Marjorie

Marjorie is a female given name derived from Margaret, which means pearl. It can also be spelled as Margery, Marjory or Margaery. Marjorie is a medieval variant of Margery, influenced by the name of the herb marjoram. It came into English from the Old French, from the Latin Margarita (pearl). After the Middle Ages this name was rare, but it was revived at the end of the 19th century.

Short forms of the name include Marge, Margie, Marj and Jorie.

People

Fictional characters

  • Marj Brasch, on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
  • the imaginary title character of "Marjorie Daw", a short story by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
  • Marjorie Dean, protagonist of a series of books for girls by Josephine Chase
  • Marjorie Lindon, a character in the 1919 British silent horror movie The Beetle
  • Marjorie Morgenstern, title character of Marjorie Morningstar, a 1955 novel by Herman Wouk and the 1958 film adaptation of the same name
  • Marge Simpson, from the TV series The Simpsons

Other

See also

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