| Home > Margherita |
♀ Margherita
What does Margherita mean?
Margherita 
as a girls' name has its roots in Greek and French, and Margherita means "pearl". Margherita is an alternate spelling of Margaret (Greek): a saint's name. Margherita is also a form of Marguerite (French). See also Ghita
ASSOCIATED WITH greek
Variations
VARIANTS Margurite, Marguerita, Marguarita, Marguarette, Margherite, Margharita, Margaruite, Margarite, Margarita▼, Margarit, Margarette▼, Margaretta, Margarete, Margareta
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA MARGARET, MARGUERITE Marcheta, Margarida, Margeret, Margeretta, Margerie, Margerita, Marghretta, Margita, Margrit, Marguita
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Margherita Arleth (M.A.), ..
How popular is Margherita?
Margherita is a somewhat prominent first name for females (#3305 out of 4276, Top 77%) and also a somewhat prominent surname for all people (#136783 out of 150436, Top 91%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Margherita entered the list in 1910-1919 and reached its top position of #1973 in the U.S. then, but is not listed currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Marcheta, Margaret (#127 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Margarete, Margaretta, Margarette, Margarita (#1881), Margarite, Margeret, Marguerita, Marguerite and Margurite are the prominent alternative forms of Margherita. Other forms, like Margareta, are uncommon. Adoption of these relations of Margherita was well-received among parents in the 1910s (MEDIAN #1039) and has become significantly diminished since (#1834, 95% LESS USAGE).
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Barbarita, Carmelita, Catherina, Cherita, Janerita (see Jane), Katherina, Magdelina, Mahelia, Manuelita, Marcelina, Marcenia (see Marcene), Marcharie, Marchella, Marchery, Marchesa, Marchessa, Marchieta (see Margaret), Marchita, Marcita, Mareina, Mareisa, Maretta, Margalit, Margarethe, Margeree, Margerey, Margery▼, Marget, Margette, Margisia (see Margaret), Margit, Margred, Margret▼, Margrete, Margreth, Margrett, Margrid, Marhta, Marietta▼, Mariquita, Marita, Marjerie (see Margery), Marjery, Marjori, Marjorie▼, Markeeta, Marketa, Marketta, Markita, Marleina, Marnetta, Marqueta, Marquetta, Marquita▼, Marshella, Marsita, Marteina (see Martina), Marthena, Martita, Maryetta, Maurita, Mersera, Miguelita, Parthenia and Sherita. These names tend to be less commonly used than Margherita.
See names in meaning and etymology.[Top]
