Margarita

See also: margarita

English

Etymology

Borrowed from the Latin and Spanish Margarita (“Margaret”).

Proper noun

Margarita

  1. A female given name.

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1210. From Latin Margarita, ultimately from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs). Cognate to English Margaret.

Proper noun

Margarita f

  1. A female given name.

References

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Margarita was the only given name of 3702 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Spanish

Proper noun

Margarita f

  1. A female given name, meaning Daisy, cognate to English Margaret.
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