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Marguerite

girl name
Origin
French
Syllables
3
Peak era
1890s/1920s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

pearl, daisy flower

Goes by Daisy, Margot

Marguerite around the world

One shared root links 17 names across 7 languages.

Shared root: from Greek margarites "pearl", by way of Latin Margarita

The constellation

MargueriteFrenchMargaretEnglishMargaritaSpanish
14 more branches of this family
MargretEnglish · variantMargotFrench · short formMargoFrench · variantGretaGerman · short formGretchenGerman · diminutivePeggyEnglish · short formMaggieEnglish · short formMargieEnglish · short formMargeryEnglish · variantMarjorieEnglish · variantMeganWelsh · short formMaisieScottish · short formMazieEnglish · variantRitaItalian · short form

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Marguerite peaked in the 1890s and the 1920s in nearly equal measure.

See popularity in Brazil

Popularity in Brazil

41 people · the #76,244 first name in Brazil · median age 54

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Marguerite

Most people given the name Marguerite in the United States were born between 1940 and 1989. The Marguerite you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Marguerite

Violette Nicolette Elodie Charlotte Roseline Marceline

The Marguerite deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Marguerite truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Marguerite fits with your family’s names and surname.

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