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Morgan

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Alicia87721 · 24/01/2019 23:09

Would you use this for a girl or a boy??Shock

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bevmaccalovesdave · 26/01/2019 09:04

It was 2nd on the list for my DD who was born in 1998 so it sounds very dated to me .

I went with another surname type first name that often gets slated on here but it's her and she loves her name (as do I still 21 years later )

TheDowagerCuntess · 26/01/2019 07:49

It sounds terribly dated to me - like the early round of late 80s people giving their boys a surname, or even more outré for the time; their girls a boys' name.

Just no.

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CrabbityRabbit · 26/01/2019 00:38

I prefer Morrigan (goddess name) for a girl and Morgan for boys.

MikeUniformMike · 25/01/2019 18:13

Most names get shortened or lengthened. Morg doesn't sound very nice.

tammytoby · 25/01/2019 17:51

I think it's awful due to the shortening.

What shortening and why would you shorten it?

Yorkshiremum17 · 25/01/2019 17:43

It's traditionally a name for boys but has developed into a truly unisex name. I love the name but would only use for a boy.

RuthW · 25/01/2019 17:36

I think of it as a girl's name however I think it's awful due to the shortening.

Cosmoa · 25/01/2019 11:01

Oh I adore the name Morgan!! For either a girl or a boy 😁

MikeUniformMike · 25/01/2019 10:47

It's a boy's name. I think the fact that it rhymes with organ is enough to rule it out.
Morgane is pretty.

daisypond · 25/01/2019 10:38

I only know a male Morgan. It's nice.

BuffaloCauliflower · 25/01/2019 09:26

I like the meaning, ‘of the sea’. The only Morgan I know is a woman so I think of it as a female name first, but wouldn’t question it for a guy. I think it’s one of the few really unisex names.

spiderlight · 25/01/2019 09:23

I'm in Wales and know lots of Morgans, all boys.

Shadow1234 · 25/01/2019 08:56

Really like the name and think it suits girls or boys.

BrieAndOatcakes · 25/01/2019 07:25

I know both but prefer it on a boy. Think it's a bit tacky for a girl tbh (maybe cos it makes me think of the Morgan bags that were so popular when I was at high school!) but has a different feel on a boy.

tammytoby · 25/01/2019 07:14

It's unisex! I know both.

HeronLanyon · 25/01/2019 04:10

I also like the name btw

AlbertWinestein · 25/01/2019 03:55

Morgan is my nieces name, named after my late grandfather. Both great people and a lovely name.

HeronLanyon · 25/01/2019 03:51

Was going to say more of a boys name but actually I think it is pretty unisex. If a girl would think so close to Megan which I think is a nicer name.
Agree I also thought with thinking ‘morgen’ - German for ‘morning’ - when there say/hear it all the time with curt nods.

FartnissEverbeans · 25/01/2019 03:46

I like it for a girl more than a boy. It reminds me of the poet Edwin Morgan.

cinemalover · 25/01/2019 00:38

I'd use for a girl personally, and I love it! :)

sue51 · 25/01/2019 00:17

Morgana is nice. Not keen on Morgan for a boy or girl.

WrapAndRoll · 25/01/2019 00:14

I see it as s boys name.

Calzone · 24/01/2019 23:34

I know lots of Morgan’s.

I don’t like it because most of them are called Morgy for short and it makes me cringe.

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