Morgan

Morgan

Morgan¹ [môr′gən]

n.

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

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

Morgan² [môr′gən]

n.

[Welsh, lit., sea dweller (< mor, sea: see MARE²), akin to Ir Muirgen]

a masculine and feminine name

Morgan³ [môr′gən]

1. Daniel 1736-1802; Am. Revolutionary general

2. Sir Henry 1635?-88; Welsh buccaneer in the Spanish Main

3. John Hunt 1825-64; Confederate general in the Civil War

4. John Pierpont [pir′pänt΄] 1867-1943; U.S. financier: son of J. P. Morgan

5. J(ohn) P(ierpont) 1837-1913; U.S. financier

6. Lewis Henry 1818-81; U.S. anthropologist

7. Thomas Hunt 1866-1945; U.S. geneticist