Marjorie

English

Etymology

Variant of Margery, a medieval vernacular form of Margaret.

Proper noun

Marjorie

1. 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

From English Marjorie.

Proper noun

Marjorie

1. 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

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Marjorie.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾd͡ʒoɾi/ [ˌmaɾ.d͡ʒoˈɾɪ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈmaɾdjoɾi/ [ˌmaɾ.d̪joˈɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -aɾd͡ʒoɾi, (no yod coalescence) -aɾdjoɾi
• Syllabification: Mar‧jo‧rie

Proper noun

Márjoríe (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜇᜒ)

1. a female given name from English