Margaretha is the standard Dutch form of the feminine given name

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 througho ...

as well as a common form of it in

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. In daily life, many use a short form, like ''Gré'', '' Greet'', ''

Greta Greta may refer to: *Greta (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name Places * Greta Bridge, village in County Durham, England * Greta, New South Wales, town in Australia ** Greta railway station ** Greta Army Camp, form ...

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Grietje Grietje is a Dutch feminine given name. It is a short form and diminutive of Margaretha. It was a common name, but its use has declined steadily since about 1900.

'', '' Marga'', '' Margo'', '' Margot'', ''Margreet'', '' Margriet'', and ''Meta''. People with the name include: * Margaretha von Bahr (1921—2016), Finnish ballerina and choreographer * Margaretha van Bancken (1628–1694), Dutch publisher * Margaretha Cornelia Boellaard (1795–1872), Dutch painter, lithographer and art collector * Margaretha "Margreeth" de Boer (born 1939), Dutch government minister * Margaretha Byström (born 1937), Swedish actress, writer and director *

Margaretha Coppier Margaretha Coppier or Margaretha van Kalslagen (1516, Alphen aan den Rijn – 1597, Breda) was a Dutch noble and a heroine of the Dutch war of liberation. Coppier was the daughter of Jacob Coppier, lord of Kalslagen and Alphen, and Margaretha v ...

(1516–1597), Dutch noble and a heroine of the Dutch war of liberation *

Margaretha Donner Anna Margaretha "Greta" Donner, née ''Lyhtberg'' (11 February 1726 – 24 September 1774) was a Swedish business person. She was known as ''Donner Mum'', ''Madam Donner'', and "Madam Herr Donner" (''Mr Madame Donner''). Life Born in Visby, Swed ...

(1726–1774), Swedish business person * Margaretha Dros-Canters (1900–1934), Dutch hockey, badminton- and tennis player * Margaretha Brita "Greta" Duréel (died 1696), Swedish noble bank fraudster *

Margaretha Flesch Margaretha Flesch (24 February 1826 – 25 March 1906) was a German Roman Catholic professed religious who established the Franciscan Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Angels. Flesch assumed the new religious name of "Maria Rosa" after ...

(1826–1906), Beatified German Franciscan nun * Margaretha E.C. "Caroline" de Fouw (born 1966), Dutch cricketer * Margaretha Cornelia "Greetje" Gaillard (born 1926), Dutch swimmer * Margaretha van Godewijk (1627–1677), Dutch poet and flower still life painter * Margaretha H.M. Groeneveld (born 1956), Dutch singer and television presenter known as ''Marcha'' or ''Marga bult'' *

Margaretha Guidone Margaretha Guidone (born c. 1956) is a housewife from Helmond (the Netherlands) living in Kapellen (Belgium) who became famous in Flanders because of her campaign for the environment and against global warming.

(born 1956), Dutch-Belgian environmentalist *

Margaretha Haverman Margaretha Haverman (bapt. 28 October 1693 – after 1739) was an 18th-century flower painter from the Northern Netherlands. Biography She was born in Breda as the daughter of Daniël Haverman, a captain in the Danish army who settled in Am ...

(1693–aft.1739), Dutch flower still life painter * Margaretha de Heer (1603–1665), Dutch genre and animal painter * Margaretha Heijkenskjöld (1781–1834), Swedish traveler and a dress reformer * Margaretha Hofmans (1894–1968), Dutch faith healer and confidante of Queen Juliana * Margaretha van Holland (1311–1356), Countess of Holland and Hainaut * Margaretha "Greta" Keller (1903–1977), Austrian-American cabaret singer and actress *

Margaretha Kirch Margaretha Kirch (b. ca. 1703, d. after 1744) was a German astronomer. Early life She was the daughter of the astronomers Gottfried Kirch and Maria Margarethe Kirch and the sister of Christfried Kirch. She and her sister Christine Kirch Christi ...

(c.1703–aft.1744), German astronomer * Margaretha A.M. "Marga" Klompé (1912–1986), Dutch government minister * Margaretha Krook (1925–2001), Swedish stage and film actress * Margaretha Leenmans (1909–1998), Dutch poet and psychiatrist better known as M. Vasalis * Margaretha Lind (born 1942), Jordanian princess *

Margaretha Lindahl Margaretha Louise Dryburgh (née Lindahl; born 20 October 1974) is a Swedish curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. She received five international medals as an alternate in Elisabet Gustafson's team, including a bronze medal at the 1998 W ...

(born 1974), Swedish curler * Margaretha Loewensberg (born 1943), Swiss architect *

Margaretha Antonia Marie Félicité of Luxembourg Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein (born Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg; 15 May 1957) is the fourth child and second and youngest daughter of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. As the sister of Grand ...

(born 1957), Princess of Luxembourg and Liechtenstein * Margaretha van Mechelen (c.15801662), Mistress of Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange * Margaretha M.A. "Margriet" de Moor (born 1941), Dutch pianist and writer of novels and essays *

Margaretha van Norden Margaretha van Norden (9 October 1911 – 6 August 1963) was a Dutch swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially kn ...

(1911–1963), Dutch swimmer *

Margaretha van Parma Margaret of Parma (; 5 July 1522 – 18 January 1586) was Governor of the Netherlands from 1559 to 1567 and from 1578 to 1582. She was the illegitimate daughter of the then 22-year-old Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Johanna Maria van der G ...

(1522–1586), Flemish Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1559 to 1567 * Margaretha "Marga" van Praag (born 1946), Dutch journalist and television presenter * Margaretha Reichardt (1907–1984), German textile artist, weaver, and graphic designer *

Margaretha Roosenboom Margaretha Roosenboom (1843 – 1896), was a 19th-century Dutch flower painter. Biography She was born in Voorburg as the daughter of Nicolaas Johannes Roosenboom and Maria Schelfhout, the daughter of Andreas Schelfhout.

(1843–1896), Dutch flower still life painter * Margaretha Alexandrine von Rothschild (1855–1905), daughter of Baron Mayer Carl von Rothschild * Barbara Margaretha "Meta" von Salis (1855–1929), Swiss feminist and historian * Margaretha Sandra (1629–1674), Dutch Franco-Dutch War heroine * Margaretha Seuerling (1747–1820), Swedish actress and theatre director * Margaretha Sigfridsson (born 1976), Swedish curler * Margaretha C.A. "Margreeth" Smilde (born 1954), Dutch CDA politician * Margaretha E. "Margriet" Tindemans (1951–2014), Dutch musician, specializing in medieval music * Margaretha Maria "Gretha" Tromp (born 1964), Dutch sprinter and hurdler * Margaretha af Ugglas (born 1939), Swedish government minister *

Margaretha van Valckenburch Margaretha van Valckenburch (20 August 1565 – 16 July 1650) was a Dutch shipowner. She was the only woman to have been a stockholder or ''bewindhebbers'' of the Dutch East India Company The United East India Company ( nl, Verenigde Oosti ...

(1565–1650), Dutch shipowner, only female stockholder of the Dutch East India Company *

Margaretha von Waldeck Margaretha von Waldeck (1533 – 15 March 1554) was the daughter of Philip IV, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen (1493–1574) and his first wife, Margaret Cirksena (1500–1537), daughter of Edzard I, Count of East Frisia. One author theorized in ...

(1533–1554), German noble, possible inspiration for Snow White *

Margaretha Wulfraet Margaretha Wulfraet (1678–1760) was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. Biography Wulfraet was born and died in Arnhem. According to Houbraken she was the daughter of Matthijs Wulfraet who travelled to Frankfurt and bec ...

(1678–1760), Dutch painter * Margaretha Geertruida "Grietje" Zelle (1876–1917), Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan executed by France (Mata Hari) *

Margaretha Zetterberg Margaretha (Greta) Zetterberg (1733 – 1803) was a Finnish textile and handcrafts worker. She is regarded as a pioneer within the linen industry in Finland. She was the first female in Finland to be given a financed study trip abroad by the autho ...

(1733–1893), Finnish textile and handcrafts worker

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