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3:06 AM |
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6 Pounds, 7 Ounces |
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21 Inches |
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OHSU / St. Vincents |
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Portland, OR |
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Megan: Strong and capable.
The spelling Megan first appears in 16th century records. It is a Welsh name, probably a pet form of Margaret derived from the much older English pet form Megge plus the common Welsh feminine diminutive ending -an. It is recorded in 1547 as Megan
[5]
. It has been spelled variously -- and incorrectly -- Meghan, Meagan, Meaghan, Meegan, Maygan.
The name became popular in Britain in the early 20th century when Lloyd-George became Prime Minister. Lloyd-George named his daughter Megan, and this is the first example of the name recorded in the standard references
[1: 2]
. It is worth noting that Lloyd-George was Welsh; Megan may well have been in informal use in Wales from the mid-16th century onward and simply escaped recognition by researchers.
The modern existence of Megan has inspired some attempts to back-form Welsh forms. This process has led to such names as Megwyn, Megwynne, Mægwynn. These are not valid Welsh names. There is no prototheme Meg- in Welsh, and -wyn is a masculine deuterotheme. Several variants in modern use are widely believed to be Irish names: Meaghan, Meghan, Meegan. At least one of these variants may have originated from a misinterpretation of an Irish surname, O'Meegan.
This name is an anglicization of the Irish ó Miadhagáin
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; Meegan itself was not used on its own as a given name until modern times. The other variants are modern inventions, probably originating in Australia or Canada
[6]
.
To summarize: Megan (pronounced \MEG-en\) is a Welsh feminine pet form of Margaret first noted in the 16th century, but not popular until modern times. Mægwynn (pronounced \MAY-win\) is an Old English feminine name probably used occasionally in England from the 8th century to the 13th century. These are the only variants of Megan which have been supported as pre-1600 names.
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SHARED BIRTHDAYS
1928 James
[Scott Bumgarner]
Garner Norman OK, actor (Rockford Files, Bret Maverick)
1933 Wayne Rogers Birmingham AL, actor (MASH, House Calls, Chiefs)
1939 Donald L Holmquest Dallas TX, astronaut
1939 Francis Ford Coppola Detroit MI, film maker (Godfather, Apocalypse Now, American Graffiti)
1940 Jan Wilhelm Morthenson composer
1940 Patricia Paay Dutch singer (You are not hip)
1942 Edda Barends actress (Arthur & Eva)
1943 Roberta Shore
[Schourup]
Monterey Park CA, actress/singer (Virginian)
1943 Dennis Amiss cricketer (prolific English batsman)
1943 Mick Abrahams Luton Bedfordshire England, rock guitarist (Jethro Tull-This Was)
1943 Spencer Dryden New York NY, rock drummer (Jefferson Airplane-Go Ask Alice)
1946 Bill Kreutzmann Palo Alto CA, drummer (Grateful Dead, Grass Roots)
1946 Barbara Benary composer
1947 Patricia Bennett US singer (He's So Fine)
1949 John Oates guitarist/vocalist (Hall & Oates-Rich Girl)
1954 Jackie Chan martial art actor (Rumble in the Bronx)
1954 Tony Dorsett NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys, Heisman Trophy)
1955 Andrea Fisher artist
1966 Teri Ann Linn Honolulu HI, actress (Kristen-Bold & Beautiful)
1967 Steve Wisniewski NFL guard (Oakland Raiders)
1968 Bill Bellamy actor (Fled, How to be a Player, Joey Breaker)
1969 Ricky Watters NFL running back (Philadelphia Eagles)
1972 Lovett Purnell wide receiver (New England Patriots)
1972 Malcolm Huckaby NBA guard (Miami Heat)
1972 Shana Williams Bridgeton NJ, long jumper/heptathlete
1974 Anita Maxwell WNBA forward (Cleveland Rockers)
1975 Beverly Peele super model (Elle)
1975 Ronde Barber cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1975 Tiki Barber running back (New York Giants)
1975 Victoria Adams "Posh Spice", Hertfordshire, vocalist (Spice Girls)
HISTORICAL EVENTS
1788 First settlement in Ohio, at Marietta
1798 Territory of Mississippi organized
1927 Using phone lines TV is sent from Wash DC to NYC
1940 Booker T. Washington became the first black to be pictured on a U.S. postage stamp.
1949 "South Pacific" opens at Majestic Theater (for 1925 performances)
1953 The first west-to-east jet transatlantic nonstop flight
1963 Jack Nicklaus became the youngest golfer to win the Green Jacket at the Masters Tournament.
1970 John Wayne, a movie veteran of over 200 films, won his first and only Oscar.
1979 Henri La Mothe dives 28' into 12 3/8" of water
1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Fort Myers FL on WRXK 96.1 FM
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