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Baby Name Margaret |
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| Meaning of Margaret - What does the name Margaret means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| mar-gah-ret |  |
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Girl Name |
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Scottish |
| Name Meaning: |
A borrowing from the English, Margaret is from the Greek margarites, which is derived from mar-garon (a pearl). The name, popular in Scotland, was borne by the daughter of Edmund Ironside of England who became the wife of King Malcolm Canmore, and by Margaret Tudor (1489-1541), sister of Henry VIII. The wife of James IV of Scotland, she ruled as regent after his death. Mairead, Maireag, and Maighread are Gaelic forms of the name |
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