Peggy
Meaning: Its source is margaron, a Greek name meaning "Pearl."
Languages: This girl's name is used in English.
Nickname For: Margaret
Nicknames: Peg
Alternative Spellings: Peggie
Popularity: The name Peggy ranked 101st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name makes a strong showing in state popularity data of the 1960s, but makes few (if any) appearances on lists compiled after that period.
Narrative: This name came into use among English speakers by way of Latin (as Margarita) and Old French (as Marguerite). It has been closely identified with Scotland, to the point that one commentator has pronounced it ''the national Scottish female name.''
However, in the late 20th century it has been most prominently borne by Englishwoman Margaret Thatcher, the United Kingdom's first female Prime Minister.
Arts and Music
- Peggy Glanville-Hicks
American composer and music critic.
- Wrote the ballet A Season in Hell (see list of Composers of the 20th Century)
- Peggy Lee (born 1920)
American singer. Original name: Norma Egstrom.
- 1969 Grammy winner for best female vocal performance, for ''''Is That All There Is?'''' (see list of Grammy winners for Best Vocal Performance)
- ''Peggy O'Neil''
- Words and music by Harry Pease, Edward G. Nelson and Gilbert Dodge (see list of Names in Song titles)
- ''Peggy Sue''
- A 1957 hit recorded by Buddy Holly (see list of Names in Song titles)
Miscellaneous
- Peggy Charren
American activist who campaigned for the Children's Television Act.
- 1995 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
- Peggy Cooper
- 1971 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
- Peggy Fleming (born 1948)
American figure skater.
- Former Girl Scout (see list of Former Girl Scouts)
- Peggy Lynn (born 1964)
- Twin daughter of Loretta Lynn and Oliver "Mooney" Lynn (see list of Famous Twins and Triplets)
Sports
- Peggy Fleming (born 1948)
American figure skater.
- 1968 Olympic gold medal winner for Figure Skating (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Figure Skating)
- 1966-68 World Figure Skating champion (see list of World Figure Skating Champions)
- 1964-68 U. S. Figure Skating champion (see list of United States Figure Skating Champions)
- 1968 Associated Press Athlete of the Year (see list of Associated Press Athletes of the Year)
Stage and Screen
- Peggy Ashcroft (born 1907)
English actress.
- 1984 Academy Award winner for her performance in A Passage to India (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actress)
- Peggy Ann Garner (born 1931, died 1984)
American actress.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Peggy Lee (born 1920)
American singer. Original name: Norma Egstrom.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Peggy Lipton (born 1947)
American actress.
- Portrayed Norma Jennings (see list of Actors on ''Twin Peaks'')
- Peggy Moody
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''All My Children'''' (see list of Characters on ''All My Children'')
- Peggy Pope
- Portrayed Mrs. David from 1979-81 (see list of Actors on ''Soap'')
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Pegasus
- Peggy Sue
- Pegs
- Piggy
- Peg-o-leg
Associations:
Inspired by the game cribbage, ''peg it'' and ''peg out'' are slang terms for dying.
Name: Peggy
List:
- Peggy on Google
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