Margaret (name)

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Margaret is a female first name. The origin of the word "Margaret" is in Greek, from the word margaríta (μαργαρίτα), which means "pearl". An older root exists in the old-Indian word for pearl, mandjari.

Margaret has been an English name since the 11th Century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th century and 18th Century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second most popular name in the USA in 1903. Since this time, it has become slightly less common, but is still 130th in the USA.

It has a large number of diminutive forms in many different languages, including Maggie, Madge, Rita, Daisy, Greta and Peggy.

Contents 1 People called Margaret 1.1 Artists and Authors 1.2 Educators and Scholars 1.3 Political Figures 1.4 Other 2 Other notable uses of this name 2.1 Royal figures 2.1.1 Scotland 2.1.2 England 2.1.3 Denmark 2.1.4 Netherlands 2.1.5 Norway 2.1.6 Sweden 2.1.7 France 2.1.8 German 2.1.9 Hungary 2.2 Religious Figures 2.3 Places 2.4 Shakespearian characters 3 Name Margaret in other languages 4 References

[edit] People called Margaret

This is a list of famous people with the first name Margaret:

[edit] Artists and Authors

• Margaret Fuller: American critic
• Margaret Oliphant Oliphant: Scottish author.
• Margaret Deland: American author.
• Margaret Mitchell: American author
• Margaret Bourke-White: American photojournalist.
• Margaret Wise Brown: American author.
• Margaret Walker: American author.
• Margaret Avison: Canadian poet.
• Margaret Hillis: American conductor.
• Majorie Tallchief: American ballet dancer.
• Margaret Forster: British author.
• Margaret Drabble: English author.
• Margaret Atwood: Canadian novelist and poet.
• Dame Margaret Rutherford: British actress of the stage and screen.
• Margaret Harshaw: American opera singer.
• Margaret Lockwood: British actress.
• Margaret Leighton: English actress.

[edit] Educators and Scholars

• Margaret Warner Morley: American biologist. Wrote children’s books on biology.
• Margaret Angela Haley: American educator. Promoted teachers’ unions.
• Margaret Mead: American anthropologist.
• Margaret E. White: American inventor.
• Margaret Floy Washburn: American psychologist.
• Margaret Burbidge: British astronomer.

[edit] Political Figures

• Margaret Grace Bondfield: British union leader and member of the cabinet.
• Margaret Chase Smith: American representative and senator.
• Margaret Thatcher: British Prime Minister.

[edit] Other

• Margaret Brent: British colonial landowner. Called the first American feminist.
• Margaret Cochran Corbin: Fought the Revolutionary War. Was given a pension by Congress.
• Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage: American philanthropist who established the Russell Sage Foundation.
• Margaret Sanger: Founder of the birth control movement in the United States.
• Margaret E. Kuhn: Founder of the Gray Panthers
• Margaret Court: Australian tennis player.

[edit] Other notable uses of this name

[edit] Royal figures

[edit] Scotland

• Saint Margaret of Scotland, (1045-1093)
• Margaret Tudor, (1489-1541)

[edit] England

• Margaret of Anjou, (1430-1482)
• Margaret Beaufort, (1443-1509)
• Margaret Douglas, (1515-1578)
• Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, (1930-2002)

[edit] Denmark

• Margaret I, (1353-1412)
• Margrethe II (1972-):

[edit] Netherlands

• Margaret of Austria, (1480-1530)
• Margaret of Palma, (1522-1586)

[edit] Norway

• Margaret of Scotland (Maid of Norway) (1282-1290)
• Margrete (1388-1412)

[edit] Sweden

• Margareta (1388-1412)

[edit] France

• Margaret of Provence, (1221-1285)
• Margaret of Angoulême, (1492-1549)

[edit] German

• Margaret Maultasch, (1318-1369)

[edit] Hungary

• Margaret of Hungary, (1175 - 1223), wife of Isaac II Angelos Byzantine Emperor

[edit] Religious Figures

• Four women named Margaret have been blessed. These are:
  • Margaret of Castello
  • Margaret of Citta-di-Castello
  • Margaret Pole
  • Margaret Ward
• Nine women named Margaret are saints:
  • Margaret (saint)
  • Margaret Mary Alacoque
  • Margaret of Antioch
  • Margaret of Clitherow
  • Margaret of Cortona
  • Margaret of England
  • Saint Margaret of Hungary
  • Saint Margaret of Scotland
  • Margaret the Barefooted

[edit] Places

• Margherita Peak in East Africa, which is named for Queen Margherita of Italy.

[edit] Shakespearian characters

• Margaret in Henry VI, part 1
• Margaret in Much Ado About Nothing
• Mistress Margaret Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor
• Queen Margaret in Henry VI, part 2, Henry VI, part 3 and Richard III

[edit] Name Margaret in other languages

• Czech - Markéta
• Denmark - Margrethe
• Finland - Maarit or Marketta
• French - Marguerite
• Scottish Gaelic - Mairead
• Germany, Dutch, Sweden - Margarete or Margareta
• Greek - Μαργαρίτα
• Hungary - Margit or Margaréta
• Italy - Margherita
• Poland - Małgorzata
• Portuguese - Margarida
• Romania - Margareta
• Russian - Маргарита or Рита
• Spanish - Margarita

[edit] References

• Behind the Name
• Names database

Margareta - unionsdrottningen (1353-1412)

Margaretastaty i Ribe Foto: Rosenblad/Söderholm 1997

Drottning Margareta är den enda unionsmonark man i historieböckerna skrivit uppskattande om alltsedan 1800-talet och framåt. Hon beskrivs som kvinnlig men viljestark och med förmåga att hålla ihop ett splittrat Norden. Ända fram till idag har hon fått tjäna som symbol för den nordiska enhetstanken. Margareta såg som sin viktigaste uppgift att försöka bemöta det tyska hotet mot Norden. Litet förenklat kan vi med modernt språk säga att hon ville väcka en nordisk nationalism. Det är också Föreningen Norden som 1997 utgivit ett stort samlingsverk om Kalmarunionen och drottning Margareta.