Baby name

FADING GIRL · GREEK-SCANDINAVIAN
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Margit

/MAR · git/


“Pearl”

Scandinavian and Hungarian form of Margaret, from the Greek margarites meaning pearl; crisp and efficient.

gitte

strong

How it ages.

Mid-century Scandinavian marker; honest and solid but not currently reviving.

The cultural moment.

Common in Scandinavia and Hungary through the mid-20th century; declining.