Margarita

In Spain the name day for the lovely Margarita is November 16th.

This name was a classic name for Margaret in Spain before it was ever used as a name for some drink. It's essentially the Latin version of Margaret.

It is also used in Italian. I have Italian ancestors with the name spelled both this way and the uniquely Italian way Margherita.

Margarita means "pearl". This is the literal translation of the word from latin. The daisy flower was named Margarita because it resembles pearl. Names Margaret, Margo, Meg, Peg, Peggy, Marge... etc. Are derivatives of the original name Margarita. Most of the names originated from ancient Greek or Latin languages. It is not a Bolgarian name and it doesn't mean Daisy as I mentioned above. There is an island in the Mediterranean Sea named Margarita and it was known for its pearl divers.

This isn't just a "daisy" in Spanish! It's a Latin name and it means "daisy" in all the Latin-based languages! The only thing that varies from country to country, language to language is its spelling.

Already mentioned but should be on the general description. Margarita is Latin for 'pearl'. [noted -ed]

"Margarita" is the Latin (and Greek) word for "pearl". See for example http://www.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?stem=margarita&ending= or any Latin dictionary available. Hence, "Margarita" is the original word/meaning, and all other variations of the name came after.

The meaning "daisy flower" is wrong. The name comes from the Latin margarita/margaritae, that means "pearl". See Phedro's tale "pullum ad margaritam" (the chicket speaking with the pearl").

In Bulgarian "margarita" means "daisy", "marguerite". That is why "Margarita" has a nameday on Palm Sunday (the Sunday before Easter) - the day of flowers and willows (the names of the other trees also have a nameday).

Ok, well the name Margarita actually originated from old Rome and it means a 'pearl' so anyone whose name is Margarita (including me) just know that you are VERY EXPENSIVE! LOL

Means the flower "daisy".

A beautiful Bulgarian name. Its meaning in Bulgarian comes from the Bulgarian word for DAISY - MARGARITA. The name day is celebrated on ALL Flowers Day which is the Sunday before Easter. The association between 'Margarita' and the alcohol beverage, as well as between 'Margarita' and the pizza type is as meaningful as the correlation between Victoria and Victoria's secret. I myself intend to call my daughter Margarita.