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Updated June 9, 2019

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Greek, Persian, Hebrew, Irish, Latin : Child of light; pearl; jewel
  • Arabic, English, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Scandinavian, Spanish : Lady; mistress; bitter; pearl
  • Aramic : A lady; mistress; who becomes bitter; provoking
  • Latin : Warlike; who loves everyone; warring

Girl name variations

Margaret

Margaret

- 3% this year
Feminine
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Maggie

Maggie

- 5% this year
Feminine
Common
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Maggy

Maggy

+ 20% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Magee

Magee

0 % this year
Neutral
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Mag

Mag

0 % this year
Feminine
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Margery

Margery

- 11% this year
Feminine
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Margareta

Margareta

0 % this year
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Margarita

Margarita

+ 19% this year
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Margita

Margita

0 % this year
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Margory

Margory

0 % this year
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Marjorie

Marjorie

- 3% this year
Feminine
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Marjory

Marjory

- 14% this year
Feminine
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Marget

Marget

0 % this year
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Margret

Margret

- 10% this year
Feminine
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Margette

Margette

0 % this year
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Margalo

Margalo

0 % this year
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Marguerite

Marguerite

- 6% this year
Feminine
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Margarida

Margarida

0 % this year
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Margiad

Margiad

0 % this year
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Margherita

Margherita

- 40% this year
Feminine
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Margarethe

Margarethe

0 % this year
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Maergrethe

Maergrethe

0 % this year
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Margaretha

Margaretha

0 % this year
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Margalith

Margalith

0 % this year
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Mairghread

Mairghread

0 % this year
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Margo

Margo

+ 3% this year
Feminine
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Marjoe

Marjoe

0 % this year
Feminine
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Marga

Marga

0 % this year
Feminine
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Margot

Margot

0 % this year
Feminine
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Margaux

Margaux

- 6% this year
Feminine
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Marge

Marge

0 % this year
Feminine
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Margie

Margie

+ 77% this year
Feminine
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Madge

Madge

0 % this year
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Mamie

Mamie

+ 17% this year
Feminine
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Maymie

Maymie

0 % this year
Feminine
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Maisie

Maisie

+ 17% this year
Feminine
Uncommon
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Meg

Meg

- 60% this year
Feminine
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Meggie

Meggie

0 % this year
Feminine
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Midge

Midge

0 % this year
Neutral
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Gretchen

Gretchen

- 15% this year
Feminine
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Gretel

Gretel

+ 39% this year
Feminine
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Gretle

Gretle

0 % this year
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Greta

Greta

- 4% this year
Feminine
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Grete

Grete

0 % this year
Feminine
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Garet

Garet

0 % this year
Feminine
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Peg

Peg

0 % this year
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Peggy

Peggy

- 17% this year
Feminine
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Reta

Reta

0 % this year
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Rita

Rita

+ 19% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Martha

Martha

+ 3% this year
Feminine
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Marth

Marth

0 % this year
Feminine
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Martina

Martina

+ 16% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Marella

Marella

+ 60% this year
Feminine
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Martita

Martita

0 % this year
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Marti

Marti

0 % this year
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Marty

Marty

- 13% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Mattie

Mattie

+ 3% this year
Feminine
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Matty

Matty

+ 17% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Marthe

Marthe

0 % this year
Feminine
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Masia

Masia

0 % this year
Feminine
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Martine

Martine

0 % this year
Neutral
Rare
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Tina

Tina

- 29% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Martin

Martin

0 % this year
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How Popular Is The Name Marta

Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan : from marta ‘marten’.
  • Slavic and Hungarian (Márta) : from the female personal name which appears in the New Testament as Martha (Aramaic Marta ‘lady’), borne by the sister of Lazarus and Mary (of Bethany).

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