What is the meaning of the name Margaret?

The meaning of the name Margaret is "pearl". The origin of the name is "Greek". The name Margaret is mostly used as a girls name.

Right pronunciation of Margaret

\m(a)-rga-ret, mar-garet\

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Margaret is a very popular first name for girls (#9) and a somewhat less popular last name for both boys and girls (#50596). Users of our site ranked the name with a 5.0 (1 vote(s)). Like or dislike the name by ranking this girls name above or write a comment on the name Margaret.

How popular is the name Margaret?

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The year 1921 was for Margaret a very good year. In that year there were 27750 births with the name Margaret. Find out if Margaret is in the top 100 girls names 1921 or check all top 100 names for any State in any year!

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