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Margene
How to Pronounce Margene
Pronounced mar-JEEN /mɑrˈdʒiːn/Medium
Meaning: Margene knits together Margaret, or its short form Marge, with the -gene sound of Jean. Margaret comes from Greek for 'pearl' and Jean from Hebrew for 'God is gracious.' A mid-century American blend, Margene draws its meaning chiefly from its Margaret parent.Low
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History & Origin
Margene is a coined blend that fuses Margaret, or its nickname Marge, with the -gene sound of Jean. Margaret descends from Greek margarites, 'pearl,' and Jean from Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious' — Margene leans on the Margaret side for its meaning. Such fused names were fashionable in mid-twentieth-century America, when parents liked to combine two familiar favorites.
Unusually for its neighbors, Margene crested a little later, around 1951, and stayed uncommon, borne by roughly seventeen hundred girls before fading by the late 1970s. A Margene named at the peak is now in her seventies, a grandmother-era name. It has not revived and reads as a mid-century American blend.
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What does the name Margene mean?
Margene blends Margaret (Greek 'pearl') with the sound of Jean; it draws its meaning mainly from Margaret.
How do you pronounce Margene?
It's said mar-JEEN /mɑrˈdʒiːn/ — two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Margene a boy or girl name?
Margene is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Margene?
Margene was an uncommon mid-century blend name that crested in the early nineteen-fifties and has been rare since.