from which the breed originated.
  3. A British sports car manufacturer; named for founder H. F. S. Morgan.
More meanings (22)

noun

  1. A Morgan dollar.

proper noun

  1. A male or female given name
  2. A male given name from Irish, an adopted anglicization of Murchadh (Murrough).
  3. A surname.
  4. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
  5. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Morgán, itself from the Welsh name.
  6. A surname from Irish, a variant anglicization of Ó Muireagáin (“Merrigan”), from Ó (“descendant”) and Muireagáin (“of Muireagán”).
  7. A surname from Irish, an adopted anglicization of Ó Murcháin (“Morahan”), from Ó (“descendant”) and Murchadháin (“of Murchadhán”).
  8. A town in South Australia, Australia; named for William Morgan, 14th Premier of South Australia.
  9. An unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada.
  10. A ghost town in California; named for early settler Charles Morgan.
  11. A city, the county seat of Calhoun County, Georgia; named for county official Hiram Morgan.
  12. A city in Minnesota; named for anthropologist Lewis H. Morgan.
  13. A neighborhood of Sayreville borough, New Jersey; named for landowner Charles Morgan III.
  14. A minor city in Bosque County, Texas.
  15. A city, the county seat of Morgan County, Utah; named for Mormon apostle Jedediah Morgan Grant.
  16. A town in Vermont; named for landowner John Morgan.
  17. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
  18. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Oconto County, Wisconsin.
  19. An unincorporated community in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
  20. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Morgan Township.
  21. Ellipsis of Morgan le Fay.
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IPA pronunciation

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“He can’t ’a found the treasure,” said old Morgan, hurrying past us from the right, “for that’s clean a-top.”
Robert Louis StevensonTreasure IslandProject Gutenberg ebook #120
“I daresay Mrs. Morgan is a lot like other people,” said Marilla drily, although she did feel a trifle excited herself.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of AvonleaProject Gutenberg ebook #47
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Mrs. Morgan was still present, but envious and determined, if for nothing more than spite, to do as well as Carrie at least.
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233
“That’s a long time,” said Morgan, “and maybe is the reason that I never heard of him. So he was a great man?”
George BorrowWild Wales: Its People, Language and SceneryProject Gutenberg ebook #648
Mr. Morgan thinks this room will compare not unfavorably with any of equal size to be found in the more imposing ruins of the South.
Emory Adams AllenThe Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished RacesProject Gutenberg ebook #2873