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'Maggot' as in 'grub' wasn't in use until after the 1450s (it's late 1400s at the earliest) so it wouldn't have been a problem. -ot was a really common diminutive ending in the time period, so it's just "little Mag" essentially - ultimately a shortening of Margaret.

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