Margaret - wikipedia Margaret For other uses, see Margaret ( disambiguation ). Margaret Margaret the Virgin is one of many saints named Margaret Gender Female Name day May 23 or January 25 Origin Word / name Persian Meaning Pearl Other names Related names Maggie, Mairead, Madge, Marge, Margie, Megan, Rita, Greta and Peggy Margaret is a female first name, derived via French ( Marguerite ) and Latin ( Margarita ) from Greek Margarites, derived from the noun margaron meaning ' pearl '. The Greek is probably related to the Sanskrit मञ्जरी mañjarī meaning ' pearl ' or ' cluster of blossoms. ' 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 United States in 1903. Since this time, it has become less common, but was still the ninth most common name for women of all ages in the United States as of the 1990 census. Margaret has a large number of diminutive forms in many different languages. Contents 1 Aristocrats 1.1 Austria 1.2 Belgium and the Netherlands 1.3 Denmark 1.4 England, Scotland, and United Kingdom 1.5 France 1.6 Hungary 1.7 Norway 2 Religious figures 2.1 Sainted 2.2 Beatified 3 Artists and authors 4 Educators and scientists 5 Other 6 Fictional characters 7 See also 8 References Aristocrats Austria Margaret, Countess of Tyrol ( 1318 -- 1369 ) Belgium and the Netherlands Margaret of York ( 1446 -- 1503 ), Duchess of Burgundy and wife of Philip the Bold, Regent of France Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy ( 1480 -- 1530 ), Princess of Asturias and Duchess of Savoy by her two marriages Margaret of Parma ( 1522 -- 1586 ), illegitimate daughter of Charles V and Johanna Maria van der Gheynst Denmark Margaret I of Denmark ( 1353 -- 1412 ) England, Scotland, and United Kingdom Saint Margaret of Scotland, ( c. 1045 -- 1093 ), Queen of Scots Margaret of Anjou ( 1430 -- 1482 ), wife of King Henry VI of England Margaret Pole, born Princess Margaret of York & Clarence ( 14 August 1473 -- 27 May 1541 ), Countess of Salisbury Margaret Tudor ( 1489 -- 1541 ), elder sister of Henry VIII of England and great - grandmother of James I of England Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, ( 1443 -- 1509 ), mother of King Henry VII and paternal grandmother of King Henry VIII of England Margaret Douglas ( 1515 -- 1578 ), daughter of Margaret Tudor Princess Margaret of Connaught ( 1882 -- 1920 ), elder daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon ( 1930 -- 2002 ), only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II and the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth France Margaret of Provence ( 1221 -- 1285 ) Margaret of France, Duchess of Brabant ( 1254 -- 1271 ) Margaret of Angoulême ( 1492 -- 1549 ) Margaret of Valois ( 1553 -- 1615 ) Hungary Margaret of Hungary ( 1175 -- 1223 ), wife of Isaac II Angelos Byzantine Emperor Norway Margaret of Scotland ( Maid of Norway ) ( 1282 -- 1290 ) Religious figures Sainted Saint Margaret the Virgin - the oldest and much the most prominent ; also known as Margaret of Antioch Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque ( see Marie Alacoque ) Saint Margaret of Cortona Saint Margaret of Scotland Saint Margaret of Hungary ( 1242 -- 1270 ) Margaret Clitherow Saint Margaret of England Margaret the Barefooted Beatified Margaret of Castello Margaret Pole Margaret Ward Artists and authors Margaret, Polish singer and songwriter Margaret Atwood, Canadian novelist and poet Margaret Avison, Canadian poet Margaret Berger, Norwegian singer - songwriter Margaret Bourke - White, American photojournalist Margaret Celine Buckens, British actress Margaret Cho, American comedian and actress Margaret Clark ( born 1943 ), Australian author Margaret Clarkson, English artist Margaret Deland, American author Margaret Drabble, English author Margaret Forster, British author Margaret Fuller, American critic Margaret Hillis, American conductor Margaret Larkin ( 1899 -- 1967 ), American writer Margaret Laurence, Canadian novelist Margaret Leighton, English actress Margaret Ogden ( born 1952 ), American fantasy author best known by the pen name Robin Hobb Margaret Lockwood ( 1916 -- 1990 ), British actress Margaret Mitchell, American author Margaret Oliphant, Scottish author Margaret Peterson Haddix, American writer Margaret Rutherford, British actress of the stage and screen Maggie Smith ( born 1934 ), British actress Margaret Travolta, American actress Margaret Walker, American author Margaret Whiting ( 1924 -- 2011 ), American popular music and country music singer Margaret Wise Brown, American author Educators and scientists Margaret Burbidge, British astronomer Margaret Angela Haley, American educator, promoted teachers unions Margaret Hutchinson, English educator, naturalist and author Margaret Mead, American anthropologist Margaret Warner Morley, American biologist, wrote children 's books on biology Margaret Floy Washburn, American psychologist Other Margaret Brennan ( nun ), Canadian nun Margaret Brent, British colonial landowner, called the first American feminist Margaret Cochran Corbin, fought in the U.S. Revolutionary War and was given a pension by Congress Margaret Court, Australian tennis player Margaret Groos, American long - distance runner Margaret Haughery, philanthropist known as `` the mother of the orphans '' Margaret Hoelzer, American swimmer Margaret E. Kuhn, founder of the Gray Panthers Margaret Lowenthal, American politician Margaret Martin ( bodybuilder ), American professional bodybuilder 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 Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 Fictional characters Margaret in Much Ado About Nothing, by Shakespeare Margaret, a Little Britain character Margaret, a robin in Regular Show Margaret `` Peggy '' Carter, a character featured in several storylines published by Marvel comics Margaret Hale, in the 1855 novel North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell Margaret Hooper, secretary to White House Chiefs of Staff Leo McGarry and CJ Cregg played by NiCole Robinson on the television series The West Wing Margaret Houlihan, character in both the movie and television show M * A * S * H Margaret `` Peggy '' Bundy, a character played by Katey Sagal in the 1987 - 1997 Fox sitcom, Married... with Children Margaret Mildred `` Kit '' Kittredge, in the Kit Kittredge series of American Girl books and related toys Margaret `` Meg '' March, character in Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Margaret Meldrew, wife of Victor Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave Margaret `` Meg '' Murry, in the novel A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle Mistress Margaret Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor, by Shakespeare Margaret Simon, titular character in Are You There, God ? It 's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume Margaret Evelyn `` Maggie '' Simpson, in the TV show The Simpsons Margaret White, in the novel Carrie by Stephen King Moody Margaret in Horrid Henry. See also Margaret ( disambiguation ) References Jump up ^ Hanks, Patrick, Kate Hardcastle, and Flavia Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. Jump up ^ `` View Name : Margaret ''. Behind the Name. Retrieved 28 November 2012. Jump up ^ `` Margaret ''. Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 24 December 2012. Jump up ^ `` Monier Williams Sanskrit - English Dictionary ''. Universität zu Köln ( University of Cologne ). Retrieved 24 December 2012. Jump up ^ Cecil Adams ( 8 January 1993 ). `` Why is Peggy the nickname for Margaret ? ''. The Straight Dope. Retrieved 13 August 2012. `` Margaret ''. Edgar 's Name Pages. 2001. Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. 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Question: what is the meaning of the word margaret
Answer: a female first name, derived via French (Marguerite) and Latin (Margarita) from Greek Margarites, derived from the noun margaron meaning 'pearl'.