SEARCH FOR A PERSONAL NAME Whats in a name - a survey of first names

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Merete (female)

Variants:Märeta (F) Margaret (F) Margarete (F) Margarethe (F) Margrethe (F) Märta (F) Mereta (F) Mette (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Danish vernacular form of Margaret [q.v.], from Greek or Persian "pearl".
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