Baby name

CLASSIC GIRL · GREEK-GERMANIC
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Margret

/MAR · gret/


“Pearl”

German and Icelandic simplified spelling of Margaret, from the Greek margarites meaning pearl; the standard form in Iceland.

greta

strong

How it ages.

Stripped-back form that ages better than the full Margarete; still feels slightly dated.

The cultural moment.

Common in Germany and Iceland through the 20th century; stable in Iceland.