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*[[Margaret of York]], (1446–1503), [[Duchess of Burgundy]] and wife of [[Philip II, Duke of Burgundy|Philip the Bold]], Regent of France |
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*[[Margaret of Austria (1480-1530)|Margaret(e) of Austria]], (1480–1530) |
*[[Margaret of Austria (1480-1530)|Margaret(e) of Austria]], (1480–1530), [[Princess of Asturias]] and [[Duchess of Savoy]] by her two marriages |
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*[[Margaret of Parma]], (1522–1586) |
*[[Margaret of Parma]], (1522–1586), illegitimate daughter of the [[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]] and [[Johanna Maria van der Gheynst]] |
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Revision as of 15:28, 26 December 2014
Gender | female |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Greek, Sanskrit, Persian |
Meaning | Pearl |
Other names | |
Related names | Maggie, Mairead, Mags, Madge, Marge, Margie, Meg, Megan, Meggie, Greta, and Peggy. |
Margaret is a female first name, derived via French (Marguerite) and Latin (Margarita) from Greek Margarites, derived from the noun margaron meaning 'pearl'.[1] The Greek is closely related to the Sanskrit मञ्जरी mañjarī meaning 'pearl' or 'cluster of blossoms.'[2][3][4] Alternately, it might be of Persian origin, derived from the Persian language marvârid (مروارید), a pearl or daughter of light.
Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th century and 18th century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second most popular name in the United States in 1903. Since this time, it has become less common, but is still the ninth most common name for women of all ages in the United States as of the 1990 census.
It has a large number of diminutive forms in many different languages, including Maggie, Madge, Mags, Maisie, Marge, Meg, Megan, Mog, Moggie, Rita, Daisy, Greta, Gretel, Gretchen, Magee, Marg, Margot, May, Molly, Peggy and Peg.[5]
Variant forms
Alternate forms of Margaret, including short forms and pet names, include:
- Annegret (German; short form of Johanna Margareta)
- Bitxi Basque
- Bitxilore Basque
- Gita (Czech)
- Gitka (Czech)
- Gituska (Czech)
- Gosia (Polish)
- Gośka (Polish)
- Greet (Dutch)
- Greetje (Dutch)
- Greta (English), (German), (Swedish)
- Gretchen (English), (German)
- Grete (Danish), (German)
- Gretel (German)
- Grethe (Danish), (German)
- Gretl (German)
- Gretta (English)
- Griet (Dutch)
- Grieta (Latvian)
- Jorie (English)
- Maarit (Finnish)
- Madge (English)
- Magali (Provencal)
- Mággá Sami
- Maggan (Swedish)
- Maggie (English)
- Mágredá Sami
- Magredá Sami
- Mags (English)
- Maighread (Scottish)
- Mairéad (Irish)
- Mairead (Scottish)
- Maisie (Scots)
- Makelesi (Tongan)
- Makkak Greenlandic
- ملغلره (Malghaləra) (Pashto)
- Małgorzata (Polish)
- Małgorzatka (Polish)
- Małgosia (Polish)
- Małgośka (Polish)
- Mamie (English)
- Manci (Hungarian)
- Mared (Welsh)
- Maret (Estonian)
- Máret Sami
- Marga (Estonian), (Catalan)
- Margalida (Catalan)
- Margaid (Manx)
- מרגלית Margalit (Hebrew)
- Margaréta (Hungarian), (Slovak)
- Margareta (Danish), (Dutch), (German), (Norwegian), (Romanian), (Slovene), (Swedish)
- Margarete (Estonian), (German)
- Margaretha (Dutch), German
- Margarethe (Danish), (German)
- Margaretta (English)
- Margarid (Armenian)
- Margarida (Galician), (Portuguese), (Catalan)
- Margarita (Bulgarian), (Greek), (Lithuanian), (Russian), (Spanish), (Ukrainian), (Albanian)
- Margaritis (Greek)
- Margaro (Greek)
- Margaux (French)
- Marge (English)
- Márge Sami
- Marged (Welsh)
- Margery (English)
- Margey (English)
- Márgget Sami
- Margherita (Italian)
- Margie (English)
- Margit Danish, (Hungarian), (Norwegian), (Swedish)
- Margita (Hungarian), (Polish) (Slovakian)
- Margo (English), (Greek), (Hungarian), (Ukrainian)
- Margot (English), (French), (German)
- Márgrehtá Sami
- Márgreittá Sami
- Margrét (Icelandic)
- Margret (German)
- Margrethe (Danish), (Norwegian)
- Margriet (Dutch)
- Margrit (German)
- Márgu Sami
- Marguerite (French)
- Margy (English)
- Marharyta Belarusian
- Marit (Norwegian), (Swedish)
- Marita (Finnish), (Greek)
- Maritta (Finnish), (Greek)
- Marja (Finnish)
- Marjatta (Finnish)
- Marjeta (Slovene), (Greek), (Albanian)
- Marjorie (English)
- Marjory (English), (Greek)
- Markéta (Czech)
- Marketta (Finnish)
- Markit (Czech)
- Marsaili (Scottish)
- Mayme (English)
- Meagan (English)
- Meaghan (English)
- Meg (English)
- Megi (Albanian)
- Megan (English), (Welsh)
- Meghan (English)
- Mererid (Welsh)
- Meret Sami
- Merete (Danish)
- Merit (Swedish)
- Meta (Danish), (German), (Norwegian), (Swedish)
- Mette (Danish), (Norwegian)
- Midge (English)
- Markétka (Czech)
- Mysie (Scots)
- Paaie (Manx)
- Peg (English)
- Pegeen (English), (Irish)
- Peggie (English)
- Peggy (English), (Greek)
- Peigi (Scottish)
- Penina (Hebrew)
- Perele (Yiddish)
- Perle (Yiddish)
- Reeta (Finnish)
- Reetta (Finnish)
- Rita (English), (Greek), (German), (Hungarian), (Italian), (Portuguese), (Russian), (Spanish), (Ukrainian)
- Tita (Spanish)
Name Margaret in other languages
- Armenian - Մարգարիտ
- Czech - Markéta
- Danish - Margrethe
- Finnish - Margareeta, Maarit
- French - Marguerite, Margot, Margaux
- Scottish Gaelic - Mairead
- Irish - Mairéad
- German, Dutch - Margarete or Margareta
- Greek - Μαργαρίτα (Margarita)
- Hungarian - Margit or Margaréta
- Icelandic - Margrét
- Italian - Margherita
- Kazakh - Meruwert
- Marathi - Manjiri
- Polish - Małgorzata
- Portuguese - Margarida
- Romanian - Margareta
- Russian - Маргарита or Рита
- Spanish - Margarita
- Sanskrit - Mañjarī
- Swedish - Margareta, Margit, Greta, Rita
- Ukrainian - Маргарита, Марго, Рита
Nicknames of Margaret
- Maggie
- Mar
- Marg
- Marge
- Margey
- Margie
- Meg
- Meggy
- Peg
- Peggy
- Pegeen
- Maisie
- Mamie
- Margo
- Madge
- Molly
- Malla
- Midge
- Marga
- Daisy
- Mags
- Margu
- Greta
- Gretel
- Marya
People called Margaret
This is a list of notable people with the first name Margaret:
Artists and authors
- Margaret Atwood, Canadian novelist and poet
- Margaret Avison, Canadian poet
- Margaret Bourke-White, American photojournalist
- Margaret Clark (born 1943), Australian author
- Margaret Clarkson, English artist
- Margaret Deland, American author
- Margaret Drabble, English author
- Margaret Forster, British author
- Margaret Fuller, American critic
- Margaret Hillis, American conductor
- Margaret Larkin (1899–1967), American writer
- Margaret Laurence, Canadian novelist
- Margaret Leighton, English actress
- Margaret 'Megan' Lindholm, American author of High Fantasy, also known as Robin Hobb
- Margaret Lockwood (1916–1990), British actress
- Margaret Mitchell, American author
- Margaret Oliphant, Scottish author
- Margaret Peterson Haddix, American writer
- Margaret Rutherford, British actress of the stage and screen
- Margaret Travolta, American actress
- Margaret Walker, American author
- Margaret Wise Brown, American author
Educators and scholars
- Margaret Burbidge, British astronomer
- Margaret Angela Haley, American educator, promoted teachers unions
- Margaret Mead, American anthropologist
- Margaret Warner Morley, American biologist, wrote children's books on biology
- Margaret Floy Washburn, American psychologist
Other
- Margaret Berger, Norwegian singer-songwriter
- Margaret Brennan, Canadian nun
- Margaret Brent, British colonial landowner, called the first American feminist
- Margaret Celine Buckens, British actress
- Margaret Cho, American Comedian & Actress
- Margaret Cochran Corbin, fought in the U.S. Revolutionary War and was given a pension by Congress
- Margaret Court, Australian tennis player
- Margaret Groos, American long-distance runner
- Margaret Hoelzer, American swimmer
- Margaret E. Kuhn, founder of the Gray Panthers
- Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage, American philanthropist who established the Russell Sage Foundation
- Margaret Sanger, founder of the birth control movement in the United States
- Dame Maggie Smith, British actress
- Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
- Margaret "Maggie" Simpson, youngest member of TV show The Simpsons
- Margaret Haughery, philanthropist known as "the mother of the orphans"
- Margaret Houlihan, character in both the movie and television show M*A*S*H
- Margarethe Cammermeyer
Other notable uses of this name
Royal figures
Belgium and the Netherlands (the Low Countries)
- Margaret of York, (1446–1503), Duchess of Burgundy and wife of Philip the Bold, Regent of France
- Margaret(e) of Austria, (1480–1530), Princess of Asturias and Duchess of Savoy by her two marriages
- Margaret of Parma, (1522–1586), illegitimate daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Johanna Maria van der Gheynst
Denmark
- Margaret I, (1353–1412)
- Margrethe II (born 1940):
England
- Margaret of Anjou, (1430–1482), wife of King Henry VI of England
- Margaret Tudor, (1489–1541), elder sister of Henry VIII of England and great-grandmother of James I of England
- Margaret Beaufort, (1443–1509), mother of King Henry VII and paternal grandmother of King Henry VIII of England
- Margaret Douglas, (1515–1578), daughter of Margaret Tudor
- Princess Margaret of Connaught, (1882–1920), elder daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught
- Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, (1930–2002), only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II and the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
France
- Margaret of Provence, (1221–1285)
- Margaret of France, (1254–1271)
- Marguerite bâtarde de France, (1407–1458)
- Margaret of Angoulême, (1492–1549)
- Margaret of Valois, (1553–1615)
Austria
- Margaret Maultasch, (1318–1369)
Hungary
- Margaret of Hungary, (1175–1223), wife of Isaac II Angelos Byzantine Emperor
Italy
- Margherita of Savoy (1851–1926)
Norway
- Margaret of Scotland (Maid of Norway) (1282–1290)
- Margrete (1380–1412)
Portugal
- Margarida of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal (1589–1655)
Romania
- Princess Margarita of Romania (born 1949):
Scotland
- Saint Margaret of Scotland, (1045–1093)
- Margaret Tudor, (1489–1541)
Sweden
- Margareta (1388–1412)
- Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, (born 1934)
Religious figures
Four women named Margaret have been beatified. These are:
Several Saints are named Margaret including:
- Saint Margaret the Virgin - the oldest and much the most prominent; also known as Margaret of Antioch
- Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (see Marie Alacoque)
- Saint Margaret of Cortona
- Saint Margaret of Scotland
- Saint Margaret of Hungary (1242–1270)
- Margaret of Clitherow
and also a number of other saintly Margarets:
Places
- Margherita Peak in East Africa, which is named for Queen Margherita of Italy
Flower
Margarita is Spanish for the word "Daisy (Bellis perennis)" which is a type of flower. Also, in the Russian language "Margaritka" is the word used for the flower Daisy.
Characters in fiction writing
- Shakespeare
- Margaret of Anjou in Henry VI, part 1, Henry VI, part 2, Henry VI, part 3 and Richard III
- Margaret in Much Ado About Nothing
- Mistress Margaret Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor
- Elizabeth Gaskell
- Margaret Hale (in North and South 1855)
- Goethe
- Margarete (or Gretchen) in Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy
- Alexandre Dumas, fils
- Marguerite Gautier in The Lady of the Camellias
- Alexandre Dumas, père
- Marguerite de Valois in Queen Margot
- Brothers Grimm
- Gretel in Hansel and Gretel
- Bulgakov
- Margarita (Russian: Маргарита), one of the main characters in Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel The Master and Margarita
- Other
- Margaret "Meg" Murry, a character from A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
- Margaret Mildred "Kit" Kittredge, character in the Kit Kittredge series of American Girl books and related toys
- Margaret "Meg" March, character in Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
See also
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick, Kate Hardcastle, and Flavia Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press.
- ^ "View Name: Margaret". Behind the Name. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ "Margaret". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ "Monier Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary". Universität zu Köln (University of Cologne). Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ Cecil Adams (8 January 1993). "Why is Peggy the nickname for Margaret?". The Straight Dope. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- "Margaret". Edgar’s Name Pages. 2001.