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Margaret

Margaret definition

Mar·ga·ret (mär′gə rit, -grit)

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

Etymology: ME < OFr Margarete < L margarita, a pearl < Gr margaritēs < margaron, a pearl, ult. < or akin to Sans mañjaram, a pearl, orig., bud

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