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Margarete Freinberger
Margarete is a German feminine given name. It is derived from Ancient Greek ''margarites'' (μαργαρίτης), meaning "the pearl". Via the Latin ''margarita'', it arrived in the German sprachraum. Related names in English include Daisy, Greta, Gretchen, Madge, Mae, Mag, Magee, Magdy, Magga, Maggie, Maggy, Maidie, Maisie, Marg, Margaret, Marguerite, Margarita, Margareta, Margarida, Marge, Margery, Marget, Margo, Margot, Marjorie, Marjory, Matge, May, Meg, Megan, Mairead, Mer, Meta, Rita, Molly, Peg and Peggy. People named Margarete * Margarete Weißkirchner (1460–1500), commoner and common-law spouse of Philip I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg * Margarete of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1516 or 1517–1580), a princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by birth, Duchess of Münsterberg, Oels and Bernstadt by marriage *Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony (1900–1962), Duchess of Saxony, Princess of Hohenzollern by marriage * Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria (1870–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret
Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Iranian languages, Old Iranian. It has been an English language, English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th and 18th century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second-most popular female 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 List of most popular given names, 1990 census. Margaret has many diminutive forms in many languages, including Daisy (given name), Daisy, Greta (given name), Greta, Gretchen, Maggie, Madge (given name), Madge, Maisie (given name), Maisie, Marge, Margie, Margo (given name), Margo, Margot, Marnie (given name), Marnie, Meg, Megan, Molly (name), Molly, Peggy (given name), Peggy, and Rita (given name), Rita. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maisie (given Name)
Maisie, also spelt Maisy or other minor variations, is a feminine given name. It is the pet form of the Scottish Gaelic name Mairead or the Irish name Mairéad, which are the equivalent of the English name Margaret. The ''-ie'' is a diminutive suffix used in Scottish as well as Northern England English. Margaret is derived via French () and Latin () from () meaning " pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Indo-Iranian languages The Indo-Iranian languages (also known as Indo-Iranic languages or collectively the Aryan languages) constitute the largest branch of the Indo-European language family. They include over 300 languages, spoken by around 1.7 billion speakers ... (Persian). People Maisie * Maisie Adam (born 1994), English stand-up comedian, writer and actress * Maisie Carr (1912–1988), Australian botanist * Maisie Gay (1883–1945), English actress * Maisie Maxwell (1876–1977), Australian film actress * Maisie McDaniel (1939–2008), Irish singer * Maisie Met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meta (name)
Meta is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Beqir Meta, Albanian historian * Ilir Meta (born 1969), Albanian President * Kenichiro Meta (born 1982), Japanese football player * Ermal Meta (born 1981) Italian-Albanian singer Given name: * Meta Brevoort (1825–1876), American mountain climber * Meta Davis Cumberbatch (1900–1978), Trinidad-born pianist, composer, writer and cultural activist *Meta Elste-Neumann (1919–2010), German-American gymnast * Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller (1877–1968), African-American artist * Meta Given (1888–1981), American nutritionist, home economist, and cookbook author * Meta Golding (born 1971), Haitian-American actress and former figure skater * Meta Luts (1905–1958), Estonian actress * Meta Mayne Reid (1905–1991), Northern Irish children's writer * Meta Orred (1845 or 1846–1925), Scottish author and poet * Meta Ramsay, Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale (born 1936), British Labour Party member of the Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mairead
Mairead, also spelt Maighread, is a feminine given name, the Scottish Gaelic equivalent of Margaret. The Irish form is spelt Mairéad, Máiréad, Maighréad, or Máighréad. Maisie is the pet form of Mairead. Margaret is derived via French () and Latin () from () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Indo-Iranian languages (Persian). Notable people with the name include: * Mairead Buicke (born 1981), Irish operatic soprano also active in concert and recital work * Mairéad Byrne (born 1957), Irish poet * Mairéad Carlin (born 1988), Irish singer * Mairead Curran (born 1968), Australian-born children's entertainer, actress and voiceover artist * Mairéad Farrell (1957–1988), Irish volunteer of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) * Mairéad Farrell, Irish Sinn Féin politician * Mairéad Graham, camogie player with St Anne’s Dunhill, winner of an All Ireland Junior Club championship Medal and the winner of a Club Player of the Year award later the same year * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan
Megan is a Welsh feminine given name, originally a diminutive form of Margaret. Margaret is from the Greek μαργαρίτης (''margarítēs''), Latin ''margarīta'', "pearl". Megan is one of the most popular Welsh-language names for women in Wales and England, and is commonly truncated to Meg. Megan was one of the most popular feminine names in the English-speaking world in the 1990s, peaking in 1990 in the United States and 1999 in the United Kingdom. Approximately 54% of people named Megan born in the US were born in 1990 or later. The name is also frequently spelled Meagan, Meaghan, Meghan, or Mehgan outside of Wales and the rest of the United Kingdom due to spelling influence from Irish-language names Meagan * Meagan Best (born 2002), Barbadian squash player * Meagan Chauke (born 1992), South African activist * Meagan Cignoli, American photographer, filmmaker, and businessperson * Meagan Day, American writer, editor, and activist * Meagan Dixon (born 1997), Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjory
Marjory is a female given name, a variant spelling of Margery or Marjorie Marjorie is a female given name derived from Margaret (name), Margaret, which means pearl. It can also be spelled as Margery (name), Margery, Marjory or Margaery. Marjorie is a medieval variant of Margery, influenced by the name of the herb marjor .... It is sometimes shortened to Marj. Notable people with the name include: * Marjory Allen, Baroness Allen of Hurtwood (1897–1976), English landscape architect and promoter of child welfare * Marjery Bryce (1891–1973), British suffragette and actor * Marjory Cobbe, English midwife granted a pension in 1469 for attending the wife of King Edward IV * Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890–1998), American journalist, writer, feminist and environmentalist * Marjory Gengler (born 1951), American tennis player * Marjory Gordon (1931–2015), emeritus professor of nursing at Boston College * Marjory Kennedy-Fraser (1857–1930), Scottish singer, composer and ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie
Marjorie is a female given name derived from Margaret (name), Margaret, which means pearl. It can also be spelled as Margery (name), Margery, Marjory or Margaery. Marjorie is a medieval variant of Margery, influenced by the name of the herb marjoram. It came into English from the Old French, from the Latin ''Margarita (given name), Margarita'' (pearl). After the Middle Ages this name was rare, but it was revived at the end of the 19th century. Short forms of the name include Marge, Margie, Marj (other)#People, Marj and Jorie. People *Marjorie, Countess of Carrick (also Margaret) (1253–1292), mother of Robert the Bruce *Marjorie (singer) (1965–2024), Finnish singer *Marjorie Abbatt (1899–1991), English toy maker and businesswoman *Marjorie Acker (1894–1985), American artist *Marjorie Agosín (born 1955), American writer, activist, and professor *Marjorie Alessandrini (1946–2014), French journalist *Marjorie Allen Seiffert (1885–1970), American poet *Marjorie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margot
Margot ( , ) is a feminine given name, a French language, French diminutive of Marguerite (given name), Marguerite that has long been used as an independent name. Variant spellings in use include Margo (given name), Margo and Margaux (name), Margaux. It is also occasionally a surname. Usage An increase in usage of the name in England and Wales was attributed to the popularity of the Australian actress Margot Robbie and the 2023 American film Barbie (film), Barbie. The name was among the top 50 names given to British girls born in 2023. It has also increased in use elsewhere in the Anglosphere, including New Zealand and the United States. It has been in regular use in French language, French-speaking countries including Belgium, France, and in Quebec, Canada.https://www.behindthename.com/name/margot/top/england-wales?type=percent Persons named Margot include the following: People with the given name Margot * Marguerite de Valois (1553–1615), known as ''La Reine Margot'', queen of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margo (given Name)
Margo or Margó is a female given name, a form of Margaret. In Estonia, it is mainly a male given name. Notable people or characters named Margo include: Given name * Margo Anderson, several people * Margo Barton, New Zealand fashion designer and milliner * Margo Consuela Bors (born 1942), American artist * Margo Kitsy Brodie (born 1966), American judge * Margo Buchanan-Oliver (1952–2018), New Zealand economist * Margo Buchanan, Scottish musical artist * Margo Burns, American historian * Margo Cilker, American country singer * Margo Cohen, American physician and scientist * Margo Davidson (1957–2008), Canadian musician * Margo L. Davidson (born 1962), American politician * Margo Davis, American photographer *Margo Dydek (1974–2011), Polish basketball player * Margo Edmunds, American health policy researcher * Margo Edwards, marine geologist * Margo Erlam (born 2002), Canadian diver * Margo Feiden (1944–2022), American art dealer and author * Margo Frasier, American lawy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margery (other)
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Margery is a hamlet in Banstead Downs, Surrey. Margery may also refer to: * Margery (name) * Margery Hill, a hill towards the northern boundary of the Peak District National Park, South Yorkshire * '' Margery & Gladys'', 2003 British drama * ''Margery Austin'' (schooner), (1918–1919) See also * Margery Daw (other), character, nursery rhyme, books * 4064 Marjorie (2126 P-L), a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1960 *Marjorie *Marjory Marjory is a female given name, a variant spelling of Margery or Marjorie Marjorie is a female given name derived from Margaret (name), Margaret, which means pearl. It can also be spelled as Margery (name), Margery, Marjory or Margaery. Marjorie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marge
Marge is a feminine given name, a shortened form of Marjorie, Margot or Margaret. Notable Marges include: People * Marge (cartoonist) (1904–1993), pen name of Marjorie Henderson Buell, American cartoonist * Marge Anderson (1932–2013), Ojibwe Elder and politician for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe * Marge Anthony (1935–2013), Canadian broadcaster and media executive * Marge Bishop (1910–1960), New Zealand cricketer * Marge Burns (1925–2009), American golfer * Marge Calhoun (1926–2017), American surfer * Marge Callaghan (1921–2019), American baseball player * Marge Carey (1938–2012), trade unionist and served as President of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) from 1997 to 2006 * Marge Chadderdon (born 1937), Republican Idaho State Representative * Marge Champion (1919–2020), American dancer and choreographer * Marge Ellis (1926–2021), South African lawn bowler * Marge Frantz (1922–2015), American activist and women's studies academic * Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |