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Margert
How to Pronounce Margert
Pronounced MAR-gurt /ˈmɑr.ɡərt/Medium
Meaning: Margert is a spelling variant of Margaret, from the Greek margarites, 'pearl.' The dropped middle vowel reflects how the name was clipped and written on early-American records rather than a separate origin; its meaning is Margaret's, 'pearl.'Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Margert is a variant spelling of Margaret, from the Greek margarites, 'pearl.' It appears in United States records from around 1900, the compressed spelling common when clerks and families wrote names as they heard them. It was never common in this form, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its mid-1920s high.
A girl named Margert then would be a great-grandmother today. Margaret itself endures across generations, but the Margert spelling has stayed a rare early-century artifact rather than reviving.
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What does the name Margert mean?
It is a variant spelling of Margaret, from the Greek margarites, meaning 'pearl.'
How do you pronounce Margert?
It's said MAR-gurt /ˈmɑr.ɡərt/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Margert a boy or girl name?
Margert is used as a girl's name, a form of Margaret.
How popular is Margert?
It was always rare in this spelling, an early-twentieth-century variant given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.