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Margherita
Pronounced mar-guh-REE-tuh /ˌmɑːrɡəˈriːtə/High
Meaning: Margherita is the Italian form of Margaret, from the Greek margarites, 'pearl'; in Italian the same word also names the daisy. A royal Italian name, borne by Queen Margherita of Savoy, it is popularly tied to the pizza said to honour her. Italian immigrant families carried it to America.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
Margherita is the Italian form of Margaret, from the Greek margarites, 'pearl', and also the Italian name for the daisy. A royal name in Italy, borne by Queen Margherita of Savoy, it is popularly linked to the pizza said to honour her. Italian immigrants brought it to the United States.
It was never common in America, a couple dozen girls a year at most around the mid nineteen-twenties, and it stayed rare. A girl given it then is a grandmother or great-grandmother now, and it reads as an Italian heritage name rather than a common American choice.
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- ★Margherita of Savoy (1851-1926)a queen consort of Italy, popularly linked to the pizza said to be named in her honour
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Margherita mean?
It's the Italian form of Margaret, from the Greek for 'pearl', and also the Italian word for a daisy.
How do you pronounce Margherita?
It's said mar-guh-REE-tuh /ˌmɑːrɡəˈriːtə/, four syllables, stress on the third.
Is Margherita a boy or girl name?
Margherita is used as a girl's name.
Is Margherita a popular name?
No, it was always rare in America, an Italian heritage name seen only slightly in the twentieth century.