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Where does “Margarett” come from?

Margarett (English) comes from English Margaret, from Middle English Margaret, from Old French Margaret, from Latin margarīta, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης, from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-.

Ancestry of “Margarett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMargaret—
2Middle EnglishMargaret—
3Old FrenchMargaret—
4Latinmargarīta—
5Ancient Greekμαργαρίτηςpearl; a type of Egyptian plant
6Proto-Iranian*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-—
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