Morgan
Morgan1 definition
Mor·gan (môr′gən)
noun
☆ any of a breed of strong, light riding horse, usually bay, chestnut, or black in color
Etymology: after Justin Morgan (1747-98), New Englander who owned the sire of the breed
Morgan2 definition
Mor·gan (môr′gən)
noun
a masculine and feminine name
Etymology: Welsh, lit., sea dweller (< mor, sea: see mare), akin to Ir Muirgen
Morgan3 definition
Mor·gan (môr′gən)
- 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
- (môr′gən)Morgan, John Pierpont (pir′pänt′) 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
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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