Gender Feminine
Usage Irish
Pronounced Pron. MA-ryehd, ma-RYEHD  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Irish form of Margaret.

Related Names

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) Greta, Gretchen, Grete, Gretel, Madita, Marga, Margareta, Margarete, Margaretha, Margarethe, Margit, Margitta, Margret, Margrit, Meta, Rita(German) Margarita(Greek) Margalit, Margalita(Hebrew) Gitta, Gréta, Margaréta, Margit, Rita(Hungarian) Gréta, Margrét(Icelandic) 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) Magrite(Picard) 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) Magrite(Walloon) Mererid, Mared, Marged, Megan(Welsh)
Same SpellingMáiréad, Mairead

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Entry updated June 9, 2023