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in reply to a message by Mageen
I've not heard "Mageen" as a first name or nickname, but I believe it's an Irish diminutive of Margaret (Scots equivalent Maggie).
I'm basing this on the name "Pegeen", the central female figure in Synge's Irish play "The Playboy of the Western World". Pegeen is apparently an endearing nickname equivalent to "Peggie". Both Maggie and Peggy are nicknames for "Margaret", so I'd hazard that the derivation of "Mageen" is as above. Works for me...
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I'm basing this on the name "Pegeen", the central female figure in Synge's Irish play "The Playboy of the Western World". Pegeen is apparently an endearing nickname equivalent to "Peggie". Both Maggie and Peggy are nicknames for "Margaret", so I'd hazard that the derivation of "Mageen" is as above. Works for me...
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