Margery

[ mahr-juh-ree ]

/ ˈmɑr dʒə ri /

a female given name, form of Margaret.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 10

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Margery, with unruffled New Orleans charm, took it as a matter of course that everyone who turned up would need feeding.
I Sat on Elizabeth Taylor's Knee|John Barry|March 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Diet may be a key piece of this, says Dr. Margery Gass, the executive director of the North American Menopause Society.
A Link Between Hot Flashes and Breast Cancer?|Pat Wingert|February 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Margery was putting them into a horribly awkward position—there was no doubt about that.
The Hickory Limb|Parker Fillmore
But Margery, under whose faultlessly-fitting jacket beat the tenderest and most considerate of hearts, was moved.
The Transgression of Andrew Vane|Guy Wetmore Carryl

Margery talked as she conveyed her mistress back to bed, and remained talking after she was in it.
The Shadow of Ashlydyat|Mrs. Henry Wood
"I should not be here had not Tommy and Hazel dragged me out," declared Margery.
The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas|Janet Aldridge
Margery is not a lazy girl—I would not own her for my niece if she was.
The House That Grew|Mrs. Molesworth