Megan Is Not in the Bible — but the Name Means Pearl

Megan is not in the Bible. It is Welsh, it descends from Margaret, and Margaret means pearl — which is the most interesting fact attached to it, because pearls turn up in Scripture at some unexpected moments. Where the name comes from Megan is a Welsh diminutive of Marged or Mared, the Welsh forms of Margaret. Margaret comes through Latin from the Greek margarites, pearl, which itself probably arrived from further east. Meg, Maggie, Greta, Rita, Marjorie and Daisy are…