Pegeen Explained

Pegeen is the anglicized spelling of Peigín, an Irish given name meaning "little Peig" or "little Margaret",^[1] and may refer to:

People

• Brigit Pegeen Kelly (1951–2016), American poet
• Pegeen Fitzgerald (1904–1989) American radio personality
• Pegeen Hanrahan (born circa 1966), mayor of Gainesville, Florida
• Pegeen Vail Guggenheim (1925–1967), American painter, daughter of art collector Peggy Guggenheim

Other

• Margaret "Pegeen" Flaherty, character in Irish playwright John Millington Synge's The Playboy of the Western World (1907)
• Pegeen (film), 1920 American film starring Bessie Love
• "Peigín Leitir Móir", Irish folk song published in 1911

See also

• Peggy (given name)
• List of Irish-language given names

Notes and References

1. Book: Beyond Shannon and Sean: An Enlightened Guide to Irish Baby Naming. Linda. Rosenkrantz. Pamela Redmond. Satran. Macmillan. 1992. 9780312069056. 7.