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Baby Name Margaret |
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| Meaning of Margaret - What does the name Margaret means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| mah-gah-ret |  |
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| Gender: |
Girl Name |
| Origin: |
Scandinavian |
| Name Meaning: |
From the Greek Margarites, which is derived from margaron (a pearl). The name was borne by several saints as well as the powerful Queen Margareta (1353-1412), the daughter of King Waldemar IV of Denmark, wife of Haakon VI of Norway, and mother of Olaf V. She ruled Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The popular Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (b. 1940) is one of the three reigning queens of Europe today, and the name is often bestowed in her honor |
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English, Irish, Scandinavian, Scottish, Welsh |
| More Info: | Cognate: Margarete, Margarethe, Margrethe (Danish); Margriet (Dutch); Margareta, Margaretha, Margit (Scandinavian). | | Shortened forms: | Grete, Merete (Danish); Greet, Gret, Griet (Dutch); Marit (Norwegian, Swedish); Greta, Maj (Swedish). | | Pet forms: | Meta, Mette (Danish, Swedish); Greetje, Gretja, Grietje (Dutch) |
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