Meg
Meaning of Meg
Meg traces its roots to Margaret—the Greek margarítēs for “pearl”—emerging in medieval England as a concise, monosyllabic diminutive and later extending to the Welsh-derived Megan. In the United States, its popularity peaked at 592nd place in 1941 and has since ranged between roughly the 600th and 940th positions, settling at #938 in 2022 with an average of fewer than twenty annual registrations over the past decade. Appearances by the reliable eldest March sister in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women and the deadpan humor of Meg Griffin on Family Guy underscore the name’s blend of steady dependability and wry edge. Its brevity, clear etymology and consistent, if modest, historical presence make Meg a technically precise choice for those seeking understated character.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as meg (/mɛɡ/)
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Notable People Named Meg
| Meg Whitman - Margaret Cushing Whitman is an American business leader and politician who served as the United States ambassador to Kenya from 2022 to 2024. |
| Meg Cabot - Meggin Patricia Cabot is a bestselling American author best known for The Princess Diaries series, which inspired two Disney films. |
| Meg Ryan is an American actress beloved for her charming roles in romantic comedies throughout the 1990s. |
| Meg Myers is an American singer and songwriter from Tennessee known for her albums Sorry, Take Me to the Disco, and TZIA. |
| Meg Tilly is an American actress and writer. |
| Meg Medina is an award-winning Cuban American author whose books celebrate Latino culture and young lives. |
| Meg is a Japanese recording artist, producer, model and fashion designer from Hiroshima Prefecture. |
| Meg Donnelly is an American actress and singer known for her roles in American Housewife, Zombies, and The Winchesters. |
| Meg Bennett, born Helen Bennett, was an American television writer, actress, and model married to fellow writer Robert Guza Jr. |
| Meg Mallon is an American golfer who won 18 LPGA Tour titles, including four majors, and entered the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2017. |
| Meg Wolitzer is an American novelist best known for The Wife, The Interestings, and The Female Persuasion. |
| Meg Twycross is a literary scholar and historian known for her expertise in medieval theatre and iconography. |
| Meg Ward is an Australian former rugby league player known for playing wing and centre for the Brisbane Broncos and Valleys Diehards. |
| Meg Miroshnik is an American playwright. |
| Meg Ann Elis is a Welsh writer, translator and language activist who twice ran for the Welsh Assembly as a Plaid Cymru candidate. |
