Where does “Margaret” come from?

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

Margaret (Middle English): Margaret

Definitions

  1. Margaret

Ancestry of “Margaret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchMargaret—
2Latinmargarītapearl
3Ancient Greekμαργαρίτηςpearl; a type of Egyptian plant
4Proto-Iranian*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-—

Words derived from “Margaret”

Every word from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita- →Every word from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης →Every word from Latin margarīta →