Proper noun
A female given name originating as a coinage.
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The engagement of Miss Margetta Allen to Dirk Berghager, son of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Berghager of Monte Estoril, Portugal, has been announced by the future bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Allen of Southport.
Mrs. Rockefeller, 37 years old, has three daughters and a son, ranging in age from 4 to 13, by her previous marriage, to Dr. James Slater Murphy. They are James B. Murphy 2d, 13; Margetta Harrison Murphy, 11; Carol Slater Murphy, 8, and Melinda F. Murphy, 4.
Bereaved people are already navigating emotional, financial and logistical challenges, so a call from a debt collector may make them feel pressure to pay a bill they may not actually owe, said Julie Margetta Morgan, associate director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s research, monitoring and regulations division.