Margo or Margó is a female given name, a form of

Margaret Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular through ...

. In Estonia, it is also a male given name. Notable people or characters named Margo include:

Given name

Margo Barton Margo Barton is a New Zealand fashion designer, milliner and academic leader of the fashion design programme at Otago Polytechnic. In 2017 she took over the position of chair of the iD Dunedin Fashion Week organising committee. Early life Barto ...

, New Zealand fashion designer and milliner * Margo Dydek (1974–2011), Polish basketball player * Margo Erlam (born 2002), Canadian diver * Margo Feiden (born 1944), American art dealer and author * Margo Glantz (born 1930), Mexican writer, essayist, critic and academic * Margo Guryan (born 1937), American singer/songwriter * Margo Harshman (born 1986), American actress * Margo Hayes (born 1998), American rock climber * Margó Ingvardsson (born 1941), Swedish politician *

Margo Kõlar Margo Kõlar (born 2 October 1961 in Tartu) is an Estonian composer. In 2006 he finished his doctoral studies at Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. 1986-1993 he worked as a sound engineer at Estonian Radio. 1987-1993 he was a music director o ...

(born 1961), Estonian composer * Margo Lion (1899–1989), French chanteuse, parodist, cabaret singer and actress * Margo MacDonald (1943–2014), Scottish politician * Margo Maeckelberghe (1932–2014), Cornish bard and artist *

Margo Martindale Margo Martindale (born July 18, 1951) is an American character actress who has appeared on television, film, and stage. In 2011, she won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award for her recurring role as Mags Bennett on '' J ...

(born 1951), American actress * Margo Price (born 1983), American singer/songwriter * Margo Reuten (born 1966), Dutch head chef * Margo Scharten-Antink (1868–1957), Dutch poet * Margo Seltzer, American computer science professor * Margo Simms, known as Margeaux, Canadian entertainer *

Margo Smith Margo Smith (born Betty Lou Miller; April 9, 1942 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American country and Christian music singer–songwriter. She had several years of country success during the 1970s, which included two number one hits on the ''Billboard' ...

(born 1942), American country music singer * Margo Taft Stever, American poet *

Margo Stilley Margo Stilley (born November 20, 1982) is an American actress. Early life Stilley was born in Conway, South Carolina, and grew up between there and Swansboro, North Carolina. She was raised in a strict Baptist household in America's Bible Belt. ...

(born 1982), American actress and writer *

Margo Vliegenthart Anne Margot (Margo) Vliegenthart (born 18 July 1958 in Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capit ...

(born 1958), Dutch politician

Nickname or stage name

* Margaret "Margo" Durrell (1920–2007), younger sister of novelist Lawrence Durrell, and elder sister of naturalist Gerald Durrell *

Margo (actress) Margo (born María Marguerita Guadalupe Teresa Estela Bolado Castilla y O'Donnell, May 10, 1917 – July 17, 1985) was a Mexican-American actress and dancer. She appeared in many American film, stage, and television productions, including ...

(1917–1985), Mexican-American actress, born María Marguerita Guadalupe Teresa Estela Bolado Castilla y O'Donnell *

Margo (magician) Margo is the screen and stage name of Margo Timon (née Tucker), a magic performer and actress who had a starring slot in the NBC network television special '' The World's Most Dangerous Magic II''. She worked with the duo The Pendragons. ...

, American television magic performer and daughter of Frances Willard * Margo (singer) (born 1951), Margeret Catherine O'Donnell, Irish singer

Fictional characters

* Margo Masse, a character played by Alyssa Milano in the movie ''

Fear Fear is an intensely unpleasant emotion in response to perceiving or recognizing a danger or threat. Fear causes physiological changes that may produce behavioral reactions such as mounting an aggressive response or fleeing the threat. Fear ...

'' * Margo, a character played by Carmen Electra in ''

Meet The Spartans ''Meet the Spartans'' is a 2008 American parody film written and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. The film is mainly a parody of the 2006 film ''300'', although it also references many other films, TV shows, people and pop cultura ...

'' * Margo, an alternate name for Fujiko Mine in the 1979 Toho/Frontier English dub of ''The Mystery of Mamo'' * Margo Sherman, a character in the American animated series '' The Critic'' * Margo Leadbetter, a character in the British sitcom ''The Good Life'' * Margo Roth Spiegelman, a character in the book and movie (played by Cara Delevingne) '' Paper Towns'' by John Green * Margo Magee, a character in the soap opera comic '' Apartment 3G'' * Margo Lane, a character from ''The Shadow'' stories, radio program, and film * Margo Gru, a character in the '' Despicable Me'' franchise * Margo Huntington, character on '' The Edge of Night'' (1978-1980) * Margo Channing, a character played by Bette Davis in '' All About Eve'' * Margo Hanson, a character in the TV show '' The Magicians'' * Margo, a character in '' Pokémon: The Power of Us''. * Margo Madison, a character in '' For All Mankind (TV series)''.

References

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