Margery as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Margery

What is the meaning of the name Margery ?

The baby name Margery is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced MAR-jə-ree (IPA: /ˈmɑːrdʒəri/ or /ˈmɑrdʒəri/).

Margery is English in Origin.

Margery is the medieval English vernacular form of Margaret, ultimately from Greek margarites, "pearl," via Latin Margarita and French forms. Brought to Britain with the Normans and reinforced by the cults of St. Margaret, it became a familiar given name in Middle English records and literature.

Use peaked in late medieval England, famously borne by the visionary writer Margery Kempe, and resurfaced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the spelling Marjorie (influenced by the herb marjoram) often eclipsed it. Variants include Marjorie, Marjory, Marjery, and Margerie; related international forms are Margaret, Marguerite (French), Margarita (Spanish), Margherita (Italian), and Mairead/Máiréad (Gaelic). Diminutives and nicknames include Marge, Margie, Madge, Meg, and Maggie. Across its forms, the enduring meaning remains "pearl," symbolizing purity and rarity.