Margaret

Meaning & origin

a name taken from the Latin into German common in the Middle Ages by the name of the Saint. Margaret of Antioch (3rd and 4th century) the Greek word "Margarites" is perhaps originally the Persian, meaning "child of light" (according to the presentation of the pearl as a dew-drop, which was changed by moonlight)

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Famous people with the first name Margaret

• Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon Person
• Margaret Thatcher British politician
• Margaret Qualley American actress
• Margaret Tudor English princess
• Margaret Atwood Writer
• Margaret Brennan American journalist and television presenter
• Lady Margaret Beaufort Duchess of Somerset
• Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury Countess of Salisbury

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