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Marjorie
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English
Etymology
Variant of en Margery, a medieval vernacular form of en Margaret.
Proper noun
en female Ancient Greek.
en 1869 w:Thomas Bailey Aldrich s:Marjorie Daw IV The daughter is called Marjorie--Marjorie Daw. Sounds odd at first, doesn't it? But after you say it over to yourself half a dozen times, you like it. There's a pleasing quaintness to it, something prim and violet-like. Must be a nice sort of girl to be called Marjorie Daw.
en Veronica Stracqualursi and Sarah Ferris House passes GOP-led bill to rename Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/politics/gulf-of-america-bill-house 2025-05-08 Sponsored by Trump ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and backed by House GOP leadership, the bill would require federal agencies to update all maps and documents with the name Gulf of America. https://web.archive.org/web/20260607125040/https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/politics/gulf-of-america-bill-house 7 June 2026
Derived terms
MTG
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :der en:Marjorie + 1
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb female English < Ancient Greek
Quotations
ceb
French
Etymology
Variant of fr Marguerite. From fr en Marjorie.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
fr female Ancient Greek
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor en:Marjorie + 1
Pronunciation
Márjori Mar.jo.rie
Proper noun
Márjoríe Marjori
tl female English