Morgan le Fay

UK/ˌmɔːɡən lə ˈfeɪ/

proper noun

The half sister of King Arthur, known for being a powerful enchantress.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. Arthurian legendThe half sister of King Arthur, known for being a powerful enchantress.

    Synonyms: Morgaine, Morgana, fata Morgana

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe half sister of King Arthur, known for being a powerful enchantress.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchla fee“the fairy”
  2. Old BretonMorgen
  3. EnglishMorgan le Fay

From Old Welsh or Old Breton Morgen (a female given name unrelated with the male one Morgan, literally “sea-born”) + Old French la fee (“the fairy”).

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Translations

Arabic مُورْغَان اَلجِنِّيَّة
  • مُورْغَان اَلجِنِّيَّة (mūrḡān al-jinniyya)half sister of King Arthur
Basque Morgana le Fay, Morgana
  • Morgana le Fayhalf sister of King Arthur
  • Morganahalf sister of King Arthur
Bulgarian фея Моргана, Моргана
  • фея Моргана (feja Morgana)half sister of King Arthur
  • Моргана (Morgana)half sister of King Arthur
Catalan Morgana
  • Morganahalf sister of King Arthur
Chinese Mandarin 摩根勒菲
  • 摩根勒菲 (Mógēn lēi Fēi)half sister of King Arthur
Czech Morgana Le Fay
  • Morgana Le Fayhalf sister of King Arthur
Dutch Morgana
  • Morganahalf sister of King Arthur
Esperanto Feino Morgane, Morgane
  • Feino Morganehalf sister of King Arthur
  • Morganehalf sister of King Arthur
Finnish Morgan le Fay
  • Morgan le Fayhalf sister of King Arthur
French Morgane la fée, fée Morgane
  • Morgane la féehalf sister of King Arthur
  • fée Morganehalf sister of King Arthur
  • Morganehalf sister of King Arthur
German Morgan le Fay
  • Morgan le Fayhalf sister of King Arthur
Greek Μοργκάνα λε Φέι, Φάτα Μοργκάνα
  • Μοργκάνα λε Φέι (Morgkána le Féi)half sister of King Arthur
  • Φάτα Μοργκάνα (Fáta Morgkána)half sister of King Arthur
Hebrew מוֹרְגָן לֶה פֵיְ
  • מוֹרְגָן לֶה פֵיְ (Morgán le Féy)half sister of King Arthur
Italian Morgana, fata Morgana
  • Morganahalf sister of King Arthur
  • fata Morganahalf sister of King Arthur
Japanese モーガン・ル・フェイ
  • モーガン・ル・フェイ (Mōgan ru Fei)half sister of King Arthur
Korean 모건 르 페이
  • 모건 르 페이 (Mogeon reu Pei)half sister of King Arthur
Latin Morganis
  • Morganishalf sister of King Arthur
Polish Morgana Le Fay
  • Morgana Le Fayhalf sister of King Arthur
Portuguese fada Morgana, Morgana
  • fada Morganahalf sister of King Arthur
  • Morganahalf sister of King Arthur
Russian фе́я Морга́на, Морга́на
  • фе́я Морга́на (féja Morgána)half sister of King Arthur
  • Морга́на (Morgána)half sister of King Arthur
Spanish Morgana
  • Morganahalf sister of King Arthur
Ukrainian фе́я Морґа́на, Морґа́на
  • фе́я Морґа́на (féja Morgána)half sister of King Arthur
  • Морґа́на (Morgána)half sister of King Arthur

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Morgan le Fay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morgan%20le%20Fay

MLA

“Morgan le Fay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morgan%20le%20Fay. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Morgan le Fay,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morgan%20le%20Fay.

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