Where does “Margery” come from?

Margery is the English diminutive form of Margaret, which comes from Old French Marguerite, from Latin Margarīta, from Greek margarítēs meaning "pearl."

Ancestry of “Margery”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Margaret	—
2	Middle English	Margaret	—
3	Old French	Margaret	—
4	Latin	margarīta	—
5	Ancient Greek	μαργαρίτης	pearl; a type of Egyptian plant
6	Proto-Iranian	*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-	—

Words derived from “Margery”

Margaery

Every word from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita- →