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Margaret
Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. 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 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 different languages, including Maggie, Madge, Daisy, Margarete, Marge, Margo, Margie, Marjorie, Meg, Megan, Rita, Greta, Gretchen, and Peggy. Name variants Full name * (Irish) * (Irish) * (Dutch), (German), (Swedish) * (English) Diminutives * (English) * (English) First half * ( French) * (Welsh) Second half * (English), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarete
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. Related names in English include Daisy, Greta, Gretchen, Madge, Mae, Mag, Magee, Magdy, Magga, Maggie, Maggy, Maidie, Maisie, Marg, Margaret, Marguerite, Margarita, Margareta, Margarida, Marge, Margery, Marget, Margo, Margot, Marjorie, Marjory, Matge, May, Meg, Megan, Mairead, Mer, Meta, Rita, Molly, Peg and Peggy. People named Margarete * Margarete Weißkirchner (1460–1500), commoner and common-law spouse of Philip I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg * Margarete of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1516 or 1517–1580), a princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by birth, Duchess of Münsterberg, Oels and Bernstadt by marriage *Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony (1900–1962), Duchess of Saxony, Princess of Hohenzollern by marriage *Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria (1870–1902 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret The Virgin
Margaret, known as Margaret of Antioch in the West, and as Saint Marina the Great Martyr ( grc-gre, Ἁγία Μαρίνα) in the East, is celebrated as a saint on 20 July in the Western Rite Orthodoxy, Roman Catholic Church and Anglicanism, on 17 July (Julian calendar) by the Eastern Orthodox Church and on Epip 23 and Hathor (month), Hathor 23 in the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. She was reputed to have promised very powerful indulgences to those who wrote or read her hagiography, life, or invoked her intercessions; these no doubt helped the spread of her following. Margaret is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, and is one of the saints Joan of Arc claimed to have spoken with. Hagiography According to a 9th-century martyrology of Rabanus Maurus, she suffered at Antioch in Pisidia (in what is now Turkey) in around 304, during the Diocletianic Persecution, Diocletianic persecution. She was the daughter of a pagan priest named Aedesius. Her mother having died soon after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margareta (other)
Margareta is a female given name mainly used by Germans, Austrians, Romanians and Swedes and others. It may refer to: People *Margareta (missionary) (c. 1369–c. 1425), Swedish missionary *Margareta of Romania (born 1949), Crown-Princess of Romania *Maya Ackerman, Russian-American computer scientist *Margareta Alströmer (1763–1816), Swedish artist *Margareta Andersson (born 1948), Swedish politician *Margareta Bengtson (born 1966), Swedish soprano *Margareta Brahe (1603–1669), Swedish lady-in-waiting *Margareta Capsia (1682–1759), Finnish artist *Margareta Cederfelt (born 19459, Swedish politician *Margareta Cederschiöld, Swedish tennis player *Margareta Dockvil (died after 1673), Swedish hatmaker *Margareta Kozuch (born 1986), German volleyball player Other *, a German cargo ship in service 1984-2008 *Margaretatop, a mountain in Greenland See also * *Greta (other) *Margaret (other) *Margaretha *Margarita (other) {{disambig, given name R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margie
Margie is a feminine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Margaret, Marjorie or Margarita. Margie may refer to: People * Margie Ackles (born 1939), American retired figure skater * Marjorie Margie Alexander (1948–2013), American gospel and soul singer * Margie Velma Barfield (1932-1984), American serial killer * Margie Bowes (1941–2020), American country music singer * Margie Rasri Balenciaga Chirathiwat (born 1990), Thai actress and model * Margie Day (1926–2014), stage name of Margaret Hoffler, American R&B singer * Margaret Dingeldein (born 1980), American water polo player * Margie Evans, American blues singer and songwriter born Marjorie Ann Johnson in 1940 * Margie Gillis (born 1953), Canadian dancer and choreographer * Margie Goldstein-Engle (born 1958), American equestrian * Margie Harrison, first ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month (January and June 1954) * Margaret Hart Ferraro (1913–2000), American burlesque strip tease artist better known as Margie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peggy (given Name)
Peggy is a female first name (often curtailed to "Peg") derived from Meggy, a diminutive version of the name Margaret (name), Margaret. People Writers * Peggy Dunstan (1920–2010), New Zealand poet and writer *Peggy Frew (born 1976), Australian author *Peggy Kornegger, American writer *Peggy McIntosh (born 1934), American writer and activist *Peggy Noonan (born 1950), American author and commentator *Peggy Parish (1927–1988), American author In entertainment *Peggy Ashcroft, English actress *Peggy Bacon (radio producer) aka "Aunty Peggy" - BBC radio and television producer and radio presenter *Peggy Cass, American actress *Peggy Cummins, Irish actress *Peg Entwistle, English actress *Peggy Knudsen, American actress *Peggy Lipton, American actress *Peggy McIntaggart, Canadian model *Peggy Mount, English actress *Peggy Ryan, American dancer and actress *Peggy Shannon, American actress *Peggy Wood, American actress *Peggy Joyce, American actress *Diana Serra Cary, known as Baby Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan
Megan is a Welsh feminine given name, originally a diminutive form of Margaret. Margaret is from the Greek μαργαρίτης (''margarítēs''), Latin ''margarīta'', "pearl". Megan is one of the most popular Welsh-language names for women in Wales and England, and is commonly truncated to Meg. Megan was one of the most popular feminine names in the English-speaking world in the 1990s, peaking in 1990 in the United States and 1999 in the United Kingdom. Approximately 54% of people named Megan born in the US were born in 1990 or later. Megan is also frequently spelled Meagan, Meaghan, or Meghan outside of Wales and the rest of the United Kingdom due to spelling influence from Irish-language names. People * Meagan Best (born 2002), Barbadian squash player * Megan Bonnell, Canadian musician * Meghan Boody (born 1964), American surrealist photographer * Megan Boone (born 1983), American actress * Megan Cunningham (born 1995), Scottish footballer * Megan Danso (born 1990), Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margit
Margit is a feminine given name, a version of Margaret. People bearing the name include: * Margit of Hungary (1175–1223), Empress consort of Isaac II Angelos, Byzantine Emperor * Saint Margit of Hungary (1242–1271), Hungarian nun and princess * Margit Albrechtsson (1918–1994), Swedish cross country skier *Margit Anna (1913–1991), Hungarian painter *Margit Bara (born 1928), Hungarian actress *Margit Beck (1918–1997), Hungarian-born American painter * Margit Brandt (born 1945), Danish fashion designer *Margit Carlqvist (born 1932), Swedish actress *Margit Carstensen (born 1940), German actress *Margit Dajka (1907–1986), Hungarian actress *Margit Danÿ (1906–1975), Hungarian fencer * Margit Elek (1910–1986), Hungarian fencer * Margit Eskman (1925–1990), Finnish politician * Margit Fischer (born 1943), First Lady of Austria, wife of President Heinz Fischer * Margit Graf (born 1951), Austrian luger *Margit Gréczi (born 1941), Hungarian painter *Margit Hansen-Krone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarita (given Name)
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. (In Sogdian, it was ''marγārt''. In modern Persian, the word has become مروارید, ''morvārīd'', meaning 'pearl'.) The flower daisy is called ''margarita'' in Spanish, Greek and other languages. In Italian it's ''margherita'' and in French is ''marguerite''. The name is also used in Albanian, Greek, Bulgarian and Russian. Margarita is a variant of the likewise Persian-origin given name Margaret. The traditional short form of this name is Rita. People Given name * Infanta Margarita, 2nd Duchess of Hernani (b. 1939), the younger sister of King Juan Carlos and aunt of the reigning King Felipe VI of Spain * Margaret of Austria (1584–1611), Queen consort of Spain and Portugal by her marriage to King Philip III and II *Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler Van Rensselaer (1758 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marguerite (given Name)
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". It is also a French name for the ox-eye daisy flower. Those with the name include: People Nobility * Margaret of Bourbon (1438–1483) or Marguerite de Bourbon, Princess of Savoy by marriage * Margaret of France (1553–1615) or Marguerite de Valois, wife of Henry IV of France and Navarre * Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry or Marguerite de Valois (1523–1574), daughter of King Francis I of France * Margaret, Countess of Anjou or Marguerite d'Angou (1273–1299), Countess of Anjou and Maine in her own right and Countess of Valois, Alençon, Chartres and Perche by marriage * Marguerite de Navarre (1492–1549), princess of France, Queen of Navarre and Duchess of Alençon and Berry * Marguerite III de Neufchâtel (1480–1544), German-Roman monarch as Princess Abbess of the Imperial Remir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggie
Maggie is a common short form of the name Magdalena, Magnolia, Margaret. Maggie may refer to: People Women * Maggie Adamson, Scottish musician * Maggie Aderin-Pocock (born 1968), British scientist * Maggie Alderson (born 1959), Australian author * Maggie Alphonsi (born 1983), English rugby union player * Maggie Anderson (born 1948), American poet * Maggie Anderson (activist) (born 1971), American activist * Maggie Atkinson (born 1956), English educator * Maggie Baird (born 1959), American actress * Maggie Bandur (born 1974), American television writer * Maggie Barrie (born 1996), Sierra Leonean sprinter * Maggie Barry (born 1959), New Zealand politician * Maggie Batson (born 2003), American actress * Maggie Baylis (1912–1997), American graphic designer * Maggie Beer (born 1945), Australian cook * Maggie Behle (born 1980), American Paralympic alpine skier * Maggie Bell (born 1945), Scottish vocalist * Maggie Benedict (born 1981), South African actress * Maggie Betts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl
A pearl is a hard, glistening object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk or another animal, such as fossil conulariids. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate (mainly aragonite or a mixture of aragonite and calcite) in minute crystalline form, which has deposited in concentric layers. The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other shapes, known as baroque pearls, can occur. The finest quality of natural pearls have been highly valued as gemstones and objects of beauty for many centuries. Because of this, ''pearl'' has become a metaphor for something rare, fine, admirable and valuable. The most valuable pearls occur spontaneously in the wild, but are extremely rare. These wild pearls are referred to as ''natural'' pearls. ''Cultured'' or ''farmed'' pearls from pearl oysters and freshwater mussels make up the majority of those currently sold. Imitation pearls are also widely s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gretchen
Gretchen (, ; literal translation: "Little Grete" or "Little Greta") is a female given name of German origin that is mainly prevalent in the United States. Its popularity increased because a major character in Goethe's ''Faust'' (1808) has this name. In German, the ' ("question by Gretchen"), derived from Faust, is an idiom for a direct question that aims at the core of a problem and that should reveal the intentions and mindset of the questioned. The question is usually inconvenient to the questioned since he or she shall confess to something crucial he or she was intentionally or unintentionally vague about before. In German-speaking countries, Gretchen is not a common stand-alone given name but rather a colloquial diminutive form of Grete (Greta), which itself is a short form of Margarete. It fell out of use when the popularity of the latter two names declined in the 20th century. People * Gretchen (singer) (born 1959), Brazilian singer * Gretchen Abaniel (born 1985), Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
