The name Peg
How has Peg become a short form of the name Margaret?
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Margaret become Maggie, which become Meggie, which was shortened to Meg. Many people likes to rhyme nicknames (like Andy-Pandy), and so Peg was born. (Polly is usually a nn for Mary. Probably someone was called Molly-Polly or something like that.)
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Wow! I've always wondered about that. Now my sleepless nights can finally cease.Actually, anyone who read that post is dumber for having seen it, or something like that.Thank you,Bye-Bye
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