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Morgan Surname Origin
From Mor, the sea, and gan, born; the same as Pelagius--born on the sea, from the Greek, the sea. Mor, the sea, and gan, by or near--near the sea, a locality.
Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.
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'There is a history in all men's lives.' --William Shakespeare in King Henry IV, Part II