First name Maggie - Meaning, Origin and Rating
Origin
English
Nameday
Meaning
short for Margaret, a name taken from the Latin into German, in medieval times, by the name of St. Margaret of Antioch (3rd and 4th centuries). The Greek word " Margarites "is perhaps originally from Persian, meaning" child of light "(according to the presentation of the pearl as a dew-drop, which was changed by moonlight)