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Margery

MAR-jer-ee

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Medieval English spelling of Margaret, from Greek 'margarites' (pearl). Popularized by Saint Margery Kempe, a 15th-century mystic, this name carries spiritual depth.”

Popularity Over Time

Margery US popularity rank over timeRank 16373 in 2001 to rank 279 in 1921. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#279#8326#163731900192019401960198020002022

Margery is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GreekOld English

Syllables

3

Nicknames

MargieMargeGery

Style

VintageClassicLiteraryRomanticTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Margery Kempe (medieval mystic)
  • Margery Allingham (mystery author)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Royal Names → Vintage Revival →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Primarily English with some European variations

People Also Ask

Medieval English spelling of Margaret, from Greek 'margarites' (pearl). Popularized by Saint Margery Kempe, a 15th-century mystic, this name carries spiritual depth.

Margery is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Margery include Margie, Marge, Gery.

Names that pair beautifully with Margery include Rosalind, Isadora, Ottoline, Roscoe, Cormac.