Marjorie

MARGE-uh-ree
Scottish variation of Margery, diminutive of Margaret
"pearl"

Marjorie Origin and Meaning

The name Marjorie is a girl's name of Scottish origin meaning "pearl".

Scottish Marjorie and her English twin Margery were early twentieth century favorites that date back to medieval times, when it was popular among the royals. They were at their height in the 1920s, when they were seen as more lively versions of the old standard. Marjorie was always the preferred spelling, in the Top 25 from 1920 to 1927.

One notable namesake is Marjorie Stinson, a pioneering aviator who was the first female airline pilot. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings was the author of the moving novel The Yearling and Margery Williams's name is on the cover of kiddie favorite The Velveteen Rabbit—and there's always the old nursery rhyme "See-Saw, Margery Daw."

Nickname Margie was seen as a prime pert teenager moniker in movies and such vintage TV shows as My Little Margie. Marge is strongly associated with Homer Simpson's wife. Jorie might make for a fresher nickname these days.

Though Margery and Marjorie endured time off the popularity lists recently, their three syllables and "ee" ending make them a modern possibility.

Marjorie could have possibly faded with advent of the word "margarine."

# 946 in the US

Marjorie Rank in US Top 1000

# 761 on Nameberry

Marjorie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Marjorie Popularity

Famous People Named Marjorie

  • Marjorie Merriweather Post
    American socialite
  • Marjorie Conrad
    French,American model
  • Marjorie Main (born Mary Tomlinson)
    American actress
  • Marjorie Florence Lawrence
    Australian opera singer
  • Marjorie Wallace
    American model and former Miss World
  • Marjorie Williams
    American journalist
  • Marjorie Reynolds
    American actress
  • Marjorie Judith Vincent
    Miss America 1991
  • Marjorie Norton Ralston
    first voice of Minnie Mouse and Walt Disney's 13th employee
  • Marjorie Armstrong "Markie" Post
    American actress
  • Marjorie Margolies
    American politician and activist
  • Marjorie Lyman "Marge" Henderson Buell
    American cartoonist
  • Marjorie "Marge" Redmond
    American actress
  • Marjorie Bennett
    Australian actress
  • Marjorie Lord
    American actress
  • Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
    American children's novelist
  • Marjorie Rambeau
    American actress
  • Marjorie Rhodes (born Millicent Wise)
    English actress
  • Marjorie Cameron
    American artist, poet and counterculture figure
  • Marjorie Jackson
    Nelson, Olympic runner and Governor of South Australia
  • Marjorie Torrey
    American children's author and illustrator
  • Marjorie Coverley Luesebrink
    American electronic novelist
  • Marjorie Bruce aka Marjorie de Brus
    Princess of Scotland, daughter of Robert the Bruce
  • Marjorie Estiano
    Brazilian actress and singer
  • Marjorie Perloff (born Gabriele Mintz)
    American poetry scholar
  • Marjorie "Midge" Osterlund Rendell
    U.S. federal judge
  • Marjorie Celeste "Marge" (Belcher) Champion
    American dancer
  • Marjorie Lajoie
    Canadian ice dancer
  • Marjorie Finlay
    Opera singer. Grandmother of Taylor Swift

Marjorie in Pop Culture

  • Marjorie Jacqueline "Marge" Bouvier Simpson
    character on TV's "The Simpsons"
  • Marjorie Ferrar
    rival of Fleur Forsyte in John Galsworthy's novel 'The Silver Spoon'
  • Marjorie Westriding Yrarier
    character in Sheri S. Tepper's "Grass"
  • Marjorie Pickthall
    character in the movie "Ghost Town"
  • Marjorie Eileen Dursley aka Aunt Marge
    character in the "Harry Potter" series
  • "Marjorie May's Twelfth Birthday
    " early puberty booklet by Mary Pauline Callender
  • Marjorie
    Charlotte's horse in American TV show "Private Practice"