Margarida is a
Portuguese female given name, which is a variant of the 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 ...
, and which also means "
daisy flower" in
Portuguese.
[''Behind the Name'']
"Given Name Margarida"
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The given name may refer to:
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(1570–1631), Portuguese noblewoman
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Margarida Cordeiro (born 1939), Portuguese film director
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Margarida Teresa da Silva e Orta
Margarida Teresa da Silva e Orta (1711-1793) was a Brazilian author of the Enlightenment era. She was born in São Paulo and moved with her parents to Portugal
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(1711–1793), Brazilian author
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Margarida de Abreu
Margarida de Abreu ( Lisbon, 26 November 1915 – Lisbon, 29 September 2006) was a Portuguese choreographer. She is identified with the foundation of the classical ballet in Portugal.
Biography
In 1932, de Abreu travelled to Geneva, Switzer ...
(1915–2006), Portuguese choreographer
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Margarida Marante (1959–2012), Portuguese journalist
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Margarida Moura
Margarida Moura (born 30 July 1993 in Porto) is a former Portuguese tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player us ...
(born 1993), Portuguese tennis player
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Margarida Penha-Lopes
Margarida is a Portuguese female given name, which is a variant of the name Margaret, and which also means " daisy flower" in Portuguese.''Behind the Name''"Given Name Margarida". Retrieved on 28 January 2016.
The given name may refer to:
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(born 1964), Portuguese Historical Sciences professor
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Margarida Vila-Nova
Margarida Vila-Nova (born 6 June 1983) is a Portuguese actress.
She had her first appearances in television in the programs of Filipe La Féria for RTP (1990 - Grande Noite, 1994 - Cabaret).
She received formation in the theater with Michael ...
(born 1983), Portuguese actress
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Margarida Xirgu
Margarita Xirgu Subirá (18 June 1888, Molins de Rei, Barcelona, Spain – 25 April 1969, Montevideo, Uruguay), also Margarida Xirgu, was a Spanish stage actress, who was greatly popular throughout her country and Latin America. A friend o ...
(1888–1969), Spanish actress
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Margarida Zelle
Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (née Zelle; 7 August 187615 October 1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari (), was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I. She was executed by ...
(1876–1917), Dutch dancer and spy known as Mata Hari
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Jorge José Emiliano dos Santos
Jorge José Emiliano dos Santos (19 March 1954 - 21 January 1995) also known by his nickname, Margarida (meaning ''Daisy'', in English) was a Brazilian football referee, known for his flamboyant style. He is recognized as an iconic figure in Bra ...
(1954–1995), Brazilian football referee known as Margarida
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Clésio Moreira dos Santos
Clésio Moreira dos Santos (born 8 January 1958), better known as Margarida (daisy), is a Brazilian Referee (association football), football referee, known for his over-the-top style that made him famous on YouTube.
In 1988 his training as a r ...
(born 1958), Brazilian football referee known as Margarida
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Portuguese feminine given names