German

Proper noun

Margareta

1. A female given name.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Margareta

1. A female given name, cognate to English Margaret, rare in this official form.

Related terms

• Grete, Grethe, Margaret, Margareth, Margrethe, Margit, Marit, Marita, Marte, Marthe, Merete, Merethe, Mette, Rita.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Margaretha

Etymology

From Latin Margarita, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης ‎(margarítēs, “pearl”). First recorded in Sweden around 1100. Cognate with English Margaret.

Proper noun

Margareta

1. A female given name.
   • 1997 Majgull Axelsson, Aprilhäxan, Pan (2006), ISBN 9172633298, page 160:

     "Birgitta, Margareta och Christina", sa barnavårdstanten och skrattade ett kacklande litet besökarskratt. "Nu fattas det bara en liten Desirée för att det ska bli precis som på Haga slott..."

Usage notes

• Popular in the middle of the 20th century, particularly as a middle name.

Related terms

• Greta, Margit, Margot, Margret, Marit, Marita, Merit, Märit, Märta

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 251 020 females with the given name Margareta living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.