Meggie
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Meggie
- A diminutive of the female given name Margaret.
- 1980 October, Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, London: Pan Books, →ISBN, page 170:
- I teleported home one night
With Ron and Sid and Meg.
Ron stole Meggie’s heart away
And I got Sidney's leg.
- A diminutive of the female given name Megan (and variant spellings).
- 1977, Colleen McCullough, The Thorn Birds, Gramercy Books, published 1998, →ISBN, page 290:
- "Meggie...It hasn't got enough dignity, it doesn't suit you a bit. I'd rather you were called something like Belinda or Madeline, but if Meggie's the best you've got to offer, I'll go for it. What's the Meggie stand for - Margaret?"
"No, Meghann."