Re: The name Peg
in reply to a message by Ian
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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The name Peg  ·  Ian  ·  8/20/2003, 3:29 AM
Re: The name Peg  ·  Caprice  ·  8/20/2003, 1:44 PM
Re: The name Peg  ·  Dick  ·  3/11/2004, 2:25 PM