Megan (given name)

Megan (also spelled Meghan, Meagen, Meagan, Meaghan etc.) is a Welsh female name, originally a pet form of Meg or Meggie, which is itself a short form of Margaret. Megan is one of the most popular Welsh names in England and Wales. Nowadays it is generally used as an independent name rather than as a nickname.

Notable Megans include:
 * Meagan Good (born 1981), American actress
 * Meaghan Jette Martin (born 1992), American actress
 * Megan Follows (born 1968), Canadian actress
 * Megan Fox (born 1986), American actress
 * Megan Hart (born 1971), American author
 * Megan Hauserman (born 1981), American model and reality TV star
 * Megan Jendrick (born 1984), American swimmer
 * Megan Kanka, (1986–1994) American crime victim
 * Megyn Kelly (born 1970), American news anchor and journalist
 * Megan McDonald (born 1959), American writer
 * Megan Mullally (born 1958), American actress
 * Megyn Price (born 1971), American actress
 * Megan Rapinoe (born 1985), American association football player
 * Meghann Shaughnessy (born 1979), American tennis player
 * Megan Young (born 1990), Filipina-American actress

Name used in fiction

 * Meghann "Meggie" Cleary, main character from The Thorn Birds
 * Megan "Meg" Griffin is a character on the television series Family Guy
 * Megan Burke, a main character from Double Trouble series.