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Re: Margherita
by Bear
11/19/2006, 6:20 PM
in reply to a message by Fink
Margaret means pearl. For some unknown reason, in French "une marguerite" is the word for a daisy. Confusing, I know, but there it is. I assume in Italian a daisy is also called "una margherita." But it doesn't alter the etymology of Margaret / Marguerite / Margherita, meaning "pearl."
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Margherita  ·  Fink  ·  11/19/2006, 6:30 AM
•Re: Margherita  ·  Bear  ·  11/19/2006, 6:20 PM
•Re: Margherita  ·  Cleveland Kent Evans  ·  11/19/2006, 6:41 PM
•it's the same in Dutch  ·  Mar  ·  11/20/2006, 3:13 AM
•Re: Margherita and others  ·  Anneza  ·  11/19/2006, 10:16 PM
•Re: Margherita and others  ·  Chrisell  ·  11/19/2006, 10:23 PM
•Re: Margherita and others  ·  Anneza  ·  11/20/2006, 2:45 AM
•It means 'pearl', not 'daisy'. nt  ·  Chrisell  ·  11/19/2006, 5:19 PM
•Re: Margherita  ·  Agata  ·  11/19/2006, 8:07 AM