Margie

/ˈmɑːrdʒi/ noun

Definition

A shortened, informal name for the drink margarine (though this usage is rare); more commonly, it's a female given name, short for Margaret.

Etymology

As a name, it comes from Margaret, which derives from Greek 'margarites' (pearl). The margarine drink reference is obscure and may be dialectal or slang from a specific region.

Kelly Says

Margaret was named after the pearl because pearls were considered the most valuable gems—so 'Margie' is basically a cute nickname meaning 'little pearl!'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማርጂ
mar-jee
ARالعربية
مارجى
mar-jee
BNবাংলা
মার্জি
mar-jee
CACatalà
Margie
mar-jee
CSČeština
Margie
mar-jee
DADansk
Margie
mar-jee
DEDeutsch
Margie
mar-jee
ELΕλληνικά
Μάρτζι
mar-jee
ESEspañol
Margie
mar-jee
FAفارسی
مارجی
mar-jee
FISuomi
Margie
mar-jee
FRFrançais
Margie
mar-jee
GUGU
મર્જી
mar-jee
HAHA
Margie
mar-jee
HEעברית
מרג'י
mar-jee
HIहिन्दी
मार्जी
mar-jee
HUMagyar
Margie
mar-jee
IDBahasa Indonesia
Margie
mar-jee
IGIG
Margie
mar-jee
ITItaliano
Margie
mar-jee
JA日本語
マーギー
maa-gii
KKKK
Марджи
mar-jee
KMKM
ម៉ារ៉ាជី
ma-ra-jee
KO한국어
마르지
mar-jee
MRMR
मार्जी
mar-jee
MSBahasa Melayu
Margie
mar-jee
MYမြန်မာ
မတ်ဂျီ
mat-jee
NLNederlands
Margie
mar-jee
NONorsk
Margie
mar-jee
PAPA
ਮਾਰਜੀ
mar-jee
PLPolski
Margie
mar-jee
PTPortuguês
Margie
mar-jee
RORomână
Margie
mar-jee
RUРусский
Марджи
mar-jee
SVSvenska
Margie
mar-jee
SWKiswahili
Margie
mar-jee
TAதமிழ்
மார்ஜி
mar-jee
TEతెలుగు
మార్జీ
mar-jee
THไทย
มาร์กี้
mar-kee
TLTL
Margie
mar-jee
TRTürkçe
Margie
mar-jee
UKУкраїнська
Марджі
mar-jee
URاردو
مارجی
mar-jee
VITiếng Việt
Margie
mar-jee
YOYO
Margie
mar-jee
ZH中文
玛吉
mǎ jì
ZUZU
umargie
oo-mar-jee

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