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Peggy

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Peggy: Diminutive of Margaret, Greek Meaning of Peggy: "pearl"
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Peggy still carries the perky, pug-nosed prom-queen image it had from the 1920s into the fifties; rarely used for babies today. Yesterday's Peggy is today's Maggie or Meg or even Poppy, though with the (quiet) return of such vintage nicknames as Betty, Peggy may yet rise again.

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Famous People Named Peggy

Peggy Orenstein, author of "Cinderella Ate My Daughter"

Pop Culture References for the Name Peggy

Peggy Sue, protagonist of the eponymous '80s movie
Peggy Olsen - Mad Men

Nicknames & Variations for Peggy

Peg, Pegeen, Pegg, Peggi, Peggie

Peggy's International Variations

Peigi (Scottish Gaelic)

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