Meg

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Meg is a common diminutive form of the female given name Margaret, often used in English-speaking countries.


Statements (29)
Predicate Object
instanceOf female given name
hypocorism
culturalRegion Australia NERFINISHED
Canada NERFINISHED
New Zealand NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
etymologicallyDerivedFrom Margaret NERFINISHED
etymologicallyUltimatelyFrom Greek name Margarites
genderAssociation feminine
grammaticalCategory proper noun
hasGivenNameUsage yes
hasVariantSpelling Meggie NERFINISHED
isStandaloneGivenName yes
languageOfUse English
meaningOriginLanguage Greek
namePopularityCategory common nickname
nameType diminutive
register colloquial
relatedName Maggie NERFINISHED
Margaret NERFINISHED
Meggie NERFINISHED
Peggy NERFINISHED
semanticField personal name
shortFormOf Margaret NERFINISHED
typicalUsage familiar context
informal context
usedIn English-speaking countries
writingSystem Latin alphabet

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Margaret hasShortForm Meg
Margaret hasVariant Meg

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