Origin: Greek
Meaning: “pearl”
Best Nicknames
Greta, Gretal, Gretel, Grethel, Gretta, Grette, Mags,
Maggi, Maggie, Maggy, Maisie, Maisy, Marge, Margey,
Margie, Margo, Margot, Marji, Marjie, Markie, Meg, Megan,
Meggi, Meggie, Meggy, Peg, Pegeen, Peggie, Peggy
Variations and Sound-Alikes
Maighread, Margareta, Margarete, Margarethe, Margaretta,
Margarette, Margarida, Margarit, Margarita, Margarite,
Margeret, Margeretta, Margerita, Margherita, Marghretta,
Margret, Margrete, Margrett, Marguerita, Marguerite
Phrases you might say or hear someday:
“Margaret, will you marry me?” The Iron Lady (2011)
“Margaret. Margaret. Margaret.” Red Lights (2012)
“Margaret, darling, don’t cry.” Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Famous people named Margaret or its variations
1. Margaret Hamilton (1902-1985). American actress
“The Wicked Witch of the West”
2. Margaret O’Brien (b. 1937), American actress
born Angela Maxine O’Brien
3. Margaret Eleanor Atwood, (b. 1939), Canadian poet, author
Margaret Middle Names
Margaret Diane
Margaret Frances
Margaret Hope
Margaret Leighanne
Margaret Rose