Margaret

Meaning

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
2. A river in southwestern Western Australia, presumed named for a cousin of John Garrett Bussell, founder of Busselton.
3. A river in Kimberley, Western Australia, named for its European discoverer's sister-in-law.
4. A moon of Uranus, named for a character in Much Ado About Nothing.

Synonyms

Margaretta

Margery

Marjorie

Marjory

Maggie

Margareth

Meg

Peggy

Margareta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɑːɡɹɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Margaret

Cognate with French: Marguerite

Cognate with Old English: meregrot

Cognate with Old Saxon: merigrita

Cognate with Old High German: merigrioz

In summary

From the name of a legendary third century saint, from Middle English Margaret, from Old French Margaret (French Marguerite), from Latin Margarita, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”), ultimately from an Indo-Iranian source.
The same source, through folk etymology, has produced Old English meregrot (“pearl”, literally “stone or pebble of the sea”), related to Old Saxon merigrita, merigriota (“pearl”), Old High German merigrioz, equivalent to mer- + groat.

Sentences

He and his daughter , Margaret , were among the survivors .

Margaret resented Blanche and vice versa from the beginning .

Perrin was married to Margaret Weis, though they are now divorced .