Gender Feminine
Usage German
Pronounced Pron. MAR-grit  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

German variant form of Margaret.

Related Names

DiminutivesGreta, Gretchen, Grete, Marga, Meta
Other Languages & CulturesRetha(Afrikaans) Margarita(Albanian) Margarid, Margarit(Armenian) Marharyta(Belarusian) Margarita(Bulgarian) Margarida(Catalan) Margareta(Croatian) Gita, Margita, Markéta(Czech) Grete, Grethe, Margit, Margrethe, Merete, Merethe, Meta, Mette, Rita(Danish) Greet, Greetje, Griet, Marga, Margaretha, Margreet, Margriet, Marit(Dutch) Greta, Gretchen, Gretta, Jorie, Madge, Mae, Maegan, Maeghan, Maggie, Maisie, Mamie, Margaret, Margaretta, Marge, Margery, Margie, Margo, Margret, Marje, Marjorie, Marjory, May, Mayme, Meagan, Meaghan, Meg, Megan, Meghan, Midge, Mysie, Peg, Peggie, Peggy, Retha, Rita(English) Maisy(English (British)) Mare, Maret, Margareeta, Marge, Margit, Merit, Reet, Rita(Estonian) Maarit, Margareeta, Margareta, Marketta, Reeta, Reetta(Finnish) Margaux, Margot, Marguerite, Mégane(French) Margarida(Galician) Margarita(Greek) Margalit, Margalita(Hebrew) Gitta, Gréta, Margaréta, Margit, Rita(Hungarian) Gréta, Margrét(Icelandic) Máighréad, Máiréad, Mairéad(Irish) Greta, Margherita, Rita(Italian) Margarita(Late Roman) Margarita, Rita(Latvian) Margreet(Limburgish) Gretel, Madicken, Madita(Literature) Greta, Margarita, Rita(Lithuanian) Margaid, Paaie(Manx) Meggy(Medieval English) Grete, Grethe, Margit, Margrete, Margrethe, Marit, Marita, Merete, Merethe, Mette, Rita(Norwegian) Margarida(Occitan) Gosia, Greta, Małgorzata, Małgosia, Marzena(Polish) Margarida, Rita(Portuguese) Margareta(Romanian) Margarita(Russian) Maisie(Scottish) Maighread, Mairead, Marsaili, Peigi(Scottish Gaelic) Margaréta, Margita(Slovak) Margareta, Marjeta, Meta(Slovene) Margarita, Rita(Spanish) Greta, Madicken, Margareta, Margaretha, Margit, Marit, Marita, Märta, Märtha, Merit, Meta, Rita(Swedish) Marharyta(Ukrainian) Mererid, Mared, Marged, Megan(Welsh)
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Entry updated December 7, 2022