Posted by Pam Adams on September 15, 2006 at 16:17:07 from 134.71.192.243 user PamAdams.
In Reply to: Re: Peggy alone? posted by John Wilson on September 15, 2006 at 13:45:47:
Peggy is at least a natural or at least accepted shortening of Margaret- Meg turning to Peg. (Meg in Little Women is called Peggy at least once or twice.)
I know that Nancy is not called Ruth because she is 'ruthless.' I don't recall how 'Nancy' was chosen as opposed to some other name.
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