The first name Marjorie

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About the first name Marjorie

Meaning

The name Marjorie is a medieval English form of Marguerite and means “pearl”.

Historical origin

The name Marjorie comes from Old French Margerie, from Latin Margarita.

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In Quebec, Marjorie appears notably in Anglophone, Irish, and Scottish families and in communities where several language traditions met.

Pronunciation:mar-jo-rimɑɹdʒɚɹi

Frequency of the first name Marjorie by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Marjorie by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name MarjorieLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marjorie in baptisms by year.201510501900192019401960198020001900–1904 2 baptisms1905–1909 2 baptisms1915–1919 2 baptisms1920–1924 6 baptisms1925–1929 2 baptisms1930–1934 2 baptisms1950–1954 2 baptisms1960–1964 4 baptisms1970–1974 4 baptisms1975–1979 4 baptisms1985–1989 8 baptisms1990–1994 14 baptisms1995–1999 4 baptisms2000–2004 2 baptisms

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