The first name Margaret

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About the first name Margaret

Meaning

The name Margaret is the English form of Marguerite and means “pearl”.

Historical origin

The name Margaret comes from Greek margarites through Latin Margarita and medieval English forms.

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The presence of Margaret in Quebec archives recalls the importance of Anglophone communities and interaction between naming traditions.

Pronunciation:mar-ga-retmɑɹɡɹət

Frequency of the first name Margaret by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Margaret by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

1,654total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name MargaretLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Margaret in baptisms by year.50037525012501770181518601905195019951770–1774 1 baptisms1775–1779 5 baptisms1780–1784 5 baptisms1785–1789 7 baptisms1790–1794 6 baptisms1795–1799 4 baptisms1800–1804 5 baptisms1805–1809 3 baptisms1810–1814 7 baptisms1815–1819 5 baptisms1820–1824 16 baptisms1825–1829 33 baptisms1830–1834 68 baptisms1835–1839 107 baptisms1840–1844 104 baptisms1845–1849 98 baptisms1850–1854 139 baptisms1855–1859 172 baptisms1860–1864 266 baptisms1865–1869 173 baptisms1870–1874 89 baptisms1875–1879 84 baptisms1880–1884 45 baptisms1885–1889 30 baptisms1890–1894 26 baptisms1895–1899 24 baptisms1900–1904 18 baptisms1905–1909 15 baptisms1910–1914 15 baptisms1915–1919 9 baptisms1920–1924 8 baptisms1925–1929 16 baptisms1930–1934 14 baptisms1935–1939 3 baptisms1940–1944 13 baptisms1945–1949 3 baptisms1950–1954 6 baptisms1955–1959 2 baptisms1960–1964 5 baptisms1965–1969 1 baptisms1970–1974 1 baptisms1980–1984 1 baptisms1990–1994 1 baptisms1995–1999 1 baptisms

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