Margarita

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Margarita

Gender: Feminine
Language: Spanish
Etymology:
Margarita is the Spanish (and Latin) form of Margaret, from a Greek name, from the word “margaron,” meaning “Pearl,” or “Precious.”

History:
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Please see Margaret for more information.

Pronunciation: MAR-gar-EE-tah.

Diminutives: Rita.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Margarita Iosifovna Aliger (1915-)
Russian author and Soviet propagandist.

Places:
Margarita Island (Spanish: Isla de Margarita)
Caribbean Sea.

Royalty:
Margaret of Austria (Spanish: Margarita de Austria) (1480-1530):
Regent of the Netherlands for her nephew Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
Margaret of Austria (Spanish: Margarita de Austria) (1522-1586):
Also called Margaret of Parma. The illegitimate daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Governor general of the Netherlands

Singers and Entertainers:
Margarita Xirgu (1888-1969)
Catalan actress.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.059 % named Margarita

Popularity of Margarita:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 381st most popular.
1910-1920: 353rd most popular.
1920-1930: 260th most popular.
1930-1940: 225th most popular.
1940-1950: 251st most popular.
1950-1960: 247th most popular.
1960-1970: 322nd most popular.
1970-1980: 391st most popular.
1980-1990: 473rd most popular.
1990: 388th most popular.
1991: 382nd most popular.
1992: 406th most popular.
1993: 411th most popular.
1994: 433rd most popular.
1995: 496th most popular.
1996: 483rd most popular.
1997: 507th most popular.
1998: 615th most popular.
1999: 638th most popular.
2000: 646th most popular.
2001: 699th most popular.
2002: 722nd most popular.
2003: 828th most popular.