Margaretha () is the standard Dutch form of the feminine given name

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 thro ...

as well as a common form of it in

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. In daily life, many use a short form, like ''Gré'', '' Greet'', ''

Greta Greta may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Greta'' (2018 film), a thriller film directed by Neil Jordan * ''Greta'' (2020 film), a documentary film about activist Greta Thunberg Music * Greta (band), hard rock band * Greta (song), ...

'', '' Grietje'', '' Marga'', '' Margo'', ''

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 ...

'', ''Margreet'', '' Margriet'', and ''Meta''. People with the name include: * Margaretha (soldier), 17th-century Dutch soldier * Margaretha von Bahr (1921—2016), Finnish ballerina and choreographer *

Margaretha van Bancken Margaretha van Bancken (Amsterdam 1628 - Haarlem 1694) was a Dutch publisher from Haarlem. Biography She was the daughter of Dirck van Bancken and Anna Noppen.Margaretha Cornelia Boellaard (1795–1872), Dutch painter, lithographer and art collector * Margaretha "Margreeth" de Boer (born 1939), Dutch government minister * Margaretha Byström (born 1937), Swedish actress, writer and director * Margaretha Coppier (1516–1597), Dutch noble and a heroine of the Dutch war of liberation * Margaretha Donner (1726–1774), Swedish businessperson * Margaretha Dros-Canters (1900–1934), Dutch hockey, badminton- and tennis player * Margaretha Brita "Greta" Duréel (died 1696), Swedish noble bank fraudster * Margaretha Flesch (1826–1906), Beatified German Franciscan nun * Margaretha E.C. "Caroline" de Fouw (born 1966), Dutch cricketer * Margaretha Cornelia "Greetje" Gaillard (1926–2019), Dutch swimmer * Margaretha van Godewijk (1627–1677), Dutch poet and flower still life painter * Margaretha H.M. Groeneveld (born 1956), Dutch singer and television presenter known as ''Marcha'' or ''Marga bult'' * Margaretha Guidone (born 1956), Dutch-Belgian environmentalist * Margaretha Haverman (1693–aft.1739), Dutch flower still life painter * Margaretha de Heer (1603–1665), Dutch genre and animal painter * Margaretha Heijkenskjöld (1781–1834), Swedish traveler and a dress reformer * Margaretha J.E. "Marga" Hoek (born 1965), Dutch businesswoman * Margaretha Hofmans (1894–1968), Dutch faith healer and confidante of Queen Juliana * Margaretha van Holland (1311–1356), Countess of Holland and Hainaut * Margaretha "Greta" Keller (1903–1977), Austrian-American cabaret singer and actress * Margaretha Kirch (c.1703–aft.1744), German astronomer * Margaretha A.M. "Marga" Klompé (1912–1986), Dutch government minister * Margaretha Krook (1925–2001), Swedish stage and film actress * Margaretha Leenmans (1909–1998), Dutch poet and psychiatrist better known as M. Vasalis * Margaretha Lind (born 1942), Jordanian princess * Margaretha Lindahl (born 1974), Swedish curler * Margaretha Loewensberg (born 1943), Swiss architect * Margaretha Antonia Marie Félicité of Luxembourg (born 1957), Princess of Luxembourg and Liechtenstein * Margaretha van Mechelen (c.1580–1662), Mistress of Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange * Margaretha M.A. "Margriet" de Moor (born 1941), Dutch pianist and writer of novels and essays * Margaretha van Norden (1911–1963), Dutch swimmer * Margaretha van Parma (1522–1586), Flemish Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1559 to 1567 * Margaretha "Marga" van Praag (born 1946), Dutch journalist and television presenter * Margaretha Reichardt (1907–1984), German textile artist, weaver, and graphic designer * Margaretha Roosenboom (1843–1896), Dutch flower still life painter * Margaretha Alexandrine von Rothschild (1855–1905), daughter of Baron Mayer Carl von Rothschild * Barbara Margaretha "Meta" von Salis (1855–1929), Swiss feminist and historian *

Margaretha Sandra Margaretha Sandra (7 January 1629 in Middelburg – 21 June 1674 in Aardenburg, Zeeland Zeeland (; ), historically known in English by the Endonym and exonym, exonym Zealand, is the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlan ...

(1629–1674), Dutch Franco-Dutch War heroine * Margaretha Seuerling (1747–1820), Swedish actress and theatre director *

Margaretha Sigfridsson Margaretha Sigfridsson (born 28 January 1976) is a Swedish curler who in 2009 was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame. Curling career Early career Sigfridsson skipped the Swedish team at the 1997 World Junior Curling Championshi ...

(born 1976), Swedish curler * Margaretha C.A. "Margreeth" Smilde (born 1954), Dutch CDA politician * Margaretha E. "Margriet" Tindemans (1951–2014), Dutch musician, specializing in medieval music * Margaretha Maria "Gretha" Tromp (born 1964), Dutch sprinter and hurdler *

Margaretha af Ugglas Märta Margaretha af Ugglas (; born 5 January 1939) is a Swedish former Moderate Party politician. She was minister for foreign affairs between 1991 and 1994. Early life She is the daughter of Hugo Stenbeck, a lawyer and the founder of Invest ...

(born 1939), Swedish government minister * Margaretha van Valckenburch (1565–1650), Dutch shipowner, only female stockholder of the Dutch East India Company * Margaretha von Waldeck (1533–1554), German noble, possible inspiration for Snow White * Margaretha Wulfraet (1678–1760), Dutch painter * Margaretha Geertruida "Grietje" Zelle (1876–1917), Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan executed by France (Mata Hari) * Margaretha Zetterberg (1733–1893), Finnish textile and handcrafts worker

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