noun
a feminine name: dim. Greta, Madge, Maggie, Marge, Meg, Peg, Peggy; var. Margery, Margo, Margot, Marjorie; equiv. Fr. Marguerite, Ger. Margarete, Gretchen, Ir. Megan, It. Margherita, Sp. Margarita
Origin:
ME < OFr Margarete < L margarita, a pearl < Gr margaritēs < margaron, a pearl, ult. < or akin to Sans mañjaram, a pearl, orig., bud