Marguerite (given name)

Marguerite is the French form of a female given name (English Margaret, Spanish Margarita) which derives from the Greek Μαργαρίτης meaning "pearl").^[1] See also Margaret (name) and Peggy.

Notable women named Marguerite

• Queen Marguerite de Valois, wife of Henry IV of France and Navarre
• Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys, foundress of the Congregation of Notre Dame, Montreal
• Marguerite (woman of color), in 1805 filed the first "freedom suit" in St. Louis and succeeded in ending Indian slavery in the state of Missouri in 1836
• Marguerite Duras, French writer and film director
• Marguerite Georges, French actress
• Marguerite Henry, American writer
• Marguerite Long, French pianist
• Marguerite Moreau, American actress
• Marguerite Yourcenar, Belgian novelist
• Marguerite "Peg" Luksik, Pennsylvania politician

Other uses of Marguerite (given name)

• The original given name of the author Maya Angelou
• Marguerite (mare) was the name of a mare, mother of Gallant Fox, the 2nd U.S. Triple Crown Champion,

Fictional characters named Marguerite

• Marguerite, the name of the heroine of Gounod's opera Faust
• Tomoe Marguerite is a character in the anime and manga My-Otome
• Marguerite St. Just, wife of the Scarlet Pimpernel in the novel by the same name
• Marguerite Gautier, the name of the heroine in the Alexandre Dumas fils novel La Dame aux Camelias

References

1. ^ http://www.behindthename.com/name/marguerite