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Peggy¹

  • /ˈpɛɡi/

Sounds like PEGI, peggy · Rhymes with -ɛɡi

Where it comes from

Alteration of Maggie, from Margaret.

proper noun Peggys · Peggies

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Margaret, also used as a formal given name. "Peggy Fitzgerald," he had said, laughing in what he later remebered as his one and only attempt at humor with her. "Peggy Fitzgerald," he had said, in his easily remembered brogue. "Puts me in mind of me mither, an Irish lass from County Galway." Margaret Bunker Fitzgerald had not been amused. "You
  2. Placeholder name for the party that supplies a proof.

peggy²

Where it comes from

From the name Peggy.

noun peggies

  1. Any of several small warblers, the whitethroat, etc.

peggy³

noun peggies

  1. UK, slang The petty officers' mess steward. Against this, her deck staff runs to about a hundred, being made up of some fifty able-seamen, eight or ten 'peggies' […]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ann, fleming, baiji, jean, pigi, margarete, margaret, marguerite, margret, margarita, margareta, maggie, peg, peggie, meg, margo

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"peggy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/peggy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

peggy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/peggy

Chicago

"peggy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/peggy.

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@misc{peggy_2026,
  title = {peggy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peggy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}