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Meg (F)>

Meg (female)

Variants:Greta (F) Madge (F) Mag (F) Meggy (F) Peg (F)
Pet Name(s):Meggie (F)
Pet Name for:Margaret (F)
Derivative(s):Meagan (F) Meaghan (F) Megan (F) Meghan (F) Megs (F) Peig (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English and Scottish pet name for Margaret [q.v.], from Greek or Persian "pearl".

The Welsh name Megan and its spelling variants were probably derived from Meg.