Margarete
Margarete or Margarethe is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
Margarete is derived from the ancient Greek margarites (μαργαρίτης) and means "the pearl ". The name came to the German-speaking world via the Latin margarita .
In addition to Greek, there are related words meaning “pearl” in a number of other languages (such as Persian , Georgian, and Sanskrit ).
Up until the beginning of the 20th century, Margarete was one of the most popular and most common female first names in Christian culture.
The name is known, among other things, from Margarete - or the "Gretchen" - in Goethe's Faust and Gretel in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel . Gretel or Gretchen is often the name of the main female character in traditional puppet theater . Margarete is sometimes considered a very German woman's name, but is just as common in other languages. In Paul Celan's poem Death Fugue , blonde Margaret is contrasted with the dark-haired Jewess Sulamith , the biblical bride of the Song of Songs :
"Your golden hair Margarete
your ashen hair Sulamith"
A popular German short form for Margarete is Grete or Greta . In the post-war period, the name was increasingly felt to be out of fashion in German-speaking countries and was given far less than before. In countries with other languages, such as Denmark , the USA or Poland , it is still very popular.
name day
The following days are possible as name days:
- May 22nd - St. Margaret of Hungary , daughter of Belas IV.
- June 20 - Blessed Margareta Ebner , mystic
- July 20 - St. Margaret of Antioch , early Christian virgin and martyr
- October 17th - St. Margareta Maria Alacoque
- October 29th - Blessed Margarete von Hohenfels , Benedictine
- November 16 - St. Margaret of Scotland , Queen
variants
- Bulgarian : Margarita, Marga, Margita
- Danish : Grete , Margrete, Margrethe , Margretje, Meret , Merit , Merrit , Mette , Märta
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German : Gesche, Gita, Gitta, Gredel, Greta , Gretchen , Grete , Greten, Gretel , Gretha , Gretli, Griet, Grit, Grita, Gritt, Gritta, Madita , Magrit, Maret, Marga, Margit, Margitta, Margret, Margareta, Margarete, Margaretha, Margarethe, Margone, Margot [ˈmaʁgɔt], Margott, Margrit, Meta , Metta, Reda, Reta, Rita
- Frisian : Gretje, Grietje
- Low German : Greet
- Swiss German : Gritli, Margrit, Greti
- English : Daisy , Greta , Gretchen, Madge, Mae, Mag, Magee, Magdy, Magga, Maggie , Maggy , Maidie, Maisie , Marg, Margaret , Marge, Margery , Marget, Margo, Marjorie , Marjory, Matge, May, Meg, Megan , Mairead, Mer, Meta, Molly, Peg, Peggy , Rita
- Estonian : Maarit, Marit, Maret, Mareta, Reet
- Finnish : Maarit, Marketta, Reeta, Riitta
- French : Margaux , Margot [maʁˈgo], Marguerite , Marjorie, Mégane
- Greek : Μαργαρίτα
- Irish : Máiréad (short form Maisie)
- Icelandic : Margrét , Gréta
- Italian : Margherita , Margheriti , Marghitta, Rita, Magali (e)
- Yiddish : perele, pearl
- Latin : Margarita
- Lithuanian : Margarita, Rita, Greta
- Macedonian : Margarita, Rita
- Dutch : Greet, Greetje , Greta, Marga, Margaret, Margaretha, Margaretja, Margriet, Margarita, Margriet, Meta
- Norwegian : Margareta, Margit, Margrete, Margy, Marit, Merete, Grete
- Upper Sorbian : Marhata
- Polish : Małgorzata (short forms Małgosia, Gosia)
- Portuguese : Margarida
- Romansh: Margretta, Ghetta, Margriata
- Romanian : Marghareta, Marghita , Greta, Marga
- Russian : Mara, Margalita, Margarita, Margaritha, Margaritta, Margo, Rita
- Swedish : Greta, Madicken, Margareta, Margit, Margita, Margitta, Marit, Märta, Madita
- Serbo-Croatian : Margareta, Margarita, Margita
- Slavic : Margareta, Margaretha
- Slovak : Margarèta, Margita
- Slovenian : Margareta, Marjeta, Meta, Metka
- Spanish : Margarita, Rita, Marjorie
- Czech : Markéta
- Ukrainian : Marhareta, Marharyta
- Hungarian : Margit, Gréta , Margaréta, Margita, Margitta, Margó, Réta
- Belarusian : Marharyta, Maharèta
Well-known namesake
Overviews:
- List of nobles named Margarete - there also rulers
Margarete
First name
- Margaret (Scotland) (1283–1290), Queen of Scotland
- Margaret I (Flanders) († 1194), Countess of Flanders
- Margaret II (Flanders) (1202–1280), Countess of Flanders and Hainaut
- Margaret III. (Flanders) (1350–1405), Countess of Flanders, Artois, Nevers, Rethel, Countess of Burgundy, Duchess of Brabant and Limb
- Margarete Aburumieh (* 1951), Austrian politician
- Margarete Adam (1885–1946), German university professor
- Margarete Adler (1896–1990), Austrian swimmer
- Margaret of Navarre (1492–1549), French writer
- Margarete Aurin (1897–1989), German kindergarten teacher and Montessori teacher
- Margarete von Baden (1431–1457), Margravine of Baden
- Margarete von Bayern (1325–1374) , daughter of Ludwig of Bavaria and wife of Stephen of Slavonia
- Margarete von Bayern (1363–1423) , daughter of Albrecht I of Bavaria-Straubing-Holland and wife of Johann of Burgundy
- Margarete of Bavaria (1442–1479) , daughter of Albrecht III. from Bayern-Munich and his wife Federico Gonzagas
- Margaret of Bavaria (1456–1501) , daughter of Ludwig IX. von Bayern-Landshut and his wife Philipps von der Pfalz
- Margarete von Bayern (1480–1531) , daughter of Georgs von Bayern-Landshut and abbess in Neuburg an der Donau
- Margarete von Brandenburg (1410–1465) , by marriage Duchess of Bavaria-Ingolstadt
- Margaret of Brandenburg (1270–1315) , daughter of Margrave Albrecht III, Queen of Poland
- Margaret of Brandenburg (1410–1465) , Princess of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg and Bavaria-Ingolstadt
- Margaret of Brandenburg (1449 / 50–1489) , Princess of Brandenburg, Duchess of Pomerania
- Margaret of Brandenburg (1453–1509) , Princess of Brandenburg, Abbess of the Hof Monastery
- Margarete von Baden (1431–1457), by marrying Electress of Brandenburg
- Margaret of Saxony (1449–1501) , by marrying Electress of Brandenburg
- Margarete Bause (* 1959), German politician (Greens)
- Margarete Behm (1860–1929), German politician (DNVP)
- Margarete Benda († 1940), German writer and actress
- Margarete zur Bentlage (1891–1954), German writer
- Margarete Berent (1887–1965), German lawyer
- Margarete Berger-Heise (1911–1981), German politician (SPD)
- Margarete Beutler (1876–1949), poet, writer
- Margarete Bieber (1879–1978), German archaeologist and university lecturer
- Margarete Blank (1901–1945), German doctor
- Margarete Blarer (1494–1541), German deaconess and reformer
- Margaret of Blois (around 1170–1230), Countess of Blois and Châteaudun
- Margarete Boie (1880–1946), German author
- Margarete Boos (* 1954), German psychologist
- Margarete Bothe (1914–1945), German elementary school teacher and historian
- Margarete Bruch (1882–1963), German writer
- Margarete Bruns (1873–1944), German writer
- Margarete Buber-Neumann (1901–1989), German publicist
- Margarete Bucklin , accused in a witch trial
- Margarete Buscher (1938–1991), German sprinter and middle distance runner
- Margarete von Castell († 1492), German provess in the Essen monastery
- Margarete Dessoff (1874–1944), German choir director and singing teacher
- Margarete Dierks (1914–2010), German journalist and writer
- Margarete Dörr (1928–2014), German history teacher and historian
- Margarete Düren (* 1904), German opera singer
- Margarete Engländer (1895–1984), German politician (CDU)
- Margarete van Ess (* 1960), German archaeologist from the Middle East
- Margarete Fischer-Bosch (1888–1972), German politician
- Margarete Franke (1909–2011), German interior designer and artist
- Margaret of France (1158–1197) , daughter of Louis VII of France
- Margaret of France (1254–1271) , daughter of Louis IX. from France
- Margaret of France († 1382) (~ 1312–1382), daughter of Philip V of France
- Margarete von Galen (* 1955), German lawyer
- Margarete Gramberg (1895–1968), German politician
- Margarete Grow , German beauty queen, dancer and photo model
- Margarete Gröwel (1899–1979), German politician
- Margarete Gutöhrlein (1884–1958), founder of the German children's village
- Margarete Haagen (1889–1966), German actress
- Margarete Hannsmann (1921–2007), German writer
- Margarete Hauptmann (1875–1957), German violinist and actress
- Margarete von Henneberg (1234–1276), Countess von Henneberg
- Margarete Herzberg (1921–2007), German opera singer
- Margarete Heymann (1899–1990), German ceramic designer
- Margarete Hilferding (1871–1942), Austrian doctor and individual psychologist
- Margarete von Hindenburg (1897–1988), daughter-in-law of Paul von Hindenburg
- Margarete Hoell (1909–1986), German resistance fighter
- Margarete Hütter (1909–2003), German diplomat and politician (FDP)
- Margarete Jäger (* 1951), German linguist
- Margarete Jahrmann (* 1967), Austrian media artist and art theorist
- Margarete Jehn (* 1935), German writer and songwriter
- Margarete Joswig , German mezzo-soprano
- Margarete Junge (1874–1966), German designer
- Margarete Kaufmann (1908–1942), German resistance fighter
- Margarete Countess Keyserlingk (1879–1958), German women's rights activist
- Margarete von Kleve (Thuringia) († after 1184), daughter of Dietrich II. Von Kleve , wife of Ludwig III. of Thuringia
- Margarete von Kleve († after 1348) (~ 1310 – after 1348), daughter of Dietrich VII. Von Kleve, wife of Adolf II. Von der Mark
- Margarete von Kleve († 1411) (~ 1375–1411), daughter of Adolf III. von der Mark, wife of Albrecht I of Straubing-Holland
- Margarete von Kleve (1416–1444) , daughter of Adolf II. Von Kleve-Mark, wife of Wilhelm III. from Bavaria-Munich and from Ulrich V. von Württemberg
- Margarete Klose (1899–1968), German singer
- Margarete Kühn (art historian) (1902–1995), German art historian
- Margarete Kupfer (1881–1953), German actress
- Margarete Langkammer (1866–1922), German actress and writer
- Margarete Metzner , German figure skater
- Margarete Meusel (1897–1953), German welfare worker and Righteous Among the Nations, see Marga Meusel
- Margarete Mewes (1914–1998), German concentration camp guard
- Margarete Michaelson (1873-1924), German writer
- Margarete Mitscherlich (1917–2012), German psychoanalyst, physician and author
- Margarete Mrosek (1902–1945), German resistance fighter
- Margarete Müller (politician, 1887) (1887–1958), German politician (CDU), MdL Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Margarete Müller (politician, 1921) (1921–2011), German trade unionist and politician (SED)
- Margarete Müller (politician, 1931) (* 1931), German politician (SED)
- Margarete Müller (Manager, 1956) (* 1956), German manager in the financial sector
- Margarete Müller-Bull ( Marga Müller-Bull ; 1908–2002), German entrepreneur and founder of the foundation
- Margarete Müller-Henning (1924–2015), German writer, poet and interpreter of Ukrainian origin
- Margarete Müller-Teschke (* 1939), German painter
- Margaret of Navarre (1492–1549), French writer, wife of King Henry II of Navarre
- Margaret of Navarre (Sicily) (1128–1183), Queen and Regent of Sicily
- Margarete Neumann (1910 – after 1936), Austrian sprinter, see Grete Neumann
- Margarete Neumann (writer) (1917–2002), German writer and poet
- Margarete Buber-Neumann (1901–1989), German publicist
- Margarete Niggemeyer (1932–2020), German religious educator and university teacher
- Margaret of Austria (1480–1530) , governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, daughter of Maximilian I, wife of Prince Juan of Asturias and Duke Philibert II of Savoy
- Margarete Paulick (1869–1964), German author and librettist
- Margarete Rabe (* 1923), German concentration camp guard
- Margarete Raunert (1895–1994), German author
- Margarete Roderig (* 1957), German politician (CDU)
- Margarete Rudoll (1906–1979), German politician (SPD)
- Margarete Scheel (1881–1969), German sculptor and ceramic designer
- Margarete Schick (1773–1810), German soprano
- Margarete Schlegel (1899–1987), German actress
- Margarete Schön (1895–1985), German actress
- Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky (1897–2000), Austrian architect
- Margarete Seemann (1893–1949), Austrian children's book author
- Margarete Sommer (1893–1965), German social worker and Righteous Among the Nations
- Margarete Sorg-Rose (* 1960), German composer, conductor, music historian and author
- Margarete Späte (* 1958), German politician (CDU) and sculptor
- Margarete Steffin (1908–1941), German actress and writer
- Margarete Steiff (1847–1909), German entrepreneur
- Margarete Steinborn (1893–1957), German film editor
- Margarete Stinnes (1840–1911), German founder of the Mülheim an der Ruhr ophthalmic hospital
- Margarete Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten (1893–1969), Austrian publisher, narrator and women's rights activist
- Margarete Susman (1872–1966), German philosopher, journalist and poet
- Margarete Taudte (1920–2009), German actress
- Margarete Teschemacher (1903-1959), German opera singer (soprano)
- Margarete Thiemann (1909–1950), German painter
- Margarete Tietz (1887–1972), German-American social welfare worker and patron
- Margarete Trappe (1884–1957), German-British big game hunter
- Margarete Turnowsky-Pinner (1884–1982), German-Israeli social worker and author
- Margaret of Valois (1553–1615), Queen of France and Navarre
- Margarete Verstegen (1929–2008), German politician (CDU), MdL
- Margarete Weinhandl (1880–1975), Austrian-German writer, storyteller, poet and teacher
- Margarete Weißkirchner (1460–1500), partner of Count Philip I of Hanau-Münzenberg
- Margarete Wengels (1856–1931), German socialist
- Margarete Wietholz (1869–1910), German writer
- Margarete Windthorst (1884–1958), German writer
- Margarete Wittber (1898–1964), German teacher and writer
- Margarete Wittkowski (1910–1974), German economist and politician (KPD, SED)
- Margarete von Wrangell (1877–1932), German-Baltic agricultural chemist and university professor
- Margarete Zabe (1877–1963), German politician (SPD)
- Margarete Ziegler-Raschdorf (* 1951), German politician (CDU)
Margarethe
First name
- Margaret I (Holland) (1311–1356), Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, Countess of Holland, Zealand and Friesland
- Margarethe I (1353–1412), founder of the Kalmar Union
- Margarethe von Alvensleben (1840–1899), German abbess
- Margarethe Arndt-Ober (1885–1971), German opera singer
- Margarethe Bacher (1934–2005), German cook
- Margarethe Bernbrunn (1788–1861), German soprano, actress and writer
- Margarethe Billerbeck (* 1945), Swiss classical philologist
- Margarethe von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1573–1643), Duchess of Saxe-Coburg
- Margarethe von Bülow (1860–1884), German author
- Margarethe Cammermeyer (* 1942), American soldier and lesbian activist
- Margaret of Denmark (1456–1486), Danish princess, Queen of Scotland
- Margarethe von der Saale (1522–1566), wife of Landgrave Philipp von Hessen
- Margarethe von Dietz (1544–1608), countess
- Margarethe von Döhlau († 1569), abbess
- Margarethe von Durazzo (1347–1412), Queen of Hungary and of Naples
- Margarethe Dux (1914–2006), Austrian actress
- Margarethe Faas-Hardegger (1882–1963), Swiss women's rights activist and trade unionist
- Margarethe Francksen-Kruckenberg (1890–1975), German painter and craftswoman
- Margaret of France (1282-1318) , daughter of Philip III. from France
- Margarethe Geiger (1783–1809), German painter, draftsman and graphic artist
- Margarethe von Hanau (1411–1441) , daughter of Count Reinhard II. Von Hanau
- Margarethe von Hanau (1452–1467) , daughter of Count Reinhard III. from Hanau
- Margarethe von Hanau-Lichtenberg (1463–1504) , daughter of Count Philip I of Hanau-Lichtenberg
- Margarethe von Hanau-Lichtenberg (1486–1560) , daughter of Count Philip II of Hanau-Lichtenberg
- Margarethe von Hanau-Münzenberg (1471–1503), daughter of Count Philip I of Hanau-Münzenberg
- Margarethe von Pfalz-Mosbach (1432–1457), wife of Count Reinhard III. from Hanau
- Margarethe Hauschka (1896–1980), German doctor and anthroposophist
- Margarethe Hochleitner (* 1950), Austrian physician
- Margarethe Hormuth-Kallmorgen (1857–1916), German painter and graphic artist
- Margaret of Italy (1851–1926), Queen of Italy
- Margarethe Jonas (1783–1858), German embroiderer and painter
- Margarethe Krieger (1936–2010), German art historian, graphic artist and illustrator
- Margarethe Krojer (* 1954), Austrian politician (Greens), member of the Burgenland state parliament
- Margarethe Krupp (1854–1931), wife of Friedrich Alfred Krupp, trustee group manager, founder of the foundation
- Margarethe Klementine of Austria (1870–1955), Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Thurn and Taxis
- Margarethe Lachmund (1896–1985), German resistance fighter and peace activist
- Margaret of Luxembourg (1335–1349), Queen of Hungary and Croatia
- Margarethe von Merwitz († 1469), abbess
- Margarethe Meyer-Schurz (1833–1876), founder of the first kindergarten in the USA
- Margarethe von Münsterberg (1473–1530), Silesian princess from the house of Münsterberg, by marriage Princess of Anhalt
- Margarethe Nimsch (* 1940), German politician (The Greens)
- Margarethe Noé von Nordberg (1905–1995), Austrian actress
- Margarethe von Österreich (1536–1567) , daughter of Ferdinand I, nun in the Haller Damenstift
- Margarethe Ottilinger (1919–1992), Austrian civil servant and manager
- Margarethe von Oven (1904–1991), German resistance fighter
- Margarethe von Parma (1522–1586), daughter of Emperor Charles V.
- Margarethe von Pfalz-Mosbach (1432–1457), Countess of Hanau
- Margarethe of Prussia (1872–1954), German nobleman
- Margarethe Quidde (1858–1940), German musician and author
- Margarethe Raabe (1863–1947), German painter
- Margarethe von Reinken (1877–1962), German painter
- Margaret of Savoy (1420–1479), Queen of Sicily, Countess Palatine and Countess of Württemberg
- Margaret of Scotland (1424–1445), daughter of James I Stewart, French princess by marriage
- Margarethe Schreinemakers (* 1958), German television presenter
- Margarethe Siems (1879–1952), German opera singer
- Margarethe Starrmann (1892–1953), German politician, speaker in Saxon ministries and member of the Reichstag
- Margarethe Steinhäuser (1874–1955), member of the state parliament of Hessen
- Margarethe Stonborough-Wittgenstein (1882–1958), owner of the Wittgenstein House in Vienna
- Margarethe von Trotta (* 1942), German director and screenwriter
- Margarethe Vater (1898–?), German educator
- Margarethe Weikert (* 1914), Austrian ski racer
- Margarethe von Winterfeldt (1902–1978), German singing teacher
- Margarethe von Witzleben (1853–1917), founder of the hearing impaired movement in Germany
- Margarethe Wöhrmann (1900–1989), German politician of the SPD (Hamburg)
Intermediate name
- Susanna Margarethe von Anhalt-Dessau (1610–1663), German nobleman
- Sibylle Margarethe von Brieg (1620–1657), Silesian nobleman
- Maria Margarethe Danzi (1768–1800), German soprano and composer
Margarita
- Margarita Iossifowna Aliger (1915–1992), Russian-Soviet poet
- Margarita Breitkreiz (* 1980), German actress
- Margarita Broich (* 1960), German film and theater actress and photographer
- Margarita Abella Caprile (1901–1960), Argentine writer
- Margarita De Arellano (* 1988), American opera singer
- Margarita de Borbón (* 1939), youngest sister of the Spanish King Juan Carlos I.
- Margarita María López de Maturana (1884–1934), Catholic nun, beatified in 2006
- Margarita Dimov , Uzbek violinist and violin teacher
- Margarita Doulowa (* 1972), Kazakh biathlete
- Margarita Drobiazko (* 1971), Lithuanian figure skater
- Margarita Wassiljewna Fofanowa (1883–1976), Russian Bolshevik
- Margarita Michailowna Fomina (* 1988), Russian curler
- Margarita Fullana (* 1972), Spanish cyclist
- Margarita Luna García (1921–2016), Dominican pianist and composer
- Margarita Gidion (* 1994), German soccer player
- Margarita Gonzaga (1591–1632), Italian nobleman from the Gonzaga house
- Margarita Gritskova (* 1987), Russian opera and lied singer
- Margarita Grun (* 1954), Uruguayan athlete
- Marharyta Krynyzyna (Margarita Krinitsyna) (1932–2005), Soviet-Ukrainian actress
- Margarita Lecuona (1910–1981), Cuban singer and composer
- Margarita Levieva (* 1980), American actress
- Margarita Lilowa (1935–2012), Bulgarian-Austrian opera singer
- Margarita Marbler (* 1975), Austrian freestyle skier
- Margarita Mathiopoulos (* 1956), German entrepreneur, historian and political scientist
- Margarita Mayer (* 1949), German professor of political science
- Margarita Melikovna Gasparjan (* 1994), Russian tennis player
- Margarita Alexandrowna Miglau (1926–2013), Soviet opera singer
- Margarita Miķelsone (* 1982), Latvian badminton player
- Margarita Pellegrin (1940–2016), German painter and graphic artist
- Margarita Percovich (* 1941), Uruguayan politician
- Margarita Anatoljewna Ponomarjowa (* 1963), Russian hurdler
- Margarita Popowa (* 1956), Bulgarian lawyer and politician
- Margarita Borissowna Rudenko (1926–1976), Russian philologist
- Margarita Simonovna Simonjan (* 1980), Russian television journalist
- Margarita Stāraste (1914–2014), Soviet and Latvian children's book author and illustrator
- Margarita Starkevičiūtė (* 1956), Lithuanian politician
- Margarita Tapia (* 1976), Mexican long-distance runner
- Margarita Borisovna Terechowa (* 1942), Russian actress
- Margarita Tupitsyn (* 1955), Russian art historian
- Margarita of Greece (1905–1981), eldest daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
- Margarita of Romania (* 1949), eldest daughter of Michael I of Romania, the last Romanian king
- Margarita Theresa of Spain (1651–1673), Spanish princess, as wife of Leopold I, Roman-German Empress
- Margarita Woloschin (1882–1973), Russian painter and writer
- Margarita Xhepa (* 1932), Albanian actress
- Margarita Xirgu (1888–1969), Catalan actress
- Margarita Žernosekova (* 1988), Estonian football player
Name variations
- Margaret of Antioch († around 305), martyr at the turn of the 3rd to 4th century
- Margaretha von Waldeck (1533–1554), daughter of Count Philip IV von Waldeck-Wildungen, possible model for the fairy tale figure Snow White
- Margaretha Reichardt (1907–1984), German textile designer
- Margherita de L'Épine , called la Margarita (approx. 1680–1746), soprano of the Baroque, Handel interpreter
- Margherita Wallmann (1904–1992), German dancer, choreographer, set designer and opera director
Fictional people, animals, mascots
- La Reine Margot , novel by Alexandre Dumas
-
Margarete , Doctor Faust's beloved
- Margarete , the German title of the opera Faust by Charles Gounod
- The Master and Margarita , novel by Mikhail Bulgakov
See also
- for naming after the saints see
- (Saint) Margarethen
- Churches and chapels, see Margarethenkirche
- Margarítes is a village in Crete.
- Bayrischzell was called Margarethenzell until 1832.
- Margrethe mixing bowl , a design classic
- Margarethe (disambiguation)
- Margarita (disambiguation)