Margery is a female

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

derived from

Margaret Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Iranian languages, Old Iranian. It has been an English language, English name since the 11th century, and remained popular thro ...

, which can also be spelled as

Marjorie Marjorie is a female given name derived from Margaret (name), Margaret, which means pearl. It can also be spelled as Margery (name), Margery, Marjory or Margaery. Marjorie is a medieval variant of Margery, influenced by the name of the herb marjor ...

, Margaery or

Marjory Marjory is a female given name, a variant spelling of Margery or Marjorie Marjorie is a female given name derived from Margaret (name), Margaret, which means pearl. It can also be spelled as Margery (name), Margery, Marjory or Margaery. Marjorie ...

. From the

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, the Middle English forms of Margaret equally derive from the Greek for pearl. Margery, Marjorie and Marjory in the 14th century became a medieval softened translation of French and Church Latin versions of Margaret. After the Middle Ages this name was rare, but it was revived at the end of the 19th century. Short forms of the name include

Marge Marge is a feminine given name, a shortened form of Marjorie, Margot or Margaret. Notable Marges include: People * Marge (cartoonist) (1904–1993), pen name of Marjorie Henderson Buell, American cartoonist * Marge Anderson (1932–2013), Ojibwe ...

and

Margie Margie is a feminine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of the related names Margaret, Marjorie, or Margarita, all of which mean "pearl". Margie may refer to: People * Margie Abbott (born 1958), Australian businesswoman * Margie Ac ...

Middle Ages and Renaissance (Tudor) period

Margery Arnold Margery Arnold (''fl.'' mid 14th century) was an English landowner associated with the estate known as Armholt Wood, later known as Arnolds and then Arno's, and which became the modern Arnos Grove. She is mentioned in the feet of fines (records of ...

(fl. mid 14th century), English landowner * Margery Baxter, early English church disempowerment activist (Lollard), sentenced to Sunday floggings in 1429 *

Margery Brews Margery Paston (née Brews or Brewes; died 1495) was an English gentlewoman. She is credited with authoring the first known Valentine love letters in 1477 to her betrothed and future husband John Paston III, which survives in the ''Paston Letters' ...

(d.1495), English love letter writer *

Margery Byset Margery Byset (Bisset, Bissett; also Marjery, Margaret, Marie) was an Irish noblewoman belonging to the Bissett family whose marriage to John Mór Tanister MacDonnell in 1399 laid the basis for the Clan Donald claim to the Glens of Antrim, the ...

or Margaret/Margery Bissett and variations, turn of 15th century protagonist of the noble Bissett family of Ireland * Margery de Burgh, 13th century Norman-Irish noblewoman *

Margery Golding Margery Golding, Countess of Oxford (c. 1526 – 2 December 1568) was the second wife of John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford, the mother of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, and the half-sister of Arthur Golding, the English translator. Early ...

, or Margaret, Countess of Oxford, verbally Lady de Vere, wife of

John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford (1516 – 3 August 1562) was born to John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford, and Elizabeth Trussell, daughter of Edward Trussell. He was styled Lord Bolebec 1526 to 1540 before he succeeded to his father's title. ...

* Margery of Hedsor, early 14th century redeemed wayward nun of

Burnham Abbey Burnham Abbey was a house of Canons regular#Canons Regular of Saint Augustine, Augustinian canonesses regular near Burnham, Buckinghamshire, Burnham in Buckinghamshire, England. It was founded in 1266 by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall. The abbey ...

Margery Jourdemayne Margery Jourdemayne, "the Witch of Eye Next Westminster" (before 1415 – 27 October 1441) was an English people, English woman who was accused of "false belief and witchcraft". She was probably sentenced by a church court; no record survive ...

, "the Witch of Eye", executed in 1441 in England *

Margery Kempe Margery Kempe ( – after 1438) was an English Catholic mystic, known for writing through dictation '' The Book of Margery Kempe'', a work considered by some to be the first autobiography in the English language. Her book chronicles her domes ...

, early 15th century English Christian mystic, known for writing what is considered to be the first autobiography in the English language *

Margery Wentworth Margery Wentworth, also known as Margaret Wentworth, and as both Lady Seymour and Dame Margery Seymour (c. 1478 – 18 October 1550), was the wife of Sir John Seymour and the mother of Queen Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII of E ...

, later Lady Margaret Seymour, courtier, grandmother to

Edward VI of England Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and King of Ireland, Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine. The only surviving son of Henry VIII by his thi ...

Post-Tudor era

Margery Allingham Margery Louise Allingham (20 May 1904 – 30 June 1966) was an English novelist from the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", and considered one of its four " Queens of Crime", alongside Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and Ngaio Marsh. All ...

, British murder mystery and crime fiction novelist *

Margery Anneberg Margery Channing Anneberg (1921–2003) was an American museum founder and museum director, curator, gallerist, goldsmith, and jeweler. She founded the Anneberg Gallery (1966–1981) in San Francisco, considered the first professional contemporary ...

(1966–1981), American museum founder, jeweler and gallerist *

Margery Beddingfield Margery Beddingfield (also known as Margaret Beddingfield) (1742–1763) was a British woman convicted and burnt for murder in 1763. Biography Daughter to farmer John Rowe and his wife, Margery was named after her mother and baptized on 29 June 1 ...

(1742–1763), British criminal *

Margery Beddow Margery Beddow (December 13, 1937 – January 3, 2010) was an American actress, dancer, director and choreographer. Early years In her early career, Beddow was a prima ballerina of the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo and a dancer with the M ...

, American actress, dancer, director and choreographer *

Margery Booth Margery Myers Strohm (''née'' Booth; 25 January 190611 April 1952), also known as Margery Kallus, was a British opera singer, who having married a German and emigrated to Germany, became a British spy during World War II, meeting Adolf Hitler an ...

, British-German opera singer; British spy * Margery Bronster, Attorney General of Hawaii *

Margery Corbett Ashby Dame Margery Irene Corbett Ashby, ( Corbett; 19 April 1882 – 15 May 1981) was a British suffragist, Liberal politician, feminist and internationalist. Background She was born at Danehill, East Sussex, the daughter of Charles Corbett, a ...

, British Liberal politician, feminist and internationalist * Margery Clinton, Scottish ceramics artist of reduction lustre glazes * Mina "Margery" Crandon, American 20th century physical medium and illusionist *

Margery Cuyler Margery Cuyler is an American children's book author. She has written many picture books, including That's Good! That's Bad! and the rest of its series. Cuyler grew up in Princeton, NJ. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1970. Besides wr ...

, American children's book author * Margery Deane, American author *

Margery Eagan Margery Eagan (born June 13, 1954) is a talk radio host and a frequent guest on CNN, American Broadcasting Company, ABC, Fox News, and the Imus in the Morning radio show. For many years she was a columnist for the ''Boston Herald''. Subjects of h ...

, American columnist with the ''Boston Herald'', talk radio host * Margery Edwards, Australian artist: spiritual abstract expressionist who worked with mixed media *

Margery Fish Margery Fish (née Townshend) (5 August 1892 – 24 March 1969) was an English gardener and gardening writer, who exercised a strong influence on the informal English cottage garden style of her period.

, English gardener and gardening writer, specialising in informal cottage gardens *

Margery Fisher Margery Lilian Edith Fisher (née Turner) 1913–1992 was a British literary critic and academic. She was internationally renowned for her influence in promoting the importance of good literature for children. This came about through her books, wo ...

, British literary critic and academic *

Margery Fry Sara Margery Fry (11 March 1874 – 21 April 1958) was a British prison reformer as well as one of the first women to become a magistrate. She was the secretary of the Howard League for Penal Reform and the principal of Somerville College, Oxf ...

, British prison reformer * Margery Gardner, actress; 1946 murder victim *

Margery Greenwood, Viscountess Greenwood Margery Greenwood, Viscountess Greenwood (''née'' Spencer; 20 December 1886 – 24 April 1968), known as Margo Greenwood, was a British aristocrat and the wife of Hamar Greenwood, 1st Viscount Greenwood. Very politically active, she was known ...

(née Spencer), British aristocrat * Margery Hinton, British Olympic swimming medalist *

Margery Mason Margery Eileen Mason (27 September 1913 – 26 January 2014) was a British actress and director. She was the artistic director of The Repertory Theatre in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland in the 1960s. Career Mason played Sarah Steven ...

, English actress and director * Margery Maude, English actress * Margery Manners, British variety performer *

Margery Palmer McCulloch Margery Greenshields Palmer McCulloch (1935 – 29 October 2019) was a Scottish literary scholar, author and co-editor of the ''Scottish Literary Review''. Education and academia Dr. Margery Palmer (she became McCulloch upon marrying in 1959) ...

, Scottish literary scholar, author and critic * Dame

Margery Perham Dame Margery Freda Perham (6 September 1895 – 19 February 1982) was a British historian of, and writer on, African affairs.The Times, 22 February 1982, page 10. She was known especially for the intellectual force of her arguments in favour of B ...

, British historian of, and writer on, African affairs * Margery Ruth Morgenstern Krueger, real name of Jayge Carr, American science fiction and fantasy author *

Margery Sharp Clara Margery Melita Sharp (25 January 1905 – 14 March 1991) was an English writer of 25 novels for adults, 14 children's novels, four plays, two mysteries, and numerous short stories. Her best-known work is ''The Rescuers'' series about a h ...

, English writer, author of ''The Rescuers'' and sequel adapted by Disney *

Margery Saunders Marjorie Saunders (1916–1983) was a British film editor. Selected filmography * ''Brief Encounter'' (1945, associate editor) * ''They Made Me a Fugitive'' (1947) * '' The First Gentleman'' (1948) * ''For Them That Trespass'' (1949) * '' One W ...

, British film editor *

Margery Ward Margery Ward (July 18, 1942 – January 22, 1993) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. She served as a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 until her death in 1993. Background Ward grew up in Bass River, N ...

, NDP politician in Ontario *

Margery Williams Margery Williams Bianco (22 July 1881 – 4 September 1944) was an English-American author, primarily of popular children's books. A professional writer since the age of nineteen, she achieved lasting fame at forty-one with the 1922 publication ...

(Bianco), children's author *

Margery Wilson Margery Wilson (born Sara Barker Strayer; October 31, 1896 – January 21, 1986) was an American actress, writer, and silent movie director. She appeared in 51 films between 1914 and 1939. Early life and education Wilson was born in Gracey, Ken ...

, American actress and silent movie director * Margery Wren (1850–1930), English murder victim

Middle Ages and Renaissance (Tudor) period

Post-Tudor era

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