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Margareta (female)

Variants:Margaret (F) Margaretha (F)
Diminutive(s):Greta (F)
Pet Name(s):Meta (F)
Can be spelt:Margaretta (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Scandinavian, German and Latinate form of Margaret [q.v.], from Greek or Persian "pearl".
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