[Facts] Peggy and Margaret
I know that Peggy is a nickname for Margaret, but I do not really see any connection between the two. Any suggestions?
Jeff
Jeff
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Maybe there's a connection between Margaret and Maggie, and Maggie and Peggy?
Maybe, maybe not. I don't know, just a suggestion.
Maybe, maybe not. I don't know, just a suggestion.
The missing link is Meg, at one time a common pet form of Margaret. (Margaret > Marg > Meg > Peg > Peggy)
From another similar site: What started out as MEGAN, a Welsh pet form of Margaret, has mutated into all sorts of faux-Irish spellings and pronunciations. To translate Megan et. al. into Irish, you could either use Mairéad (mahr ADE), the long Irish form of Margaret, or Peig (PEG), the short form.
I have also seen Margaret defined as meaning 'Pearl' with Meg and Peg as Greek and Celtic translations for the same.
I have also seen Margaret defined as meaning 'Pearl' with Meg and Peg as Greek and Celtic translations for the same.
At least the practice of inflicting rhyming names on twins has pretty well passed. I did once know twin Barry and Larry's...it was confusing to say the least!