I’m brainstorming on possible ways to honor a [name]Peggy[/name] without using any of the “marge” names.
Does [name]Marigold[/name] or [name]Magnolia[/name] work as a sort-of [name]Margaret[/name] variation that might not conjure [name]Marge[/name] for your hub? I think cause they’re nature names they give you a solid image of flowers instead of reminding you of Maggies or [name]Marys[/name] you know. At least that’s how they hit me. And I really love both!
[name]Peggy[/name]= [name]Megan[/name], [name]Paige[/name], [name]Aggie[/name] names
[name]Jean[/name]= [name]June[/name], [name]Joan[/name], [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name] [name]Jane[/name] nn [name]Aggie[/name] [name]Jean[/name] feels very vintage in a modern way to me.
[name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Jean[/name] is adorable!
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[name]Pelagia[/name] has some of the same sounds… A bit dramatic maybe.
I love [name]Jehanne[/name].
[name]Pansy[/name], [name]Poppy[/name], [name]Penny[/name]…
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[name]Pearl[/name] [name]Jeannine[/name], since [name]Peggy[/name] is a short for of [name]Margaret[/name] ([name]Pearl[/name])
I know a [name]Patricia[/name] who goes by [name]Peggy[/name]. I know it’s dated, but just a thought!
I also like the idea of [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Jane[/name] with the nn [name]Meg[/name]. Some other names that could get you to [name]Meg[/name] are [name]Magdalene[/name]/a and Megara (hercules association!)
My mother’s name is [name]Margret[/name], and I’ve tried to think of ways of honoring her too. I like [name]Greta[/name], which is a version of [name]Margaret[/name]. I think [name]Greta[/name] [name]Jane[/name] is adorable.
The first thing that came to mind was [name]Peregrine[/name].
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I love [name]Magda[/name]!! I would use [name]Magda[/name] [name]Jean[/name]. It is sweet but exotic all at once! It has this mysterious/sophisticated side and would totally suit a baby which is a rare thing imo!
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[name]One[/name] fact that might open up your thinking: my friend informed me that in Jewish tradition, you just need to use the first letter of the name of the person you are honoring, which gives you a lot more options. [name]Phoebe[/name] [name]Jane[/name] has the same initials and rhythm…or countless other options?
[name]Penelope[/name] perhaps? It’s a bit of a stretch but a [name]Penelope[/name] could be a [name]Peggy[/name] so [name]Penelope[/name] could honor a [name]Peggy[/name]? I aloso love the idea of a [name]Pearl[/name], [name]Greta[/name], [name]Magdalena[/name], or [name]Magnolia[/name]. What about [name]Daisy[/name]? It’s also a terditional nn for [name]Margaret[/name]. Or [name]Gretchen[/name] perhaps?
Would using [name]Jean[/name] as the middle name be enough? I like [name]Jean[/name] as a middle with many longer girls’ names; it’s strong, sweet and old-fashioned. You could also, as willa_cather suggests, use a P name as the first to give you the P.J. initials. Using a honoring name you love probably trumps doubling up the sibling initial letters, as in [name]Peregrine[/name] and P_____, which I’d normally try to avoid.
[name]Petra[/name]
[name]Portia[/name]
[name]Primula[/name]
[name]Paula[/name]/[name]Paulina[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name]
[name]Philippa[/name] (using a Ph-name, like [name]Philomena[/name], [name]Phoebe[/name] or [name]Philippa[/name], would eliminate the same sound from the two youngest siblings’ names. However, I know you don’t care for [name]Philip[/name], and with [name]Philippa[/name], you’d have to worry about NOT having [name]Pippin[/name] and [name]Pippa[/name]! :))
[name]Priscilla[/name]
[name]Primrose[/name]
I saved the best for last, though. Knock your husband’s socks off with one fell, five-syllable blow, why don’t you, and suggest Polyhymnia? It’s one of those over-the-top names that I do genuinely like. I think I’m falling in love with Polyhymnia [name]Jean[/name]. [name]Polly[/name] is a handy nickname that has lovely associations in its own right (“The Magician’s Nephew”), and [name]Polly[/name] [name]Jean[/name] is very sweet and scarcely a stretch at all in honoring [name]Peggy[/name] [name]Jean[/name]. I love the long form from [name]Madeleine[/name] L’Engle’s books (though, if you haven’t read them, it’s only fair to warn you that Polyhymnia O’[name]Keefe[/name] hates her name and will only answer to Poly.)
Polyhymnia even has a subtle connection to [name]Peregrine[/name], if you’ve read “Gone-Away [name]Lake[/name],” by [name]Elizabeth[/name] Enright. An elderly brother and sister whom the protagonists meet describe their own and their siblings’ names as “heavily embroidered”: Minnehaha [name]Augusta[/name],
Pindar [name]Peregrine[/name], [name]Persephone[/name], Polyhymnia and [name]Alexander[/name] [name]Manfred[/name] [name]Lionel[/name]–nicknamed [name]Min[/name], Pin, Persy, [name]Polly[/name] and [name]Lex[/name]. Is that delicious or what?
Best wishes!
Oh–P.S.–bonus points for [name]Marigold[/name]: you know you could always nickname her [name]Merry[/name]! Haha!
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What about something like “[name]Penelope[/name] G----” and possibly call her [name]Peggy[/name]?
Forms of [name]Peggy[/name]/[name]Margaret[/name] - [name]Marjorie[/name], [name]Margery[/name], [name]Marguerite[/name], [name]Margaretha[/name], [name]Margarida[/name], Magalie, [name]Margaux[/name], [name]Mairead[/name], [name]Mared[/name], [name]Megan[/name].
Nicknames/derivations of [name]Peggy[/name]/[name]Margaret[/name] - [name]Rita[/name], [name]Greta[/name], [name]Metta[/name], [name]Marit[/name], [name]Mamie[/name], [name]Maisie[/name].
Similar sounds: Megara, [name]Megumi[/name], Mega, Megami, Megania?
[name]Daisy[/name] is a another traditional short form of [name]Margaret[/name] (because in most languages, the flower and the name are the same word).
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It’s an elaboration of [name]Megan[/name], like [name]Delphine[/name]/[name]Delphinia[/name] or [name]Morgan[/name]/Morgania. There’s also Mégane (meh-[name]GAN[/name]), Megana and Meganne.
Immune to name shock? Aw, what fun is that? I didn’t really figure you could use Polyhymnia in real life, but I just had to suggest it, it seemed to have so much going for it. And Polyhymnia is so much fun to say! The meaning doesn’t bother me–Many Songs Girl sounds kind of like an American [name]Indian[/name] name, doesn’t it, like Sacagawea ([name]Bird[/name] Girl)?–in fact, I think it’s rather delightful; but I can see what you mean about the siblings laughing at it.
Looks like you have some good suggestions to mull over…I’ll see if I can find anything else that might give you the nickname [name]Meg[/name].
Best wishes!