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Margurette

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Pronounced mar-guh-RET /ˌmɑːr.ɡəˈrɛt/Medium

Meaning: Margurette respells Marguerite, the French version of Margaret, which traces to the Greek margarites, meaning pearl, the same root that gives English the word margarine's shellfish cousin margarite.Low

In 30 seconds: Margurette respells the French Marguerite, carrying forward the Greek pearl meaning of Margaret in a slightly unusual, homegrown spelling (said mar-guh-RET).

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Origin MediumGreek, French

MeaningMargurette respells Marguerite, the French version of Margaret, which traces to the Greek margarites, meaning pearl, the same root that gives English the word margarine's shellfish cousin margarite.

U.S. rank (1953)#6209 ↘ Falling

1953 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1920

Total births (all-time)≈ 263

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

Margurette is recorded from 1906 onward, peaking around 1920 as Marguerite and its variants were widely used across English-speaking countries.

It stayed a rare variant throughout, only a couple dozen girls a year even at its best, and it disappeared from records by the early 1950s as the French spelling proved more durable.

Did you know? Margurette's respelling puts a u where French keeps an e-i, a small shift that made the French form feel more phonetic to American ears.

Overall data confidence 55%

References - Margurette — Respelling of Marguerite; Greek margarites pearl root

Variations

MargueriteMargaretteMarguerette

Nicknames

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Marguerite— the standard French form Margurette respells

Margarette— another close variant spelling

Henriette— shares the same French -ette ending

Annette— matches the crisp -ette closing sound

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Margurette mean?

It respells Marguerite, the French form of Margaret, which traces to the Greek margarites, meaning pearl.

How do you pronounce Margurette?

It's said mar-guh-RET /ˌmɑːr.ɡəˈrɛt/, three syllables with the stress on the last.

Is Margurette a boy or girl name?

Margurette is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Margurette?

It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its high point in the nineteen-twenties.