Marjorie - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Marjorie \m(a)-rjo-rie, mar-jorie\ is pronounced MAR-jor-ee. It is of English origin. Variant of the French Margery, from Margaret (Greek) "pearl". Brought to England in the 12th century as Margery, and used steadily until a late 19th-century revival. Literary: The name was made famous by Herman Wouk's "Marjorie Morningstar". See also Marjo.

Marjorie has 19 variant forms: Marcharie, Marge, Margeree, Margery, Margerie, Margery, Margey, Margi, Margie, Margy, Marja, Marje, Marjerie, Marjery, Marji, Marjie, Marjorey, Marjory and Marjy.

For more information, see also the related name Maisie.

Baby names that sound like Marjorie are Marjori, Margerita, Margeret and Margerey.

Marjorie is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Marjorie. Click here to compare Marjorie with related baby names.