Marguerite
Marguerite is a girls' name of French origin meaning “pearl, daisy flower.” Both a pearl and a daisy in French, Marguerite has a dual identity of precious elegance and wildflower simplicity.
how do you pronounce Marguerite?
mar-geh-REET
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what does Marguerite mean?
The name Marguerite means “pearl, daisy flower.” It comes from the French language tradition.
Both a pearl and a daisy in French, Marguerite has a dual identity of precious elegance and wildflower simplicity. It was the name of Marguerite de Navarre, Renaissance author and queen. The name also honors Marguerite Duras, one of France's greatest modern writers.
where does the name Marguerite come from?
Wiktionary and Wikipedia agree Marguerite derives, via Latin and Greek margarites, from a word meaning "pearl"; Wikipedia adds that it is also the French word for the ox-eye daisy flower, and that the English name Margaret is in turn derived from Marguerite.
the history of Marguerite
Wiktionary dates Marguerite's borrowing into English to the 1860s, taken directly from the French form.
what are the nicknames and variants of Marguerite?
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who are famous people named Marguerite?
- Marguerite Duras (novelist and filmmaker)
- Marguerite Yourcenar (first woman elected to the Académie française)
what names are similar to Marguerite?
what names go well with Marguerite?
Sibling names that share Marguerite's rhythm and register without echoing it too closely.
Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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