Peg as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Peg

What is the meaning of the name Peg ?

The baby name Peg is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /pɛɡ/ ("peg", rhymes with "leg").

Peg is in Origin.

Peg is an English diminutive of Margaret, formed through the medieval pattern that turned Meg into Peg (and Meggie into Peggy) by playful consonant shift. Margaret ultimately derives from Greek Margarites, “pearl,” passing through Latin Margarita and Old French Marguerite before settling in Middle English. As with Polly from Molly or Bob from Rob, Peg exemplifies rhyming nickname formation in early modern England.

In use as a familiar name since at least the 16th century, Peg later stood on its own in Britain and North America, enjoying periodic spurts of popularity and a sturdy, vintage feel. Meaning “pearl,” it implies rarity and luster. Close variants and related forms include Peggy, Peggie, and the wider Margaret family: Meg, Maggie, Maisie, Megan, Margot, Greta, Gretchen, Rita, Daisy, and cognates such as Irish Mairéad/Mairead, Scottish Màiri, and French Marguerite.