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Margit

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How to Pronounce Margit

Pronounced MAR-git /ˈmɑːrɡɪt/Medium

Meaning: Margit is the Hungarian and Scandinavian form of Margaret, from Greek margarites meaning pearl, by way of Latin margarita; it carries the same jewel meaning as its many cousins.Medium

In 30 seconds: Margit is the Hungarian and Scandinavian form of Margaret, meaning pearl. Said MAR-git, it appeared for a small number of United States girls, mostly in immigrant families.
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Origin MediumHungarian, Greek
MeaningMargit is the Hungarian and Scandinavian form of Margaret, from Greek margarites meaning pearl, by way of Latin margarita; it carries the same jewel meaning as its many cousins.
U.S. rank (1993)#10188 ↗ Rising
1993 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1959
Total births (all-time)≈ 672

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 196319081993

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

Margit reached American records chiefly through Hungarian and Scandinavian immigrant families, with a quiet high around 1959. Its meaning, pearl, comes straight from the Greek margarites, and the name has deep European roots even though its United States numbers stayed slight.

It was never common in the United States, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak, and reads as a heritage form of Margaret. A girl named Margit then would be in her late sixties today. The name keeps a crisp Central-European elegance.

Did you know? Margit honors, among others, Saint Margaret of Hungary, a thirteenth-century princess and nun, which helped keep the name beloved across Hungary and Scandinavia for centuries.
Overall data confidence 68%
References - Margit — Hungarian/Scandinavian form of Margaret, from Greek margarites, pearl

Variations

MargaretMargitaGreta

Nicknames

MargieGittaRita

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If you like Margit…

Margaret— the English parent name
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Frequently Asked

What does the name Margit mean?

It is the Hungarian and Scandinavian form of Margaret, from Greek margarites meaning pearl.

How do you pronounce Margit?

It is said MAR-git /ˈmɑːrɡɪt/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Margit a boy or girl name?

Margit is recorded as a girl's name.

How popular is Margit?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at a small peak in the late nineteen-fifties.

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