"Peg" meaning in All languages combined

See Peg on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /pɛɡ/ Audio: En-au-Peg.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛɡ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Peg
  1. A female given name.
    Diminutive of Margaret.
    Tags: diminutive, form-of Form of: Margaret
    Sense id: en-Peg-en-name-rM3Z2Ent Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English diminutives of female given names Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 49 49 2
  2. A female given name.
    Clipping of Peggy.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: Peggy
    Sense id: en-Peg-en-name-FGA0SLfN Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English diminutives of female given names Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 49 49 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

IPA: /pɛɡ/ Audio: En-au-Peg.ogg Forms: 'Peg [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛɡ Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Peg
  1. (Canada, slang) Clipping of Winnipeg (city), usually preceded by "the". Tags: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Alternative form of: Winnipeg (extra: (city), usually preceded by "the")
    Sense id: en-Peg-en-name-tmrEviPU Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 33 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 30 30 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 26 48 Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 18 18 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [Translingual]

Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun}} Peg
  1. (astronomy) Abbreviation of Pegasi (“Pegasus”, genitive) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Pegasi (extra: “Pegasus”, genitive)

Proper name [Yola]

IPA: /pɛɡ/
Etymology: A diminutive of Margraate. Head templates: {{head|yol|proper noun}} Peg
  1. a female given name
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