Margaret
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Margaret
- /ˈmɑːɡɹɪt/ UK
- /ˈmɑːɡəɹɪt/ UK
- /-ət/ UK
- /ˈmɑɹɡɹɪt/ US
- /ˈmɑɹɡəɹɪt/ US
- /-ət/ US
Where it comes from
From the name of 3rd century Saint Margaret the Virgin, from Middle English Margaret, from Old French Margaret (French Marguerite), from Latin Margarita, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”), ultimately from an Indo-Iranian source.
The same source, through folk etymology, has produced Old English meregrot (“pearl”, literally “stone or pebble of the sea”), related to Old Saxon merigrita, merigriota (“pearl”), Old High German merigrioz, equivalent to mer- + groat.
proper noun Margarets
- A female given name from Ancient Greek. Margaret shall now be queen, and rule the king; But I will rule both her, the king, and realm.
- A river in southwestern Western Australia, presumed named for a cousin of John Garrett Bussell, founder of Busselton. See Margaret River.
- A river in Kimberley region, Western Australia, named for its European discoverer's sister-in-law. See Margaret River.
- A moon of Uranus, named for a character in Much Ado About Nothing. Astronomers discovered nine small moons lying outside the orbit of Oberon (Francisco, Caliban, Stephano, Trinculo, Sycorax, Margaret, Prospero, Setebos, and Ferdinand) between 1997 and 2003.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: marjorie, margot, marguerite, julie, maggie, felix, hassan, mrs, intoxicating, margarita, wah, lie, margarethe, margret, margareta, margarete
Translations
Every language
name female given name
| Español | Margarita |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마가렛 Magaret |
| 日本語 | マーガレット Māgaretto |
| 中文 | 瑪格麗特 /玛格丽特 Mǎgélìtè |
| हिन्दी | मरवारीद marvārīd |
| Português | Margarida, Margarete |
| Français | Marguerite |
| Deutsch | Margarete |
| Italiano | Margherita |
| Ελληνικά | Μαργαρίτα Margaríta |
| Română | Margareta |
| Русский | Маргари́та Margaríta, Ма́ргарет Márgarɛt |
| العربية | مَارْغَرِيت mārḡarīt |
| עברית | מַרְגָּלִית margalít |
name moon of Uranus
| 日本語 | マーガレット Māgaretto |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 天衛二十三 /天卫二十三 Tiānwèi èrshísān |
Talk about this word "Margaret." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/margaret. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Margaret. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/margaret "Margaret." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/margaret.Cite this
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title = {Margaret},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/margaret},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
