Megin as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Megin

What is the meaning of the name Megin ?

The baby name Megin is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɛɡɪn/ (MEG-in); variant /ˈmeɪɡɪn/ (MAY-gin).

Megin is English, Norse in Origin.

Megin derives from Proto-Germanic *maginą, “strength, might,” seen in Old Norse megin, Old English mægen, and Old High German megin/magin. The word is familiar from Norse myth in megingjörð, Thor’s “belt of strength.” As a given name, Megin therefore carries the sense of power, vigor, and capability.

In early medieval Europe it most often appeared as a name-element rather than a standalone: Meginhard/Meinhard (“strength + hard”), Meginrad/Meinrad (“strength + counsel”), and Megingoz. Short forms like Megin are attested in Frankish and German charters. Today the name is rare but occasionally revived in Germanic and Scandinavian contexts, typically masculine though usable as unisex. Variants and related forms include Magin, Maegen/Mægen (scholarly Old English), and the Norse cognate Magni. In English usage it is sometimes treated as an alternative spelling of Megan - etymologically unrelated - in which case the meaning follows Margaret, “pearl.”