Peg

Diminutive of Margaret, Greek
"pearl"

Peg Origin and Meaning

The name Peg is a girl's name of English, Greek origin meaning "pearl".

Peg is a nostalgic turn-of-the-last-century nickname, sociable but slight. Like near-identical twin Peggy, Peg is in mothballs.

Famous People Named Peg

  • Margaret "Peg" Linton Phillips
    American actress
  • Margaret "Peg" Woffington
    Irish actress
  • Millicent Lilian "Peg" Entwistle
    Anglo,Welsh actress
  • Margaret Ann "Peg" Kehret
    American children's author
  • Margaret Frances “Peg” Lynch
    American actress

Peg in Pop Culture

  • Margaret 'Peg' O'Connell
    main character in play/film "Peg O' My Heart"
  • Margaret "Peg" Wanker Bundy
    character from "Married with Children"
  • Peg Pete
    character on Disney's "Goof Troop"
  • Peg Dingle
    character on British soap "Emmerdale"
  • Peg
    Declan's nickname for Peggy from "Mysterious Ways"
  • "Peg + Cat
    " TV series on PBS
  • "Peg
    " song by Steely Dan
  • Peg
    nickname for Peggy or Pegasus

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