"Maggie" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmæɡi/
Rhymes: -æɡi Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Maggie
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Margaret. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): 瑪吉 (Chinese Mandarin), 玛吉 (Mǎjí) (Chinese Mandarin), Grete (Danish), Grethe (Danish), Merete (Danish), Meta (Danish), Mette (Danish), Greet [feminine] (Dutch), Greetje [neuter] (Dutch), Griet [feminine] (Dutch), Reeta (Finnish), Reetta (Finnish), Maguy (French), Margot [feminine] (French), Margarida [feminine] (Galician), Marga [feminine] (Galician), Gretel [feminine, neuter] (German), Greta [feminine] (German), Gretchen [neuter] (German), Grete [feminine] (German), Meta [feminine] (German), Gitta (Hungarian), Gréta (Hungarian), Gréta [feminine] (Icelandic), Rita [feminine] (Italian), Greta [feminine] (Italian), マギー (Magī) (Japanese), 매기 (Maegi) (Korean), Greet (Limburgish), Greta [feminine] (Lithuanian), Grete [feminine] (Norwegian), Grethe [feminine] (Norwegian), Meta [feminine] (Norwegian), Mette [feminine] (Norwegian), Gosia [feminine] (Polish), Małgosia [feminine] (Polish), Marzena [feminine] (Polish), Rita [feminine] (Spanish), Greta (Swedish), Märta (Swedish), Meta (Swedish), Mared [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Maggie-en-name-k0cwtt-y Disambiguation of 'female given name': 97 3
  2. (informal) Margaret Thatcher, former British prime minister. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Individuals, Margaret Thatcher, Nicknames of individuals
    Sense id: en-Maggie-en-name-pGAl6zlg Disambiguation of Individuals: 15 85 Disambiguation of Margaret Thatcher: 15 85 Disambiguation of Nicknames of individuals: 44 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 81

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      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Meta"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Mette"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gosia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Małgosia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Marzena"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Rita"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Greta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Märta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Meta"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Mared"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Maggie"
}

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