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Updated March 14, 2024

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Girl name origins & meanings

  • German : Morning

How Popular Is The Name Morgen

Family name origins & meanings

  • German, Dutch, and Danish : topographic name from Middle High German, Middle Dutch morgen (literally ‘morning’), a measurement of land representing an area that could be plowed in one morning (approximately one acre).
  • German, Dutch, and Danish : from a German personal name of uncertain origin. It is not known as a personal name in Scandinavia, but it could possibly be a Germanization or Americanization of Danish Mogens (see Magnus).

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