Marjorie
Marjorie or Marjory is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
Marjorie is an English derivation of Margarete , which in turn means "the pearl". Another form in the English-speaking world is Marjory.
Name bearers
- Marjorie, Countess of Carrick (1256–1292), Countess of Carrick and mother of the Scottish King Robert I.
- Marjory, 5th Countess of Buchan (13th century), Scottish noblewoman
- Marjorie Barrett (1889–1968), English badminton player
- Marjorie Bennett (1896–1982), Australian actress
- Marjorie Boulton (1924–2017), British literary scholar and writer
- Marjorie Bowen (1885–1952), British writer
- Marjorie Chau (* 1979), Chilean media artist, light artist, choreographer, costume designer, actress and performer
- Marjorie Chibnall (1914–2012), British historian
- Marjorie Estiano (* 1982). Brazilian actress and singer
- Marjorie Fiske (1914–1992) American professor of social psychology
- Marjorie Fowler (1920–2003), American film editor
- Marjory Gordon (? -2015), American nursing specialist
- Marjorie Grene (1910–2009), American philosopher
- Marjorie Henderson (* around 1910), English badminton player
- Marjorie Jackson (born 1931), Australian athlete and governor
- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896–1953), American writer
- Marjorie Lee (* ≈1920), American singer
- Marjorie Lord (1918-2015), American actress
- Marjorie Main (1890–1975), American actress
- Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (* 1942), American professor, women's rights activist and politician
- Marjorie McClelland (1913–1978), American child psychologist and savior of the Jews
- Marjorie Merriweather Post (1887–1973), American entrepreneur and art collector
- Marjorie Monaghan (born 1964), American actress
- Marjorie Rambeau (1889–1970), American film and stage actress
- Marjorie Reynolds (1917–1997), American actress
- Marjory Russell (born 1928), Scottish badminton player
- Marjory Shedd (1926-2008), Canadian badminton player
- Marjory Stephenson (1885-1948), British biochemist
- Marjorie of Scotland († 1244), Scottish king's daughter, Countess of Pembroke
- Marjorie Westbury (1905–1989), British actress, radio play speaker and singer
Fictional characters
- Marjorie , the All-Knowing Garbage Dump , from The Fraggles
- Marjorie "Marge" Simpson , the mother of the cartoon family The Simpsons , see The Simpsons (Family) #Marge Simpson
- Dame Marjorie "Maude" Chardem from Harold and Maude
Others
- (4064) Marjorie , an asteroid of the main belt
See also
- List of all Wikipedia articles with titles starting with Marjorie
- List of all Wikipedia articles whose title contains Marjorie for other namesake women
- Majorie (disambiguation)