Morgan
Morgan is a baby name of Welsh origin, meaning Sea-circle; bright sea.
What Morgan means
Sea-circle; bright sea.
Morgan sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Morgan comes from
Welsh names come from one of the oldest continuously spoken languages in Europe, and many are rooted in Celtic myth or in the landscape itself.
Morgan is recorded as Welsh in origin. Browse other Welsh names.
How popular is Morgan?
In the baby name rankings we track, Morgan falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Morgan
Two ideas meet in Morgan: Ocean and Welsh. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Morgan
These share Morgan's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Wyn — Blessed; fair; white.
- Maddox — Son of the benefactor; fortunate.
- Owen — Young warrior; noble.
- Angharad — Much loved.
- Bowen — Son of Owen; young warrior.
- Bran — Raven.
- Delyth — Pretty; neat.
- Dylan — Son of the sea.
- Eirlys — Snowdrop flower.
- Enid — Soul; life; purity.
- Gwen — White; blessed; fair.
- Gwendolyn — White ring; blessed.