Peggy
[ˈpɛɡi]Meaning
medieval variant of Meggy, a diminutive of Margaret
Background Story
Peggy is a medieval variant of Meggy, a diminutive of Margaret, and the reason for the change in the initial consonant is not known. It is also recorded as an alteration of Maggie. The name is used in Afrikaans, Albanian, Ancient Roman, Armenian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch and Estonian, and related forms include Peg, Peggie, Meg, Maggie and Midge. French borrowed it from English and records it as popular in the 1970s.
Variations
Peg, Peggy Sue, Peggy Ann
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Meggy
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