Name
Morrigan
Meaning
Morrigan is a feminine name of Irish origin meaning “phantom queen”.
The Morrígan was the shape-shifting Irish goddess of war, fate, and death, settling over battlefields as a crow; her name is usually translated as phantom queen or great queen. Once strictly mythological, it now appeals to parents who want Maureen's sound with considerably more thunder.
Rare but genuinely used in the US, with steady niche growth.
At a glance
- Origin
- Irish
- Gender
- Feminine
- Pronounced
- /MOR-ih-gun/
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Questions
Morrigan is a feminine name of Irish origin meaning “phantom queen”. The Morrígan was the shape-shifting Irish goddess of war, fate, and death, settling over battlefields as a crow; her name is usually translated as phantom queen or great queen.
Morrigan is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Rare but genuinely used in the US, with steady niche growth.
The name Morrigan comes from Irish. The Morrígan was the shape-shifting Irish goddess of war, fate, and death, settling over battlefields as a crow; her name is usually translated as phantom queen or great queen. Once strictly mythological, it now appeals to parents who want Maureen's sound with considerably more thunder.
Morrigan is pronounced MOR-ih-gun.
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