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Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl".It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Old Iranian. [1] It has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages.
English Ref Note; Magaidh Maggie [17] Maighread Margaret [22] SG equivalent of En Margaret. See also SG variant Mairead. [22] Mairead Maretta, Margaret, Marietta [22] SG equivalent of En Margaret. See also SG variant Maighread. [22] Mairearad Margaret [4] Malamhìn Malavina (Anglicization), Malaveen (Pronunciation) [23] Meaning "Smooth brow".
Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an anglicised form. Some Irish names have false cognates , i.e. names that look similar but are not etymologically related, e.g. Áine is commonly accepted as the Irish equivalent of the etymologically unrelated names Anna and Anne .
Mairead, also spelt Maighread, [1] is a feminine given name, the Scottish Gaelic equivalent of Margaret. [2] The Irish form is spelt Máiréad or Mairéad, or Máighréad. [1] Maisie is the pet form of Mairead. [2] Margaret is derived via French and Latin (Margarita) from Ancient Greek: μαργαρίτης (margarítēs) meaning "pearl". [3]
Margaret (English), Margherita (Italian), Marguerite (French), Margareta (Swedish), Margaretha (Dutch), Margarida (Portuguese), Margarete (German), Rita, Maggie Margarita is a feminine given name in Latin and Eastern European languages.
Małgorzata (Polish pronunciation: [mawɡɔˈʐata]) is a common Polish female given name derived through Latin Margarita from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), meaning "pearl". It is equivalent to the English "Margaret". Its diminutive forms include Małgośka, Małgosia, Gosia, Gośka, Gosieńka, Gosiunia.
Maisie, also spelt Maisy or other minor variations, is a feminine given name.It is the pet form of the Scottish Gaelic name Mairead or the Irish name Mairéad, which are the equivalent of the English name Margaret.
Margret(h)e is an alternate spelling of the feminine given name Margaret. People so named include: Margrete or Margaret I of Denmark (1353–1412), Queen of Denmark and Queen of Norway and Sweden by marriage; Margrethe II of Denmark (born 1940), queen regnant of Denmark from 1972 to 2024