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Megan vs Meggie - What's the difference?

megan | meggie |

As proper nouns the difference between megan and meggie

is that megan is {{given name|female|from=Welsh}} borrowed from Welsh while Meggie is a diminutive of the female given names Margaret and Megan.

megan

English

Proper noun

(en-proper noun).
  • borrowed from (etyl).
  • * 1916 John Galsworthy: The Apple Tree : Chapter VIII:
    • Was it true that twenty-six years had passed, or had he dreamed and awakened to find Megan waiting for him by the big apple tree?

    Related terms

    * (modern nonstandard spellings) Meaghan, Meghan, Meagan

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    meggie

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A diminutive of the female given names Margaret and Megan.
  • * 1977 , The Thorn Birds , Gramercy Books 1998, ISBN 0517201658, page 290
    • "Meggie'...It hasn't got enough dignity, it doesn't suit you a bit. I'd rather you were called something like Belinda or Madeline, but if '''Meggie''''s the best you've got to offer, I'll go for it. What's the ' Meggie stand for - Margaret?"
    "No, Meghann."
    English diminutives of female given names