Margery
[mahr-juh-ree]
- a female given name, form of Margaret.
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Examples from the Web for margery
Contemporary Examples
Margery, with unruffled New Orleans charm, took it as a matter of course that everyone who turned up would need feeding.
Diet may be a key piece of this, says Dr. Margery Gass, the executive director of the North American Menopause Society.
Historical Examples
Lingen had taken Margery Dacre to himself, Lucy was with her husband.
Love and LucyMaurice Henry Hewlett
Lucy came down to breakfast, and the boys; but Margery Dacre did not appear.
Love and LucyMaurice Henry Hewlett
"He's very fascinating," said Margery Dacre, and Francis lifted his eyebrows.
Love and LucyMaurice Henry Hewlett
Margery Dacre and Lingen preferred retirement and their own company.
Love and LucyMaurice Henry Hewlett
There were four of us, my dad, my mother, my little sister Margery and myself.
The Spoilers of the ValleyRobert Watson
Word Origin and History for margery
Margery
fem. proper name, from Old French Margerie, related to Late Latin margarita "pearl" (see Margaret).
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