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meggy

meggy

1 8.8
A woman's name often short for Megan or Margaret
  • proper noun
translation icon : Meggy
  • I was convinced that Meggy Sheehey, the firewoman, was different from all the others.
  • Meggy Sheehey

Examples

  • Meggy, one "f" or two?

    This Is England (2007)

  • The other evening, while Meggy was making her identifications backstage, I was on the lookout for our murder weapon.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • "In about one more minute, Meggy will be breaking the bad news to our friend Price.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Hey, Meggy, how do you spell "off"?

    This Is England (2007)

  • "Even as I said it, I saw the door to my rooms closing behind Meggy and my other self."

    Fiction book (1990)

  • I saw Meggy and that dark self clasped in each other's arms.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • "Mind your manners, Meggy," Inspector Field snapped.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Price was to be Meggy's lookout. He is known to have an eye for ladies of the professional sort.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Last night, Thompson drank late at The Blue Welkin Club with Fielding, and Meggy and Price retired to a backstairs room at The Addon Inn.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • At the party, everyone celebrated Meggy's birthday with cake and gifts.

Synonyms

Meg
vsmeggy
318 1.0

A woman's name often short for Megan or Margaret

is mainly used as an informal, affectionate nickname rather than formal name
marg
vsmeggy
  • Informal
5 9.9

A short form of the name Margaret

is a shorter form that can serve for more than one full female name

Surface Forms

meggy main

Morphology

meggy = Meg (transparent) = meg + y

A standard diminutive formation from the base name 'Meg' using the familiar '-y'/'-ie' suffix.

Etymology

The name meggy is a friendly short form of Megan or Margaret. Margaret comes from a word meaning 'pearl', so meggy began as a small, friendly nickname for someone with that full name.