Margery

Medieval variation of Margaret
"pearl"

Margery Origin and Meaning

The name Margery is a girl's name meaning "pearl".

An old royal name in England and Scotland that's also spelled Marjorie. Popular in the Middle Ages and Tudor period, it was revived at the end of the 19th century, peaked in 1921 and dropped off the list in 1958, enough time to be reconsidered as a Margaret alternative. The name Margery Daw is familiar via the seesaw nursery rhyme and Margery Williams wrote the children's classic The Velveteen Rabbit..

# 976 in the US

Margery Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Margery

  • (Clara) Margery Melita Sharp
    English novelist
  • Margery Louise Allingham
    English novelist
  • Margery Harriet Lawrence
    English novelist
  • Margery Mason
    English actress and director
  • Margery Winifred Williams
    Anglo,American children's author
  • Margery Williams Bianco
    author of "The Velveteen Rabbit"
  • Margery Fish
    English gardener and author
  • Margery Kempe
    English mystic

Margery in Pop Culture

  • "See Saw Margery Daw
    " English nursery rhyme
  • Margery Fenworthy
    character in the "St. Clare's" book series by Enid Blyton