Peg

Diminutive of Margaret, Greek
"pearl"

Peg Origin and Meaning

The name Peg is a girl's name of English, Greek origin meaning "pearl".

Peg is a nostalgic turn-of-the-last-century nickname, sociable but slight. Like near-identical twin Peggy, Peg is in mothballs.

Famous People Named Peg

  • Margaret "Peg" Linton PhillipsAmerican actress
  • Margaret "Peg" WoffingtonIrish actress
  • Millicent Lilian "Peg" EntwistleAnglo,Welsh actress
  • Margaret Ann "Peg" KehretAmerican children's author
  • Margaret Frances “Peg” LynchAmerican actress

Peg in Pop Culture

  • Margaret 'Peg' O'Connellmain character in play/film "Peg O' My Heart"
  • Margaret "Peg" Wanker Bundycharacter from "Married with Children"
  • Peg Petecharacter on Disney's "Goof Troop"
  • Peg Dinglecharacter on British soap "Emmerdale"
  • PegDeclan's nickname for Peggy from "Mysterious Ways"
  • "Peg + Cat" TV series on PBS
  • "Peg" song by Steely Dan
  • Pegnickname for Peggy or Pegasus