Where does “Margaretta” come from?

Margaretta is an English variant of Margaret, from Old French Marguerite, from Latin Margarita, from Greek margarites meaning "pearl."

Ancestry of “Margaretta”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Margaret	—
2	Middle English	Margaret	—
3	Old French	Margaret	—
4	Latin	margarīta	—
5	Ancient Greek	μαργαρίτης	pearl; a type of Egyptian plant
6	Proto-Iranian	*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-	—

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