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 | A river in southwestern Western Australia, presumed named for a cousin of John Garrett Bussell, founder of Busselton. See Margaret River |
| 2 | Middle English | Margaret | Margaret |
| 3 | Old French | Margaret | — |
| 4 | Latin | margarīta | pearl |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαργαρίτης | pearl; a type of Egyptian plant |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita- | — |