Margareta

Margareta

Margareta

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For the German cargo ship originally named MV Margareta, see MV Cemfjord. For the mountain in Greenland, see Margaretatop.

Margareta is a female given name mainly used by Germans, Austrians, Romanians and Swedes and others. It derives from Latin, where it came from the Greek word margaritari (μαργαριτάρι), meaning pearl, which was borrowed from the Persians.[1] It is cognate with Margaret, Marguerite, and Margarita.[2]

People with the name include:

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References

  1. [1]
    Schmitt, Rüdiger. "Persian Loanwords and Names in Greek". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. [2]
    Iseabail MacLeod and Terry Freedman, Dictionary of First Names (1995), p. 146.
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