MARJORIE

Meaning

Marjorie is a Scottish form connected to Margaret, and the deeper etymology of Margaret is from Greek for “pearl.” In the 19th-century name books you provided, Marjorie is explicitly glossed as Scottish and linked with Margaret; one source also notes the English equivalent as Margery. The name later became popular as a given name in its own right, not just as a diminutive.

Origin

Fun fact

One excerpt says Marjorie was an old Scottish form and that Bruce’s daughter was called Marjorie, with later pet forms like Maisie and Mysie coming from it.