Meaning: Its source is Margaret, an English name meaning "Pearl."

Nicknames: Marge, Margey, Margie and Margy

Alternative Spellings: Margorie

Popularity: The name Margery ranked 823rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.

Narrative: English speakers of the Middle Ages would have found Margery a more familiar name even than its source, Margaret.

Some speculate the newer (and now more popular) spelling Marjorie arose from its sound-alike similarity to marjoram, the name of an aromatic herb. The obscure origins of that term are entirely separate from those of Margaret.