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Peggyann
How to Pronounce Peggyann
Pronounced PEG-ee-an /ˈpɛg.iˌæn/Medium
Meaning: Peggyann joins Peggy, an established pet form of Margaret (from the Greek margarites, 'pearl'), with Ann, from the Hebrew Hannah, 'grace, favor'; double first names combining a nickname with Ann were a common mid-century American pattern.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Peggyann combines Peggy, a well-established pet form of Margaret meaning 'pearl,' with Ann, from the Hebrew Hannah, 'grace, favor.' This nickname-plus-Ann pattern was common in American naming from the 1930s through the 1950s.
Peggyann was never common as a single compound word, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1948, and it faded by the late 1960s. It reads today as a warm, distinctly mid-century choice.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Peggyann mean?
It joins Peggy, a pet form of Margaret meaning 'pearl,' with Ann, from the Hebrew for 'grace, favor.'
How do you pronounce Peggyann?
It is said PEG-ee-an /ˈpɛg.iˌæn/, three syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Peggyann a boy or girl name?
Peggyann is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Peggyann?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-forties.