Marguerite: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Marguerite | Girls

Marguerite

Pronunciation: mahr-gə-REET (key)

Origin of the name Marguerite:

French form of margaret, which is derived from the Greek maragon (a pearl).

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Nicknames for Marguerite: | Edit

Margot, Marge, Maggie, Daisy

Meanings and history of the name Marguerite: | Edit

Marguerite is a French form of Margaret, meaning "pearl". It is also the French word for daisy.

Famous real-life people named Marguerite: | Edit

Marguerite Moreau - American actress
Marguerite MacIntyre - American actress
Marguerite Henry - American writer
Marguerite Luksik - American politician from Pennsylvania
Marguerite Yourcenar - Belgian novelist
Marguerite Ann Johnson - birth name of American author Maya Angelou

Marguerite in song, story & screen: | Edit

Marguerite is a protagonist in the novel and musical The Scarlet Pimpernel.

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Current Popularity of Marguerite by State

Global Popularity of the Name Marguerite

  • #108 in Canada (Quebec)