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Gender | Female |
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Language(s) | French |
Origin | |
Word/name | Latin and Greek |
Meaning | "Pearl" |
Other names | |
Nickname(s) | Rita, Marge |
Related names | 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] It is also a French name for the ox-eye daisy flower.[2] Those with the name include: