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Peig (female)

Variants:Peg (F) Peggy (F) Peigi (F)
Diminutive for:Margaret (F)
Pet Name(s):Pegeen (F) Peigin (F)
Derivative of:Meg (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Irish Gaelic form of Peg, a diminutive of Margaret [q.v.], from Greek or Persian "pearl".
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