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Pronounced mar-guh-REE-tuh /mɑr.ɡəˈri.tə/Medium

Meaning: Margareta is the Latin and Scandinavian form of Margaret, from the Greek margarites, a pearl, which itself came through Persian roots. It is a stately full form used across Sweden, Germany, and Eastern Europe, and carried to America by immigrant families.Medium

In 30 seconds: Margareta is the Latin and Scandinavian form of Margaret, from the Greek for pearl. A dignified heritage form, it stayed rare in America (said mar-guh-REE-tuh).

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Origin MediumLatin, Greek

MeaningMargareta is the Latin and Scandinavian form of Margaret, from the Greek margarites, a pearl, which itself came through Persian roots. It is a stately full form used across Sweden, Germany, and Eastern Europe, and carried to America by immigrant families.

U.S. rank (2021)#11790 ↗ Rising

2021 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1927

Total births (all-time)≈ 494

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Margareta is a Latin and Scandinavian form of Margaret, whose root is the Greek margarites, pearl. Long used across Sweden, Germany, and Eastern Europe, it came to the United States with immigrant families keeping the fuller, more formal spelling. Its meaning stays constant with Margaret across all its many national forms.

Margareta was never common in America, given to only a handful of girls a year around the late nineteen-twenties, always beside the more usual Margaret. A woman named Margareta from that time belongs to a great-grandparent generation now.

Did you know? The pearl meaning behind Margareta comes from the Greek margarites, a word that reached Greek from older Persian and Sanskrit roots.

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References - Margareta — Latin/Scandinavian form of Margaret; Greek margarites pearl

Variations

MargaretMargaretheMargarita

Nicknames

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Margareta mean?

It means pearl, from the Greek margarites, and is a European form of Margaret.

How do you pronounce Margareta?

It is said mar-guh-REE-tuh /mɑr.ɡəˈri.tə/, four syllables with the stress on the third.

Is Margareta a boy or girl name?

Margareta is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Margareta?

It was always rare in America, given to only a handful of girls a year around the late nineteen-twenties.