Margery

Gender Feminine

Usage English

Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒə.ɹi/ (American English) /ˈmɑː.d͡ʒə.ɹi/ (British English) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Medieval English form of Margaret.

Related Names

VariantsMargaret, Margaretta, Margarette, Margret, Marjorie, Marjory

DiminutivesJorie, Madge, Mae, Maggie, Mamie, Marge, Margie, Marje, May, Meg

Other Languages & CulturesRetha (Afrikaans) Margarita, Megi (Albanian) Margarita (Ancient Roman) Margarid, Margarit (Armenian) Marharyta (Belarusian) Margarita (Bulgarian) Margarida (Catalan) Margareta (Croatian) Markéta, Gita, Margita (Czech) Margit, Margrethe, Grete, Grethe, Merete, Merethe, Meta, Mette, Rita (Danish) Margaretha, Margriet, Greet, Greetje, Griet, Marga, Margreet, Marit (Dutch) Maret, Margit, Mare, Margareeta, Marge, Merit, Reet, Rita (Estonian) Maarit, Margareta, Marketta, Margareeta, Reeta, Reetta (Finnish) Marguerite, Margaux, Margot, Mégane (French) Margarida (Galician) Megi (Georgian) Margareta, Margarete, Margarethe, Margit, Margitta, Margret, Greta, Gretchen, Grete, Gretel, Grit, Madita, Marga, Margaretha, Margot, Margrit, Meta, Rita (German) Margrith (German (Swiss)) Margarita (Greek) Margalit, Margalita (Hebrew) Margaréta, Margit, Gitta, Gréta, Rita (Hungarian) Margrét, Gréta (Icelandic) Máighréad, Máiréad, Mairéad (Irish) Margherita, Greta, Rita (Italian) Meruert (Kazakh) Margarita, Grēta, Megija, Rita (Latvian) Margreet (Limburgish) Gretel, Madicken, Madita (Literature) Margarita, Greta, Rita (Lithuanian) Margaid, Paaie (Manx) Meggy (Medieval English) Margit, Margrete, Margrethe, Grete, Grethe, Marit, Marita, Merete, Merethe, Mette, Rita (Norwegian) Margarida (Occitan) Morvarid (Persian) Magrite (Picard) Małgorzata, Gosia, Greta, Małgosia, Marzena, Rita (Polish) Margarida, Rita (Portuguese) Margareta (Romanian) Margarita (Russian) Maisie (Scottish) Maighread, Mairead, Marsaili, Peigi (Scottish Gaelic) Margaréta, Margita (Slovak) Margareta, Marjeta, Marjetka, Meta, Metka (Slovene) Margarita, Rita (Spanish) Margareta, Margit, Greta, Madicken, Margaretha, Marit, Marita, Märta, Märtha, Merit, Meta, Rita (Swedish) Marharyta (Ukrainian) Greti (Upper German) Magrite (Walloon) Marged, Mererid, Mared, Megan (Welsh)

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Entry updated December 1, 2024