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Peggy (female)

Variants:Maggie (F) Meggie (F) Meggy (F) Peg (F) Pegeen (F) Peig (F) Peigi (F) Peigin (F)
Pet Name for:Margaret (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English pet name for Margaret [q.v.], from Greek or Persian "pearl".

Peggy developed from Meggy at the same time as other "M-" to "P-"conversions, e.g. Molly to Polly.  The reason for this consonant shift is unclear.
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