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Marjorie

Marjorie proper noun: a female given name from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

Marjorie

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • The daughter is called Marjorie--Marjorie Daw. Sounds odd at first, doesn't it? But after you say it over to yourself half a dozen times, you like it. There's a pleasing quaintness to it, something prim and violet-like. Must be a nice sort of girl to be called Marjorie Daw.1869, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Marjorie Daw, section IV
    • Sponsored by Trump ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and backed by House GOP leadership, the bill would require federal agencies to update all maps and documents with the name Gulf of America.2025 May 8, Veronica Stracqualursi and Sarah Ferris, “House passes GOP-led bill to rename Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America”, in CNN

Origin of Marjorie

Variant of Margery, a medieval vernacular form of Margaret.

Words formed from Marjorie

Questions about Marjorie

What does Marjorie mean?
Marjorie means a female given name from Ancient Greek.
What part of speech is Marjorie?
Marjorie is a proper noun.

Words near Marjorie in the dictionary

  1. marjoram
  2. marjorams
  3. marjoret
  4. marjorets
  5. Marjoribanks
  6. Marjorie
  7. marjorum
  8. Marjory
  9. Marjuman
  10. mark
  11. mark 1 eyeball

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