Meg

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: mĕg, IPA^(key): /mɛɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡ

Proper noun

Meg

1. A diminutive of the female given names Margaret and Megan.
   • 1818 John Keats: Meg Merrilies:

     Old Meg was brave as Margaret Queen,

     And tall as Amazon:

     An old red blanket cloak she wore,

     A chip-hat had she on.

   • 1985 E. L. Doctorow, World's Fair, Fawcett Crest 1986, →ISBN, page 208

     My mother thought Meg a sweet child, that's what she called her, a sweet child, although she was critical of her name.

     'What kind of name is that,' she said.

     'It's short for Margaret,' I said. 'But everyone calls her Meg.'

     'Well, that's no name for a girl, that's a scullery maid's name. I fault the mother.'

Anagrams

• EGM, EMG, GEM, Gem, gem