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Peggy

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpɛɡi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: PEGI
  • homophone: peggy
  • rhymes with -ɛɡi
  • CMU ARPABET: P EH1 G IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A diminutive of the female given name Margaret, also used as a formal given name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

Placeholder name for the party that supplies a proof.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any of several small warblers, the whitethroat, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The petty officers' mess steward.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, slang

Topics: government, military, naval, navy, politics, war

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History

Etymology

Alteration of Maggie, from Margaret.

From the name Peggy.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Irish: Peige — diminutive of Margaret
Real reading context

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