Gender Feminine
Usage Arthurian Cycle
Meaning & History
Modern form of Morgen, which was used by Geoffrey of Monmouth [1] in the 12th century for the Arthurian sorceress Morgan le Fay, who was unnamed in earlier stories. Geoffrey probably did not derive it from the Welsh masculine name Morgan , which was more commonly spelled Morcant or Morgant in his time. Morgen is likely from Old Welsh mor "sea" and the suffix gen "born of" [2] .
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Sources & References
- Page at https://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/merlini.html.
- Matasović, Ranko. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill, 2009, page 158.
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Entry updated May 26, 2026