Margaret

Margaret the Virgin is one of many saints named Margaret.
Gender	Female
Name day	May 23 or January 25th
Word/name	Persian
Meaning	Pearl
Related names	Maggie, Mairead, Madge, Marge, Margie, Megan, Rita, and Peggy.

Margaret is a female first name, originally derived from Persian "Morvared" meaning Pearl and in Sanskrit मञ्जरी mañjarī meaning 'pearl' or 'cluster of blossoms.' Other spelling variations are French (Marguerite) and Latin (Margarita) from Greek Margarites. It means pearl or flower.

Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th century and 18th century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second most popular name in the United States in 1903. Since this time, it has become less common, but was still the ninth most common name for women of all ages in the United States as of the 1990 census.

Margaret has a large number of diminutive forms in many different languages.

Alternate forms of Margaret, including short forms and pet names, include: