Peggy
Short for Margaret
Peggy is a nickname for Margaret, though the path from one to the other isn't obvious—it likely evolved through the rhyming pattern Meg to Peg, common in medieval English nicknaming.
As a standalone name, Peggy peaked in mid-20th-century America: Peggy Sue, Peggy Fleming.
It now sounds dated, more likely to belong to a grandmother than a newborn.
Traditional woman's name
- MaggieNickname from Margaret
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- pet-nameFond nickname for loved ones
- endearmentAffectionate word or phrase
informal · casual · familiar · affectionate · shortened · moniker · sobriquet · handle
Margaret's casual form
Evoking recent past
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- classicOf lasting excellence
- midcenturyAround the 1950s
1950s · traditional · yesteryear · timeless · wholesome · Americana · girl-next-door · sweetheart
Margaret
Traditional woman's name
- MaggieNickname from Margaret
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- pet-nameFond nickname for loved ones
endearment · informal · casual · familiar · affectionate · shortened · moniker · sobriquet · handle · byname
Margie
Margaret's casual form
retro
Evoking recent past
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- classicOf lasting excellence
midcentury · 1950s · traditional · yesteryear · timeless · wholesome · Americana · girl-next-door · sweetheart · bobby-soxer
- peg legProsthetic limb of wood
- taking down a pegReducing someone's pride
- knocked down a pegHad arrogance reduced
- square peg in a round holePerson poorly suited somewhere
- brought down a pegHad arrogance reduced
- tent pegCampsite ground fastener