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English word origin

Etymology of Marj

See Margaret, Marjorie, etc.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

Alternative form of Marge, a diminutive of various female given names including Margaret and Marjorie.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

See Margaret, Marjorie, etc.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
name

A city in Libya, the ancient Barca and medieval Barqa. · A district of Jabal al Akhdar Governorate, Libya, around the city.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Arabic المَرْج (al-marj), from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + مَرْج (marj, “meadow”).

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