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Marquerite

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How to Pronounce Marquerite

Pronounced mar-guh-REET /mɑr.ɡəˈriːt/Medium

Meaning: Marquerite is a spelling variant of Marguerite, the French form of Margaret. Marguerite means 'daisy' in French and traces back through Latin to the Greek 'margarites', 'pearl'. The 'qu' spelling is a vintage American variation on the elegant French name.Medium

In 30 seconds: Marquerite is a spelling of Marguerite, French for 'daisy' (and 'pearl'), from Margaret. It reads as an elegant early-century vintage name.

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Origin MediumFrench, Greek

MeaningMarquerite is a spelling variant of Marguerite, the French form of Margaret. Marguerite means 'daisy' in French and traces back through Latin to the Greek 'margarites', 'pearl'. The 'qu' spelling is a vintage American variation on the elegant French name.

U.S. rank (1994)#14870 ↘ Falling

1994 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1914

Total births (all-time)≈ 827

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

Marquerite varies Marguerite, the French form of Margaret, from Greek margarites ('pearl') and meaning 'daisy' in French. Fashionable in the Francophile early twentieth century, the name drew several American spellings; the 'qu' here is a phonetic slip-turned-variant on the standard 'gu'.

This spelling was always uncommon, cresting around 1914 with only a couple dozen girls a year and fading by the 1990s. A woman named Marquerite then is now of a great-grandparent generation; the name reads as graceful French-flavored vintage, a rarer sister of the once-popular Marguerite.

Did you know? Marguerite is simply the French word for a daisy - and the whole Margaret family traces back to the Greek word for 'pearl'.

Overall data confidence 63%

References - Marguerite / Margaret — French 'daisy'; Greek 'pearl'

Variations

MargueriteMargariteMargaretMargarethe

Nicknames

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Marguerite— the standard French spelling of this name

Margarite— a near-identical variant spelling

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Marquerite mean?

Marquerite is a spelling of Marguerite, French for 'daisy' (and 'pearl'), from Margaret.

How do you pronounce Marquerite?

It's said mar-guh-REET /mɑr.ɡəˈriːt/, three syllables.

Is Marquerite a boy or girl name?

Marquerite is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Marquerite?

Marquerite has always been uncommon, an early-century variant of Marguerite.