Pegeen as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pegeen

What is the meaning of the name Pegeen ?

The baby name Pegeen is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced puh-GEEN (IPA: /pəˈɡiːn/).

Pegeen is Irish in Origin.

Pegeen (Irish Peigin) is an Irish diminutive formed from Peig (Peg), the Irish/English pet form of Margaret. The affectionate suffix -ín becomes -een in Anglicized spelling, so Pegeen literally means “little Peg,” and by extension shares Margaret’s meaning of “pearl” (from Greek margarites).

Used chiefly in Ireland and within the Irish diaspora, the name found wider recognition through J. M. Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World (1907), whose spirited heroine is known as Pegeen Mike. It enjoyed modest early‑to‑mid 20th‑century use and is rare today, lending it a vintage, distinctly Irish flavor. Related forms and variants include Peigin (Irish spelling), Peig, Peg, Peggy, Margaret, Mairead, and Megan; diminutive or endearment forms such as Pegeen are often used domestically as well as given independently.

⚙ Pegeen is about as rare as a name gets. We hold just 3 recorded uses of it, from 3 countries.