Details for the forename Margery

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Margery (female)


Variants:	Mairsile (F) Margaret (F) Margerie (F) Marjie (F) Marsaili (F)
Pet Name(s):	Madge (F) Marge (F) Margi (F) Margie (F) Marji (F) Marjie (F) May (F)
Can be spelt:	Marjorie (F) Marjory (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Private communication [AB]
Notes:	Medieval English variant of Margaret [q.v.], now more usually spelt Marjorie; Marjory is more popular in Scotland. A private correspondent [AB] suggests May as a pet name for Marjory, Margery, Marjorie and Molly. This occurs in some official records and it might be well to take it into consideration when searching.