Megan (also spelled Meghan, Meagen, Meagan, Meaghan etc.) is a Welsh female name, originally a pet form of Meg or Meggie, which is itself a short form of Margaret. Megan is one of the most popular Welsh names in England and Wales. Nowadays it is generally used as an independent name rather than as a nickname.Notable Megans include:Megan Follows (born 1968), Canadian actressMegan Fox (born 1986), American actressMeagan Good (born 1981), American actressMegan Hart (born 1971), American authorMegan Hauserman (born 1981), American model and reality TV starMegan Hilty (born 1981), American actressMegan Jendrick (born 1984), American swimmerMegan Kanka, (1986–1994) American crime victimMegyn Kelly (born 1970), American news anchor and journalistMeaghan Martin (born 1992), American actressMegan McDonald (born 1959), American writerMeagan Miller, American opera sopranoMegan Mullally (born 1958), American actressMegyn Price (born 1971), American actressMegan Rapinoe (born 1985), American association football playerMeghann Shaughnessy (born 1979), American tennis playerMegan Young (born 1990), Filipina-American actress and Miss World 2013Meghan Trainor (born 1993), American singer/songwriter