3-455: Margit is a feminine given name, a version of Margaret . People bearing the name include: Margaret (name) Margaret is a feminine given name , which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Old Iranian . It has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages . It became less popular between
6-404: Is derived via French ( Marguerite ) and Latin ( Margarita ) from Ancient Greek : μαργαρίτης ( margarítēs ), via Persian murwārīd , meaning " pearl ". Margarita (given name) traces the etymology further as مروارید, morvārīd in modern Persian, derived from Sogdian marγārt , both meaning ' pearl '. It is ultimately traces its roots to Old Iranian -mrgāhrīta* , "derived from
9-647: The 16th and 18th century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second-most popular female name in the United States in 1903. Since this time, it has become less common, but was still the ninth-most common name for women of all ages in the United States as of the 1990 census . Margaret has many diminutive forms in many languages, including Daisy , Greta , Gretchen , Maggie , Madge , Maisie , Marge , Margie , Margo , Margot , Marnie , Meg , Megan , Molly , Peggy , and Rita . Margaret
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