Marguerite

French variation of Margaret; also a flower name
"pearl; daisy"

Marguerite Origin and Meaning

The name Marguerite is a girl's name of French origin meaning "pearl; daisy".

Marguerite is a classic French name with a remnant of old-fashioned Gallic charm; and is also a variety of daisy. Chic again in Paris, it's definitely ripe for revival here.

Another reason you might want to consider it: Saint Marguerite was an adventurous 17th century nun who set up schools throughout wilderness Quebec. Marguerite has also been a French royal name.

Marguerite was in the Top 100 in this country from 1890 to 1921.

Probably its most famous fictional bearer is Marguerite Gautier, tragic heroine of the Alexandre Dumas novel La Dame aux Camelias, known in film as Camille and played most notably by Greta Garbo. Marguerite is also the heroine of Gounod's Faust and the Scarlet Pimpernel novels.

Marguerite Duras wrote many novels, plays and films, most notably the bestselling L'Amant (The Lover,) which became a successful film, and she also was the screenwriter of Hiroshima mon amour.

Maya Angelou was born Marguerite; it was her younger brother who shortened it.

# 966 in the US

Marguerite Rank in US Top 1000

# 1072 on Nameberry

Marguerite Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Marguerite Popularity

Famous People Named Marguerite

  • Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys
    French,Canadian nun
  • Marguerite Louise d'Orléans
    Grand Duchess consort of Cosimo III de' Medici of Tuscany
  • Marguerite de Navarre
    Princess of France, Queen consort of Henry II of Navarre
  • Marguerite Henry
    American children's novelist
  • Marguerite Georges (born Marguerite
    Josephine Weimer), French actress
  • Marguerite Moreau
    American actress
  • Marguerite MacIntyre
    American actress
  • Marguerite Yourcenar (born Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour)
    Belgian novelist
  • (Hilda Elise) Marguerite Patten
    English cookery writer and TV personality
  • Marguerite Alice "Missy" LeHand
    secretary to U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt
  • Marguerite Ann Johnson
    birth name of American author Maya Angelou
  • Marguerite "Dixy Lee" Ray
    American politician; 17th governor of Washington
  • Marguerite Duras
    French writer and film director
  • Marguerite Stimpson
    American actress
  • Marguerite Monnot
    French composer and songwriter
  • Marguerite Whitten
    American actress
  • Marguerite Chapman
    American actress
  • Marguerite Bennett
    American comic book writer
  • Marguerite
    Charlotte Pécoul, French wife and model for painter Jacques,Louis David
  • Marguerite De La Motte
    American actress

Marguerite in Pop Culture

  • Marguerite King
    character in film Swing High, Swing Low
  • Marguerite Gautier
    main character in La Dame aux Camelias by Alexandre Dumas and film "Camille"(1936)
  • Marguerite St. Just
    main female character in 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' series
  • Marguerite Caine
    main character in A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray aka Amy Vincent
  • Marguerite
    wife of Eddie in 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven' by Mitch Albom
  • Marguerite
    the heroine of Gounod's opera Faust
  • Tomoe Marguerite
    character in the anime and manga My,Otome
  • "Marguerite Volant
    " Canadian miniseries and its main character
  • Marguerite Francois Louise de Ghent
    evil stepsister to Danielle in "Ever After"
  • Marguerite Baker
    character in the video game "Resident Evil 7: Biohazard"

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