Meggie
Meggie proper noun: a diminutive of the female given name Margaret.
Proper noun
Meggie
- A diminutive of the female given name Margaret.
- I teleported home one night
With Ron and Sid and Meg.
Ron stole Meggie’s heart away
And I got Sidney's leg.1980 October, Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, London: Pan Books, →ISBN, page 170
- I teleported home one night
- A diminutive of the female given name Megan (and variant spellings).
- "Meggie...It hasn't got enough dignity, it doesn't suit you a bit. I'd rather you were called something like Belinda or Madeline, but if Meggie's the best you've got to offer, I'll go for it. What's the Meggie stand for - Margaret?"
"No, Meghann."1977, Colleen McCullough, The Thorn Birds, Gramercy Books, published 1998, →ISBN, page 290
- "Meggie...It hasn't got enough dignity, it doesn't suit you a bit. I'd rather you were called something like Belinda or Madeline, but if Meggie's the best you've got to offer, I'll go for it. What's the Meggie stand for - Margaret?"
Origin of Meggie
From Meg + -ie.
Questions about Meggie
- What does Meggie mean?
- Meggie means a diminutive of the female given name Margaret.
- What part of speech is Meggie?
- Meggie is a proper noun.
Words near Meggie in the dictionary
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