{"id":18864,"date":"2024-11-23T02:24:21","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T02:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=18864"},"modified":"2026-09-19T21:10:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T21:10:54","slug":"is-megan-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/is-megan-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Megan n\u00e3o est\u00e1 na B\u00edblia \u2014 mas o nome significa p\u00e9rola"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Megan is not in the Bible. It is Welsh, it descends from Margaret, and Margaret means pearl \u2014 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\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Megan is not in the Bible, but the name means pearl \u2014 and pearls turn up in Scripture at some unexpected moments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[221],"class_list":["post-18864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-names-and-their-biblical-meanings"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9104,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/meaning-margaret-in-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":18864,"position":0},"title":"Margaret Is Not in the Bible \u2014 It Means &#8220;Pearl&#8221;","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Setembro 17, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Margaret is not in the Bible. 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