Margarita is a feminine given name in Latin and Eastern European languages. In

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

it came from the

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

word ''margaritari'' (μαργαριτάρι), meaning pearl, which was borrowed from the Persians. (In Sogdian, it was ''marγārt''. In modern

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

, the word has become مروارید, ''morvārīd'', meaning '

pearl A pearl is a hard, glistening object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk or another animal, such as fossil conulariids. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is composed of calcium carb ...

'.) The flower daisy is called ''margarita'' in

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

and other languages. In Italian it's ''margherita'' and in French is ''marguerite''. The name is also used in Albanian, Greek,

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

and

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

. Margarita is a variant of the likewise Persian-origin given name Margaret. The traditional short form of this name is

Rita Rita may refer to: People * Rita (given name) * Rita (Indian singer) (born 1984) * Rita (Israeli singer) (born 1962) * Rita (Japanese singer) * Eliza Humphreys (1850–1938), wrote under the pseudonym Rita Places * Djarrit, also known as Rita, ...

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* Infanta Margarita, 2nd Duchess of Hernani (b. 1939), the younger sister of King Juan Carlos and aunt of the reigning King Felipe VI of Spain * Margaret of Austria (1584–1611), Queen consort of Spain and Portugal by her marriage to King Philip III and II *

Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler Van Rensselaer Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler Van Rensselaer (September 19, 1758 – March 14, 1801) was the third daughter of Continental Army General Philip Schuyler. She was the wife of Stephen Van Rensselaer III, sister of Angelica Schuyler Church, Philip ...

(1758–1801), the third daughter of Continental Army General Philip Schuyler and sister in law of Alexander Hamilton * Princess Margarita, Countess of Colorno (born 1972), Dutch princess * Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (1905–1981), Greek princess consort * Margarita Teresa of Spain, Holy Roman Empress * Princess Margarita of Romania (born 1949), Romanian princess and Custodian of the Crown of Romania * Margarita Cedeño de Fernández, Dominican politician and lawyer, current Vice President and former First Lady of the Dominican Republic * Margarita Aliger (1915–1992), Soviet poet and journalist * Margarita Argúas (1902–1986), Argentine academic and judge * Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones (born 2002), daughter of David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon * Margarita Carmen Cansino, the birth name of American actress

Rita Hayworth Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer and producer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in 61 films over 37 years. The press coined th ...

* Margarita D'Amico (1938–2017), Venezuelan journalist, researcher, and professor * Margarita María Birriel Salcedo (born 1953), Spanish-Puerto Rican professor, expert in women's history and women's studies * Nitza Margarita Cintrón (born 1969), Chief of Space Medicine at NASA's Johnson Space Center * Margarita Diez-Colunje y Pombo (1838-1919), Colombian historian, translator, genealogist *

Margarita Mariscal de Gante Margarita Mariscal de Gante (born 10 January 1954) is a Spanish judge and politician, who served as the minister of justice from 1996 to 2000. Early life Gante was born in Madrid on 10 January 1954. She is the daughter of Jaime Mariscal de Ghent ...

(born 1954), Spanish judge and politician *

Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela (born 6 January 1935) is the wife of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria, whom she married after he went into exile. As such, she is also sometimes styled Tsaritsa Margarita; in this context, she may be styled as Princess ...

(born 1935), the consort of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria * Margarita Henríquez, Panamese TV personality * Margarita Karapanou, Greek novelist * Margarita Kolosov (born 2004), German rhythmic gymnast * Margarita Volkovinskaya, the birth name of Uzbekistani-American actress Rita Volk *

Margarita Levieva Margarita Vladimirovna Levieva (russian: Маргари́та Влади́мировна Леви́ева; born 9 February 1980) is a Russian-American actress. Early life Levieva was born in then Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, ...

, Russian-American actress *

Margarita López Margarita López is a former member of the New York City Council who represented New York City's 2nd City Council district from 1998 to 2005. The 2nd district comprises the Lower East Side, Alphabet City, and the East Village. López was elect ...

, New York City politician * Margarita Beatriz Luna, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mexico *

Margarita Miniati Margarita Mathilda Miniati (Greek: ''Μαργαρίτα Ματθίλδη Μηνιάτη'', 1821–1887) was a famous Greek scholar and writer who flourished in Italy during the 19th century. Biographical information She was born in Corfu in 1821 ...

, Greek scholar and writer *

Margarita Moran-Floirendo Maria Margarita Roxas Moran-Floirendo (born 15 September 1953), professionally known as Margie Moran (), is a Filipino beauty queen, actress and peace advocate who was the president of Ballet Philippines and is the chairperson of the Cultura ...

(born 1953), Miss Universe 1973 from the Philippines *

Margarita Mamun Margarita Mamun (russian: Маргарита Мамун; born 1 November 1995) is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast of Bangladeshi-Russian descent. She is the 2016 Olympic All-around champion, two-time (2015, 2014) World All-arou ...

, Russian rhythmic gymnast * Margarita Michailidou, Greek taekwondo practitioner * Margarita Mukasheva, Kazakhstani runner * Margarita Nazarova (disambiguation), several people * Margarita Osmeña (born 1949), Filipino politician *

Margarita Pasos Margarita Pasos (born 20 October 1965) is a Mexican sailor. She competed in the women's 470 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), offic ...

, Colombian television presenter * Margarita Peña (1937-2018), writer, educator *

Margarita Plevritou Margarita Plevritou ( gr, Μαργαρίτα Πλευρίτου; born November 17, 1994) is a Greek water polo player currently playing for Olympiacos and the Greece women's national team. She was part of the Greek team that won the silver medal ...

, Greek water polo player * Margarita Ponomaryova (born 1963), Russian hurdler *

Margarita Pracatan Margarita Pracatan (born Margarita Figueroa; 11 June 1931 – 23 June 2020) was a Cuban-born novelty singer, who became well-known in the 1990s when she performed regularly on Clive James' TV show in Britain. Biography Margarita Figueroa was bor ...

(1931–2020), Cuban singer * Margarita Rivière, Spanish journalist and writer *

Margarita Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela (born 6 January 1935) is the wife of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria, whom she married after he went into exile. As such, she is also sometimes styled Tsaritsa Margarita; in this context, she may be styled as Princess ...

, Spanish aristocrat *

Margarita Starkevičiūtė Margarita Starkevičiūtė (1956 - ) is a member of EU institutions' advisory boards on financial markets and the digital economy, external academic expert for European Parliamentary Research Services. In 2004-2009 she was a Member of the European P ...

, Lithuanian politician * Margarita Xhepa (born 1932), Albanian stage and film actress *

Margarita 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 ...

, Spanish stage actress *

Margarita Zavala Margarita Ester Zavala Gómez del Campo (; born on 25 July 1967) is a Mexican lawyer and politician serving as Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Mexico City's 10th District since 2021. She is the wife of the former President of Mexico Felip ...

, former First Lady of Mexico

Fictional characters

* Alexandra Margarita Russo, a.k.a.

Alex Russo Alexandra Margarita "Alex" Russo is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Disney Channel sitcom ''Wizards of Waverly Place'', portrayed by Selena Gomez. In 2008, AOL named her the twentieth greatest witch in television history. Sel ...

, a character from Wizards of Waverly Place, and her mother Theresa Magdalena Margarita Russo * Margarita Nikolaevna, one of the protagonists in the novel ''The Master and Margarita'' by Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov * Margarete or Gretchen in

Faust Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust ( 1480–1540). The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil at a crossroa ...

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe * Marguerite Gautier, protagonist in the 1848 novel and 1852 play

La Dame aux Camélias LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

by Alexandre Dumas. It was made a movie "Camille" (1936) by George Cukor. *Detective Margarita "Maggie" Sawyer, a character portrayed by Floriana Lima on

Supergirl (TV series) ''Supergirl'' is an American superhero television series developed by Ali Adler, Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg that aired on CBS and later The CW from October 26, 2015 to November 9, 2021. It is based on the DC Comics character of the sam ...

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