Marjorie
English
Etymology
Variant of Margery, a medieval vernacular form of Margaret.
Proper noun
Marjorie
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- 1869, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Marjorie Daw, section IV:
- The daughter is called Marjorie--Marjorie Daw. Sounds odd at first, doesn't it? But after you say it over to yourself half a dozen times, you like it. There's a pleasing quaintness to it, something prim and violet-like. Must be a nice sort of girl to be called Marjorie Daw.
- 2025 May 8, Veronica Stracqualursi and Sarah Ferris, “House passes GOP-led bill to rename Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America”, in CNN[1]:
- Sponsored by Trump ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and backed by House GOP leadership, the bill would require federal agencies to update all maps and documents with the name Gulf of America.
Cebuano
Etymology
Proper noun
Marjorie
- a female given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Marjorie.
French
Etymology
Variant of Marguerite. From English Marjorie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maʁ.ʒɔ.ʁi/
Proper noun
Marjorie f
- a female given name from Ancient Greek
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English Marjorie.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmaɾd͡ʒoɾi/ [ˌmaɾ.d͡ʒoˈɾɪ]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈmaɾdjoɾi/ [ˌmaɾ.d̪joˈɾɪ]
- Rhymes: -aɾd͡ʒoɾi, (no palatal assimilation) -aɾdjoɾi
- Syllabification: Mar‧jo‧rie
Proper noun
Márjoríe (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜇᜒ)
- a female given name from English