# Megan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɛɡən/ · frequency rank #9,781

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the female given name Margaret, from Welsh.
2. A locality in the Bellingen council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Welsh Megan, cognate with English Margaret, ultimately from an Indo-Iranian source.

## Easily confused with
- **men** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/megan-vs-men)
- **mesa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/megan-vs-mesa)
- **moan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/megan-vs-moan)
- **Mein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/megan-vs-mein)
- **MENA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/megan-vs-mena)
- **mela** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/megan-vs-mela)
- **metal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/megan-vs-metal)
- **Milan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/megan-vs-milan)
- **Moran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/megan-vs-moran)
- **melon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/megan-vs-melon)
- **Mohan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/megan-vs-mohan)
- **Mulan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/megan-vs-mulan)
- **Menon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/megan-vs-menon)
- **morgan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/megan-vs-morgan)
- **Meghan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/megan-vs-meghan)
- **man** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/man-vs-megan)
- **mean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mean-vs-megan)
- **meat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meat-vs-megan)
- **meal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meal-vs-megan)
- **mega** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-megan)

## Common misspellings (7)
`emgan`, `meagn`, `megann`, `meggan`, `megna`, `mgean`, `mmegan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/megan