Margriet is a
Dutch 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 ...
, a form of
Margaretha (
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 ...
). People with the name include:
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Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (born 1943), Dutch princess
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Margriet Bleijerveld (born 1958), Dutch hockey player
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Margriet Ehlen (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 (born 1932), Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literature
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Margriet Hoenderdos
Margriet Hoenderdos (6 May 1952 – 14 October 2010) was a Dutch composer. She was born in Santpoort, Netherlands, and studied piano with Thom Bollen at the Zwolle Conservatory. She continued her studies in composition at the Amsterdam Conservatory ...
(1952–2010), Dutch composer
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Margriet Kloppenburg
Margriet Kloppenburg (born 18 January 1988) is a Danish professional racing cyclist who rides for Team BMS BIRN.
See also
* List of 2016 UCI Women's Teams and riders
Listed below are the UCI Women's Teams that compete in 2016 women's road cyc ...
(born 1988), Danish racing cyclist
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Margriet Matthijsse (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
Margriet Smulders (born 17 July 1955) is a Dutch photographer of floral still lifes. She attended the Radboud University Nijmegen from 1974 to 1983 and the Academy of Arts in Arnhem from 1979 to 1985.
Work
Smulders is best known for her self-por ...
(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
Inge Margriet Zegers-de Ruiter (born 29 April 1954) is a retired Dutch field hockey defender, who won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles ...
(born 1954), Dutch hockey player
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Dutch feminine given names