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Meaning and origin
Margaret is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Pearl`.


Where is it used?
The name Margaret is mainly used in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Marged (In Welsh)
Mererid (In Welsh)
Mared (In Welsh)
Margarita (In Spanish and in Russian)
Marjeta (In Slovene)
Margarida (In Portuguese)
Malgorzata (In Polish)
Marit (In Norwegian and in Swedish)
Marganita (In Jewish)
Perle (In Jewish)
Margherita (In Italian)
Mairead (In Irish and in Scottish)
Margrét (In Icelandic)
Margit (In Hungarian and in Scandinavian)
Margaréta (In Hungarian)
Margareta (In German, Scandinavian, Serbian and in Croatian)
Margrethe (In German and in Danish)
Margarethe (In German and in Danish)
Margarete (In German)
Marguerite (In French)
Marketta (In Finnish)
Maarit (In Finnish)
Mary (In English and in the bible)
Midge (In English)
Margery (In English)
Merete (In Danish)
Märta (In Danish)
Markéta (In Czech and in Slovak)
Margarid (In Armenian)
Mayme (In Other languages)


If it's too long people might use
In Swedish, German and in English: Greta
In German and in Scandinavian: Meta
In German and in Danish: Grete
In French: Margot
In Finnish: Reeta
In Finnish: Reetta
In English: Marge
In English: Maggie
In English: Meg
In Dutch: Greet


See also
In Welsh and in English: Megan (F)
In Scottish: Peigi (F)
In Scottish: Maisie (F)
In German: Gretel
In German: Gretchen (F)
In English, Scandinavian, German, Italian, Spanish and in Portuguese: Rita
In English: Margaux
In English: Marjorie
In English: Margo
In English: Margaretta
In English: Marje
In English: Peggie
In English: Meaghan
In English: Meghan
In English: Meagan
In English: Maegan
In English: Peggy
In English: Madge (F)
In English: Mamie (F)
In English: Gretta
In English: Margie (F)
In Dutch: Greetje (F)
In Danish: Mette (F)


What Margaret`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Margaret:
   it can be shortened and your not called the same thing always...
   The worst thing about the name:
   If ur only 19 like me its old fashioned and kind of assosiated with real lower class bullies....
   If my name wasn`t Margaret....:
   I don't think so all though i wouldn have as big of a connection with my gran...
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2. The best thing about the name Margaret:
   Being named after my grandmother
   The worst thing about the name:
   
   If my name wasn`t Margaret....:
   
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3. The best thing about the name Margaret:
   It doesn't rhyme with anything, so it made it difficult for school mates to make fun of my name. There are also quite a few short nicknames for Margaret (maggie, meg, etc..) Also it is quite a unique name surprisingly. I've only ever met 4 other Margaret's...
   The worst thing about the name:
   Some people think it is old fashioned, but I love it.
   If my name wasn`t Margaret....:
   Every other girl in school had a common name, so I felt a bit out of place. Once I got older though I loved my name because it wasn't common!
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More `Margaret` links
Margaret as abbreviation
Actors named Margaret
Margaret in the encyclopedia