Margie
pearl (English diminutive of Margaret, from Greek)
Margie is a english / other girl name in the Philippines. In the civil registry as of May 2021 it is number 92, with 62,529 records. It has 2 syllables.
Origin and meaning
pearl (English diminutive of Margaret, from Greek)
Margie is an English pet form of Margaret that gained widespread independent use in the United States and subsequently in the Philippines during the American colonial and postwar periods. It transitioned from an informal pet name into a standard, widely registered formal birth name among Filipino women.
Margie originated as an English diminutive of Margaret, which derives via Latin and Greek from an ancient root meaning 'pearl'. In the Philippines, it became widely adopted as a standalone given name during the 20th century.
Name character
In the Philippines
Very frequently registered as a complete legal name rather than a nickname; commonly paired in compounds such as Margie Rose or Margie Lyn, with familiar call names like Marg or Marge.
Related forms
- Margaret English
- Margarita Spanish
- Marguerite French
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Margie with common surname pairs
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Margie is the given name. The full name is Margie + mother's maiden surname + father's surname. Score a pair from a combination page or the homepage search.
Is Margie a common girl name in the Philippines?
In the civil registry as of May 2021, Margie is number 92, with 62,529 records. That is not the 2024 birth list, and it does not say the name is a better choice. How it sounds with both family surnames is a separate score.