Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɑr.ɡɑ.ˌreː.tɑ/(Finnish)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Finnish and Estonian variant form of Margaret.

Related Names

VariantsMaarit, Margareta, Marketta(Finnish) Maret, Margit, Merit(Estonian)
DiminutivesReeta, Reetta(Finnish) Mare, Marge, Reet(Estonian)
Other Languages & CulturesRetha(Afrikaans) Margarita(Albanian) Margarid, Margarit(Armenian) Marharyta(Belarusian) Margarita(Bulgarian) Margarida(Catalan) Margareta(Croatian) Gita, Margita, Markéta(Czech) Grete, Grethe, Margit, Margrethe, Merete, Merethe, Meta, Mette, Rita(Danish) Greet, Greetje, Griet, Marga, Margaretha, Margreet, Margriet, Marit(Dutch) Greta, Gretchen, Gretta, Jorie, Madge, Mae, Maegan, Maeghan, Maggie, Maisie, Mamie, Margaret, Margaretta, Marge, Margery, Margie, Margo, Margret, Marje, Marjorie, Marjory, May, Mayme, Meagan, Meaghan, Meg, Megan, Meghan, Midge, Mysie, Peg, Peggie, Peggy, Retha, Rita(English) Maisy(English (British)) Margaux, Margot, Marguerite, Mégane(French) Margarida(Galician) Greta, Gretchen, Grete, Gretel, Madita, Marga, Margareta, Margarete, Margaretha, Margarethe, Margit, Margitta, Margret, Margrit, Meta, Rita(German) Margarita(Greek) Margalit, Margalita(Hebrew) Gitta, Gréta, Margaréta, Margit, Rita(Hungarian) Gréta, Margrét(Icelandic) Máighréad, Máiréad, Mairéad(Irish) Greta, Margherita, Rita(Italian) Margarita(Late Roman) Margarita, Rita(Latvian) Margreet(Limburgish) Gretel, Madicken, Madita(Literature) Greta, Margarita, Rita(Lithuanian) Margaid, Paaie(Manx) Meggy(Medieval English) Grete, Grethe, Margit, Margrete, Margrethe, Marit, Marita, Merete, Merethe, Mette, Rita(Norwegian) Margarida(Occitan) Magrite(Picard) Gosia, Greta, Małgorzata, Małgosia, Marzena(Polish) Margarida, Rita(Portuguese) Margareta(Romanian) Margarita(Russian) Maisie(Scottish) Maighread, Mairead, Marsaili, Peigi(Scottish Gaelic) Margaréta, Margita(Slovak) Margareta, Marjeta, Meta(Slovene) Margarita, Rita(Spanish) Greta, Madicken, Margareta, Margaretha, Margit, Marit, Marita, Märta, Märtha, Merit, Meta, Rita(Swedish) Marharyta(Ukrainian) Magrite(Walloon) Mererid, Mared, Marged, Megan(Welsh)

Name Days

Estonia: July 13
Finland: July 20

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Entry updated May 29, 2020