Margareta


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Margareta is a female given name mainly used by Germans, Austrians, Romanians, Swedes, and others. It derives from Latin, where it came from the Greek word margaritari (μαργαριτάρι), meaning pearl, which was borrowed from the Persians. It is cognate with Margaret, Marguerite, and Margarita.

People with the name include:

References

References

  1. Schmitt, Rüdiger. "Persian Loanwords and Names in Greek".
  2. Iseabail MacLeod and Terry Freedman, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=aE8OODf3LhsC&pg=PA146 Dictionary of First Names]'' (1995), p. 146.

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