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Morgan? for a girl??

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wishwales · 27/01/2011 18:26

I am from the US but live in Cardiff. Names and their uses are different in different parts of the world I suppose. I always said I would name my child Morgan whether a boy or girl. In US, this would be unique but totally fine. My husband (Welsh) tells me that there is no way you can name a girl Morgan in the UK. Thoughts please?

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pointylug · 31/01/2011 17:54

Lots of girls called Morgan in scotland

themildmanneredjanitor · 31/01/2011 17:48

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nickelthenaughtybutnicefairy · 31/01/2011 17:46

I like Morgan for a girl - in German, Morgen (said the same way) means Morning, so I think it's a lovely name to use for a girl.
sounds bright and cheery.

MoaningMedalllist · 31/01/2011 17:46

I like this name for both

eastendmummy · 31/01/2011 17:43

How about Mawgan - that's my name and I'm a girl!! Love it now and get huge number of compliments but do always have to spell it. Have NEVER met another in 30 years.

lilly13 · 31/01/2011 17:34

sounds very american, but lovely!

KerryMumbles · 30/01/2011 19:09

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ratspeaker · 30/01/2011 14:22

Morgan Fairchild - the actress who played Chandlers mother in Friends

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flower38 · 30/01/2011 13:44

Sorry don't like it at all.

gaelicsheep · 29/01/2011 23:58

I like it.

MrsMcCave · 29/01/2011 23:47

I know a Spanish Morgane - with the emphasis on the second syllable. I think it is very cool, but that may be because of the person!

Plonker · 29/01/2011 21:17

I know 3 Morgans.

1 is 14 yo
2 are 11 yo

All 3 are girls. All 3 are lovely girls - none of them are chavvy or downmarket in any way.

Lovely name.

onimolap · 29/01/2011 21:08

Morrigan is a fantastic name!

I'd expect a Morgan to be a boy or a horse.

But it sort of works on a girl still because of Morgan le Fey.

NotJustKangaskhan · 29/01/2011 21:05

I've known male and female Morgans, though Morgan certainly seems more male here in the UK (I'm also an American ex-pat). Personally I would use Morrigan for a girl instead.

blushingm · 29/01/2011 20:35

i know 2 Morgans (as girls) and 1 of the lives in Mountain Ash! It's pretty as a girls name (i am in s wales too)

rachel1970 · 28/01/2011 13:20

I know a lovely female Morgan in her 30s. It suits her.

pingusmumtoo · 28/01/2011 12:00

I love it for a girl and I'm in cardiff ... but then I chose my DS name before I knew he was a boy and would have had it for a girl !

cece · 28/01/2011 11:56

I know boys and girls called Morgan.

I prefer it for a girl tbh, a bit too feminie for a boy I think.

However, having said that I am not very keen on it at all as a name.

going · 28/01/2011 11:52

I know a boy called Mrogan but I always think of it as a girls name and so I really don't think it suits him as he is quite butch. Boy or girl I don't like it!

MollysChambers · 28/01/2011 11:48

I know a little girl called Morgan. But I really don't like it. It's a bit chavvy tbh. Sorry.

suwoo · 28/01/2011 11:40

I know 3 Morgans, 2 are welsh, 1 male and 1 female. The other is from as greenwing put it, a rather 'downmarket' area within my city.

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wishwales · 28/01/2011 11:37

The trouble is that my little brother's middle name is Morgan. When his wife got pregnant, she was going to use the name whether they had a boy of a girl. I insisted that they don't because I had been saying for years that I was going to do that. They settled for Madison but there has always been resentment and hostility. I wish I hadn't done that but I was not quite mature then. Now my Mom and SIL have both asked me if I was going to do what I said and call the baby Morgan!!! Major expectations! Live and learn...

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PlanetLizard · 28/01/2011 11:27

Morgan is a surname or a car. Much prefer Megan.

kreecherlivesupstairs · 28/01/2011 11:13

I am with your DH wishwales.