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German translation: Morgan


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10:32 Jun 22, 2009
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
Names (personal, company)
English term or phrase: Morgan
Its my grandmothers last name and my first name.. and i want to get a tatoo of it in german
Morgan McVay
German translation:Morgan
Explanation:
There is no German translation for Morgan as it is a name of Welsh origin and thus simply copied in German.
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Ingo Dierkschnieder
Local time: 07:35
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4 +5Morgan
Ingo Dierkschnieder
3 +2Welsh name
Hans G. Liepert


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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
morgan
Morgan


Explanation:
There is no German translation for Morgan as it is a name of Welsh origin and thus simply copied in German.

Ingo Dierkschnieder
Local time: 07:35
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Goldcoaster: correct
32 mins

agree  Isabell Scherg: absolut correct
42 mins

agree  xxxmaja.freelan
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agree  DDM
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agree  sibsab
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
morgan
Welsh name


Explanation:
according to my books Morgan is a Welsh name ("from the sea") and has no literal connection to German names (like John = Johannes/Hans - though the link is Hebrew)

Hans G. Liepert
Switzerland
Local time: 08:35
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DDM
2 hrs

agree  sibsab
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