Margriet is a
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
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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 ...
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Margaretha Margaretha is the standard Dutch form of the feminine given name Margaret as well as a common form of it in Sweden. In daily life, many use a short form, like ''Gré'', '' Greet'', ''Greta'', '' Grietje'', '' Marga'', ''Margo'', ''Margot'', ''Margre ...
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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 througho ...
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Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
Princess Margriet Francisca of the Netherlands (born 19 January 1943) is the third daughter of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard. As an aunt of the reigning monarch, King Willem-Alexander, she is a member of the Dutch Royal House and currently ...
(born 1943), Dutch princess
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Margriet Bleijerveld (born 1958), Dutch hockey player
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Margriet Ehlen
Margriet Ehlen (born 28 September 1943) is a Dutch poet, composer, conductor and educator of classical music.
Life and career
Ehlen was born in Heerlen and has composed for a large variety of instruments, yet is particularly active in composition ...
(born 1943), Dutch poet
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Margriet Hermans
Margareta Maria Josepha (Margriet) Hermans (born 1954) is a Belgian singer, former radio and TV talk show host, politician and a member of the Open VLD. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate
The Senate ( nl, Senaat, ; french: Séna ...
(born 1954), Belgian politician
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Margriet Heymans
Margriet Heymans (born 29 October 1932) is a Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literature.
Heymans wrote and illustrated various books in collaboration with her sister Annemie Heymans, including ''Het poppenfeest'' (1971), ''De gele dra ...
(born 1932), Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literature
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Margriet Hoenderdos (1952–2010), Dutch composer
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Margriet Kloppenburg (born 1988), Danish racing cyclist
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Margriet Matthijsse
Margriet Matthijsse (born 16 April 1977, in Rotterdam) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented her country for the first time at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Matthijsse took the silver in Europe. In the 2000 Olympics in Sydney Matthij ...
(born 1977), Dutch sailor
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Margriet de Moor
Margaretha Maria Antonetta 'Margriet' de Moor ('' née'' Neefjes; born 1941) is a Dutch pianist and writer of novels and essays. She won the AKO Literatuurprijs for her novel ''Eerst grijs dan wit dan blauw'' (1991).
Life and career
Margaretha ...
(born 1941), Dutch writer
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Margriet van Noort (1587–1646), Dutch Discalced Carmelite writer
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Margriet Smulders (born 1955), Dutch photographer
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Margriet Tindemans
Margriet E. Tindemans (March 26, 1951 – December 31, 2014) was a musician, specializing in medieval music.
The fourth child of Wilhelmina Coenen and Henricus Tindemans, Margriet demonstrated her musical talents early, and was named first violi ...
(1951–2014), Dutch violinist
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Margriet Zegers (born 1954), Dutch hockey player
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