Gender:
Origin:
Greek
7 famous people named Margrete found on Wikipedia.
217 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
5515-th in year 1954
Best ranking:
1224-th in year 1889
Used in: Norwegian
Margaret is a female first name, originally derived from Persian "Morvared" meaning Pearl and in Sanskrit मञ्जरी mañjarī meaning 'pearl' or 'cluster of blossoms.' Other spelling variations are French (Marguerite) and Latin (Margarita) from Greek Margarites. It means pearl or flower.
Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th century and 18th century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second most popular 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 a large number of diminutive forms in many different languages.
Norwegian form of Margaret: pearl.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margrete Skulesdatter | 1210 | Queen of Norway |
| 2 | Margrete Auken | 1945 | Danish politician |
| 3 | Margrete Heiberg Bose | 1866 | Argentine physicist |
| 4 | Margrete Aamot Øverland | 1913 | Norwegian journalist |
| 5 | Margrete Mørch | 1977 | Fencer |
| 6 | Margrete Seter | 1953 | |
| 7 | Margrete Kjær | 1872 | Norwegian translator |