Maggie Meaning
/ˈmæɡi/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAny of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.
nameA diminutive of the female given name Margaret.
Sentence Examples
Is there Maggie's bag in the kitchen?
Maggie said you can hold your own in darts.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The black-and-white bird, known for stealing shiny objects, is called a ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
____ is a friendly and very common name that is often used as a direct nickname for Margaret as well.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English magpie English -ie English maggie From magpie + -ie.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Maggie. Never in her life had she heard her mother called Maggie. It was a name from her youth, that dead time Jerene had never been allowed to talk about [- - -]. Her mother was Margaret now."
— 1986, David Leavitt, The Lost Language of Cranes, Houghton Mifflin, published 1997, →ISBN, page 127:
"I could tell that some of the guests were confused by the name of Maggie―no-one had called her by that clunky, unfashionable name in years―"
— 2004, Joanne Harris, Jigs & Reels, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 81:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The black-and-white bird, known for stealing shiny objects, is called a ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
____ is a friendly and very common name that is often used as a direct nickname for Margaret as well.