Margherita is an Italian feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. It also is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. As a word, in Italian it means " daisy".

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As a name, it may refer to: *

Margherita Aldobrandini Margherita Aldobrandini (29 March 1588 — 9 August 1646), was an Italian noblewoman member of the Aldobrandini family and by marriage Duchess consort of Parma and Piacenza during 1600–1622. She was also Regent of both Duchies during 1626–1628 ...

(1588–1646), Duchess consort of Parma *

Margherita de' Medici Margherita de' Medici (31 May 1612 – 6 February 1679) was Duchess of Parma and Piacenza by her marriage to Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma. Margherita was regent of Piacenza in 1635, and regent of the entire duchy from 1646 until 1648 during ...

(1612–1679), Duchess of Parma and Piacenza * Margherita Maria Farnese (1664–1718), Duchess of Modena and Reggio * Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma (1847–1893) * Margherita of Savoy (1851–1926), former Queen Consort of Italy and wife of Umberto I * Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este (born 1930) * Margherita Bagni (1902–1960), Italian actress * Margherita Piazzola Beloch (1879–1976), Italian mathematician * Margherita Boniver (born 1938), Italian politician * Margherita Buy (born 1962), Italian actress * Margherita Caffi (1650–1710), Italian painter of still lifes * Margherita Carosio (1908–2005), Italian operatic soprano * Margherita Durastanti (fl. 1700–1734), Italian singer * Margherita Galeotti (1867–after 1912), Italian pianist and composer * Margherita Gargano (born 1952), Italian middle-distance runner * Margherita Gonzaga (disambiguation) * Margherita Granbassi (born 1979), Italian fencer * Margherita Grandi (1894–1972), Australian-born Italian soprano born Margaret Gard * Margherita Guidacci (1921–1992), Italian poet * Margherita Hack (1922–2013), Italian astrophysicist and popular science writer * Margherita Magnani (born 1987), Italian middle-distance runner * Margherita Roberti, American operatic soprano whose career began in 1948 and ended in 1988 * Margherita Sarfatti (1880–1961), Italian journalist and mistress of Benito Mussolini * Margherita Taylor (born 1972), English TV and radio presenter * Margherita Zalaffi (born 1966), Italian fencer

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* Lesli Margherita, American actress

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