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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.

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Margo *** People * Margo (actress) (1917–1985), Mexican-American actress and dancer * Margo (magician), American magic performer and actress * Margo (singer), Irish singer * Margo (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name P ...

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Margot Margot (; ) is a feminine French given name, a variant of Marguerite. It is also occasionally a surname. Persons named Margot include the following: People with the given name Margot * Margot Asquith, countess of Oxford and Asquith * Marguerite ...

'', ''Margreet'', '' Margriet'', and ''Meta''. People with the name include: *

Margaretha von Bahr Margaretha von Bahr ( Wasenius, from 1952 von Bahr-Sorsa; 11 December 1921 — 21 February 2016) was a Finnish ballet dancer, choreographer and pedagog. She has been described as a leading ballet star of the post-war era in Finland. Career Danc ...

(1921—2016), Finnish ballerina and choreographer *

Margaretha van Bancken Margaretha van Bancken (Amsterdam 1628 - Haarlem 1694) was a Dutch publisher from Haarlem. Biography She was the daughter of Dirck van Bancken and Anna Noppen.Margaretha Cornelia Boellaard Margaretha Cornelia Boellaard (9 February 1795, Utrecht – 5 November 1872, Utrecht) was a Dutch painter, lithographer and art collector. Biography She came from a wealthy noble family. Her father, Johan Diderick, was the Heer (Baron or Lord) ...

(1795–1872), Dutch painter, lithographer and art collector * Margaretha "Margreeth" de Boer (born 1939), Dutch government minister *

Margaretha Byström Margaretha Byström (born 2 August 1937, in Stockholm) is a Swedish actress (film, theater, television), writer and director. Margaretha is most famous for her portrayal as the elegant and ambitious Katarina Remmer in the long running Swedish so ...

(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 Mence Dros-Canters (5 March 1900 – 14 August 1934) was a Dutch female hockey, badminton- and tennis player who was active from the 1920s until her death in 1934. She won seven national tennis titles and made 12 appearances in the Dutch nation ...

(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 Margaretha van Godewijk (30 August 1627, Dordrecht – 2 November 1677, Dordrecht), was a Dutch Golden Age poet and painter. Biography According to Houbraken her father was a teacher at the Latin school in Dordrecht who taught her Greek, Latin, ...

(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 Margaretha de Heer (1603–1665) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography Margaretha de Heer was born in Leeuwarden in the Dutch Republic in 1603. She was the daughter of the glass painter Arjen Willems de Heer, and the older sister of the arti ...

(1603–1665), Dutch genre and animal painter *

Margaretha Heijkenskjöld Margaretha Charlotta Heijkensköld (19 August 1781 – 29 July 1834, Remla, Syria), was a Swedish traveler and a dress reformer. She attracted a lot of attention from her contemporaries by her journeys. Margaretha Heijkensköld was the daughter of ...

(1781–1834), Swedish traveler and a dress reformer *

Margaretha Hofmans Greet Hofmans (23 June 1894 – 16 November 1968) was a Dutch faith healer and "hand layer". For nine years she was a friend and advisor of Queen Juliana, often residing at Palace Soestdijk. She became the former Dutch queen's confidante in the ...

(1894–1968), Dutch faith healer and confidante of Queen Juliana *

Margaretha van Holland Margaret II of Avesnes (1311 – 23 June 1356) was Countess of Hainaut and Countess of Holland (as Margaret I) from 1345 to 1356. She was Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Germany by marriage to Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV the Bavarian. Life ...

(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 Margaretha Knutsdotter Krook (15 October 1925 – 7 May 2001) was a Swedish stage and film actress. She won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1974. In 1976, she won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress for the film ''Release the Prisoners to Spring''. ...

(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 (born 1957), Princess of Luxembourg and Liechtenstein *

Margaretha van Mechelen Margaretha van Mechelen (c. 1580 in Lier – 17 May 1662 in The Hague) was a noblewoman of the Southern Netherlands and (from c.1600 to c.1610) the mistress of Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, with whom she had 3 sons: * Willem of Nassau, lor ...

(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 (1911–1963), Dutch swimmer * Margaretha van Parma (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 Margaretha Reichardt (6 March 1907 – 25 May 1984), also known as Grete Reichardt, was a textile artist, Weaving, weaver, and graphic designer from Erfurt, Germany.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 Margaretha Sandra (7 January 1629 in Middelburg – 21 June 1674 in Aardenburg, Zeeland), was a Dutch heroine, known for her participation in the defense of Aardenburg during the two-night siege by the French in 1672. Life Margaretha grew up in Mi ...

(1629–1674), Dutch Franco-Dutch War heroine * Margaretha Seuerling (1747–1820), Swedish actress and theatre director *

Margaretha Sigfridsson Margaretha Sigfridsson (born 28 January 1976) is a Swedish curler who in 2009 was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame. Curling career Early career Sigfridsson skipped the Swedish team at the 1997 World Junior Curling Championship ...

(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 Märta Margaretha af Ugglas (''née'' Stenbeck; born 5 January 1939) is a Swedish former Moderate Party politician. She was Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1991 and 1994. Career She is the daughter of Hugo Stenbeck, a lawyer and the found ...

(born 1939), Swedish government minister * Margaretha van Valckenburch (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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