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Margarita is a feminine given name in Latin and Eastern European languages. In Latin it came from the Greek word margaritari (μαργαριτάρι), meaning pearl, which was borrowed from the Persians. [ 1 ] (
Another common origin tale begins the cocktail's history at the legendary Balinese Room in Galveston, Texas, where, in 1948, head bartender Santos Cruz created the margarita for singer Peggy Lee. He supposedly named it after the Spanish version of her name, Margarita. [17]
Margaret is derived via French and Latin (Margarita) from Ancient Greek: μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), via Persian murwārīd, meaning "pearl".[4] [5] [6] Margarita (given name) traces the etymology further as مروارید, morvārīd in modern Persian, derived from Sogdian marγārt, both meaning 'pearl'.
Margaretta is a feminine given name. It derives from Latin, where it came from the Greek word margaritari (μαργαριτάρι), meaning pearl, which was borrowed from the Persians. [1] It is cognate with Margaret, Marguerite, and Margarita. [2] People with the name include: Margaretta Brucker (1883–1958), American fiction author
Margarita’s dad changed the family name four years after she was born. 19. Portia de Rossi/Amanda Lee Rogers. ... Later, he shortened it, and the rest is history. 58. Calvin Harris/Adam Wiles.
Margaret, Margarita, Margherita, Margo, Marge, Margot, Marguerite is a French female given name, from which the English name Margaret is derived. Marguerite derives via Latin and Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs) , meaning " pearl ". [ 1 ]
But the frozen margarita actually dates back to 1971, when a Dallas restauranteur, Mariano Martinez, invented the frozen margarita machine and used it to concoct a flawlessly frosty version of the ...
Margarete is a German feminine given name. It is derived from Ancient Greek margarites (μαργαρίτης), meaning "the pearl". Via the Latin margarita, it arrived in the German sprachraum.