Cursive Names

Peggy in Cursive

The name Peggy in cursive: stroke-by-stroke animation, letter joins, a trace check, and a free printable worksheet.

Peggy takes 2 strokes to write in cursive — the capital P on its own, then e-g-g-y in one continuous stroke. The animation below draws it on the writing lines exactly the way children practice it in Scribble; trace it after, then take the worksheet to paper.

Peggy written in cursive on handwriting guidelines, with a green starting dot and a red stop sign

How to write Peggy in cursive

  1. 1Write the capital P, then lift the pencil.
  2. 2Write e, g, g, y as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.
Strokes: 2Pencil lifts: 1Letters: 5

Keep e small — it lives between the baseline and the midline. g and y dip under the baseline before swinging back up. The capital P spans the full height from baseline to topline.

How the letters in Peggy connect

Follow the joins as you write Peggy: e ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of g; g ends on an overcurve that carries into the downcurve opening of g; g ends on an overcurve that carries into the overcurve opening of y. Remember: the capital P stands alone, so lift the pencil before the next letter.

The letters in Peggy

Peggy is only as good as its letters. Each card links to the full guide — animation, joins, quiz, and worksheet — for that letter.

Trace Peggy in cursive

Now write it yourself. Put your finger or mouse on the green circle and follow every stroke of Peggy — the check only advances while you stay on the line.

Put your finger or mouse on the circle and pull it through the first stroke.

Free printable Peggy cursive worksheet

Take Peggy to pencil and paper — the free printable worksheet has dashed models to trace, green starting dots for guided writing, a model to copy, and open writing lines to finish.

Need a different name? Make your own name tracing worksheet — free, for any spelling.

Frequently asked questions

1. Write the capital P, then lift the pencil. 2. Write e, g, g, y as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.

Not quite: the body of Peggy flows in 2 runs, but it takes 2 strokes in all. The pencil lifts once: after the standalone capital P.

Follow the joins as you write Peggy: e ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of g; g ends on an overcurve that carries into the downcurve opening of g; g ends on an overcurve that carries into the overcurve opening of y. Remember: the capital P stands alone, so lift the pencil before the next letter.

Keep e small — it lives between the baseline and the midline. g and y dip under the baseline before swinging back up. The capital P spans the full height from baseline to topline.

P is a standalone capital. Finish it, lift the pencil, then begin the second letter of Peggy on its own.

Practice writing Peggy with real feedback

Scribble teaches cursive this same way on iPad — watch, trace, write, and get feedback on shape, size, spacing, and slant.

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