Op here. I had happily been saying MAY gen my whole life, never noticing there was another pronunciation, until I met a much younger friend that insisted I was saying it wrong, that it was MEG en.

It must be a difference in regions of the US. I've never heard of Mee gen though.

Anonymous wrote:I'm a Megan. I say meh-gen. So do my parents. My husband and his family and some of my extended family and a decent amount of other people say "may-gen'. It's relatively subtle so it's never bothered me but I do notice it.

So apparently I say "may-gen" and my poor friend has tried to correct me, but I really don't hear the difference so I can't correct myself.

Anonymous wrote:I feel like this is a really confusing name, especially because the spellings and pronunciations don't appear absolute. Of all the pronunciations I like MEG-an the best.

And I'm from the Bay Area.

I feel like this is a really confusing name, especially because the spellings and pronunciations don't appear absolute. Of all the pronunciations I like MEG-an the best.

I’m Megan, pronouncing it MEG-inn. I literally cannot think of a time that I’ve been called MAY-ginn, MEE-gin, etc. Always MEG-inn. This whole thread is kind of bizarre to me, to be quite honest.

MAY-ginn and I grew up in the Midwest.

My southern relatives say MAAAAAY-gen. The "en" sounds like "in". They also say my name SAY-rah (ugh).

Most of the Megan's I know say MEG ann. My friend Meghan says the "h" is pronoucd like MEG-hen, with the h somewhat guttural, you probably wouldn't hear it unless you're paying attention.

I say may-gun. I grew up here, (northern Virginia), my parents are from NY and that sometimes affects my pronunciations.

Anonymous wrote:Wow, I’ve always said May-ginn. Never knew there was a different pronunciation. This must be a regional thing. I’m from NYC and New England. Others?

I'm 18:21 who knew the Mee-gen. I grew up in Westchester.

Wow, I’ve always said May-ginn. Never knew there was a different pronunciation. This must be a regional thing. I’m from NYC and New England. Others?

I know two Mee-ginns and several May-ginns.

I grew up with a Megan who pronounced it Mee-gen and got very testy if you said Meg-en.

Anonymous wrote:I’m megan.

I say meh or may.

Never mee.

I’ve met a hundred megans (Or variant spellings) over my life.

Never heard a single one who introduced themselves as mee-gan. Not a one. Where do people get that idea?

It's what it sounds like if you're Irish, depending on the part of Ireland. I have a friend who insists on pronouncing her daughter's name this way. So freaking pretentious, since she's not Irish and doesn't have the accent.

I’m megan.

I say meh or may.

Never mee.

I’ve met a hundred megans (Or variant spellings) over my life.

Never heard a single one who introduced themselves as mee-gan. Not a one. Where do people get that idea?

Meh-gen (rhymes with "in" or "tin" or "when")