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(môr′gən)

noun

☆ any of a breed of strong, light riding horse, usually bay, chestnut, or black in color

Origin: after Justin Morgan (1747-98), New Englander who owned the sire of the breed

noun

a masculine and feminine name

Origin: Welsh, lit., sea dweller (< mor, sea: see mare), akin to Ir Muirgen

Morgan, Daniel 1736-1802; Am. Revolutionary general
Morgan, Sir Henry 1635?-88; Welsh buccaneer in the Spanish Main
Morgan, John Hunt 1825-64; Confederate general in the Civil War
Morgan, John Pierpont 1867-1943; U.S. financier: son of J. P. Morgan
Morgan, J(ohn) P(ierpont) 1837-1913; U.S. financier
Morgan, Lewis Henry 1818-81; U.S. anthropologist
Morgan, Thomas Hunt 1866-1945; U.S. geneticist

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noun

Any of a breed of American saddle and trotting horses noted for strength, speed, and endurance.

Origin:

Origin: After Justin Morgan (1747-1798), American schoolteacher

, Sir Henry 1635?-1688.

Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish ships and settlements in the Caribbean and was acting governor of Jamaica (1680-1682).

, John Hunt 1825-1864.

American Confederate soldier who led cavalry raids behind Union lines in Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio.

, John Pierpont 1837-1913.

American financier and philanthropist noted for his reorganization and control of major railroads, his consolidation of the U.S. Steel Corporation (1901), and his collection of art and the establishment of the Morgan Library in New York City, which was donated to the public (1924) by his son John Pierpont, Jr. (1867-1943).

, Julia 1872-1957.

American architect who designed over 700 buildings in California and Hawaii, including Hearst Castle (completed 1947).

, Lewis Henry 1818-1881.

American anthropologist who studied Native Americans, particularly the Seneca. His works include Ancient Society (1877).

, Thomas Hunt 1866-1945.

American biologist. He won a 1933 Nobel Prize for discoveries concerning the hereditary function of chromosomes.

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