Meaning: Its source is Margaret, an English name meaning "Pearl."
Languages: This girl's name is used in English.
Alternative Spellings: Marjory
Non-English Forms: Marsali
Popularity: The name Marjorie ranked 128th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
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.
Arts and Music
- Marjorie Buell (born 1904, died 1993)
American cartoonist.
- Little Lulu (see list of Cartoonists)
Leadership
- Marjorie Sewell Holt (born 1920)
American politician.
- Representative, R-Maryland, 1973-87 (see list of Women in the House of Representatives)
- Marjorie Margolies Mezvinsky (born 1942)
American politician.
- Representative, D-Pennsylvania, 1993-95 (see list of Women in the House of Representatives)
- Marjorie Scardino
- 10th Most Powerful Woman, CEO, Pearson (see list of 1998 Fortune 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business)
- 7th Most Powerful Woman, CEO Pearson (see list of 1999 Fortune 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business)
Miscellaneous
- Marjorie Crow
- 1972 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
- Marjorie Vincent
- 1991 Miss America, representing Illinois (see list of Miss America Winners)
Science and Philosophy
- Marjorie Faith Barnard (born 1897, died 1987)
Australian novelist and historian.
- Wrote A History of Australia (see list of Historians)
- Marjorie C. Caserio
American chemist.
- 1975 winner of the American Chemical Society''s Garvan Medal (see list of Chemists)
- Marjorie G. Horning
American chemist.
- 1977 winner of the American Chemical Society''s Garvan Medal (see list of Chemists)
- Marjorie J. Vold
American chemist.
- 1967 winner of the American Chemical Society''s Garvan Medal (see list of Chemists)
Sports
- Marjorie Gestring
American athlete.
- 1936 Olympic gold medal winner for Springboard Diving (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Springboard Diving)
- Marjorie Jackson
Australian athlete.
- 1952 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 100m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in the 100 Meter Sprint)
- 1952 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 200m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
- Marjorie Perry
Skier.
- Elected to the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 1988 (see list of Members of the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame)
Stage and Screen
- Marjorie Lord (born 1922)
American actress.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Lady Marjorie
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Rachel Gurney (see list of Characters on ''Upstairs, Downstairs'')
- Marjorie Rambeau (born 1889, died 1970)
American actress.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Marjorie Reyolds (born 1921)
American actress.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Marjorie Wood
Fictional character.
- Played by Barbara Bel Geddes (see list of Character from Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo)
The Literary World
- Marjorie Ashley
Fictional character.
- Character in The Story of Duciehurst by Mary N. Murfree (see list of Characters in Literature of the American South)
- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (born 1896, died 1953)
American novelist.
- 1939 Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction, for The Yearling (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
Teasing Nicknames:
- Large Marge
- Margarine
- Margin
- Parkay
- Marj, Marj, the big fat barge
- Marji, Parji, Puddin' and Pie, Kissed the Boys and Made them Cry
Name: Marjorie
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- Marjorie on Google
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