Gender Feminine
Usage Finnish
Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɑr.ket.tɑ/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Finnish form of Margaret.

Related Names

DiminutivesReeta, Reetta
Other Languages & CulturesRetha(Afrikaans) Margarita, Megi(Albanian) Margarid, Margarit(Armenian) Marharyta(Belarusian) Margarita(Bulgarian) Margarida(Catalan) Margareta(Croatian) Markéta, Gita, Margita(Czech) Margit, Margrethe, Grete, Grethe, Merete, Merethe, Meta, Mette, Rita(Danish) Margaretha, Margriet, Greet, Greetje, Griet, Marga, Margreet, Marit(Dutch) Margaret, Margery, Margret, Greta, Gretchen, Gretta, Jorie, Madge, Mae, Maegan, Maeghan, Maggie, Maisie, Mamie, Margaretta, Margarette, Marge, Margie, Margo, Marje, Marjorie, Marjory, May, Mayme, Mazie, Meagan, Meaghan, Meg, Megan, Meghan, Meghann, Midge, Mysie, Peg, Peggie, Peggy, Retha, Rita(English) Maisey, Maisy(English (British)) Maret, Margit, Mare, Margareeta, Marge, Merit, Reet, Rita(Estonian) Marguerite, Margaux, Margot, Mégane(French) Margarida(Galician) Megi(Georgian) Margareta, Margarete, Margarethe, Margit, Margitta, Margret, Greta, Gretchen, Grete, Gretel, Grit, Madita, Marga, Margaretha, Margot, Margrit, Meta, Rita(German) Margrith(German (Swiss)) Margarita(Greek) Margalit, Margalita(Hebrew) Margaréta, Margit, Gitta, Gréta, Rita(Hungarian) Margrét, Gréta(Icelandic) Máighréad, Máiréad, Mairéad(Irish) Margherita, Greta, Rita(Italian) Meruert(Kazakh) Margarita(Late Roman) Margarita, Grēta, Megija, Rita(Latvian) Margreet(Limburgish) Gretel, Madicken, Madita(Literature) Margarita, Greta, Rita(Lithuanian) Margaid, Paaie(Manx) Meggy(Medieval English) Margit, Margrete, Margrethe, Grete, Grethe, Marit, Marita, Merete, Merethe, Mette, Rita(Norwegian) Margarida(Occitan) Morvarid(Persian) Magrite(Picard) Małgorzata, Gosia, Greta, Małgosia, Marzena, Rita(Polish) Margarida, Rita(Portuguese) Margareta(Romanian) Margarita(Russian) Maisie(Scottish) Maighread, Mairead, Marsaili, Peigi(Scottish Gaelic) Margaréta, Margita(Slovak) Margareta, Marjeta, Marjetka, Meta, Metka(Slovene) Margarita, Rita(Spanish) Margareta, Margit, Greta, Madicken, Margaretha, Marit, Marita, Märta, Märtha, Merit, Meta, Rita(Swedish) Marharyta(Ukrainian) Greti(Upper German) Magrite(Walloon) Marged, Mererid, Mared, Megan(Welsh)

Name Days

Finland: July 20

Categories

Entry updated February 28, 2019