Margaret
Margaret is a girl name of Greek origin, ranked #47 in popularity, meaning Pearl.
What Margaret means
Pearl.
Margaret sits at 8 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Margaret comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Margaret is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Margaret?
Margaret is ranked #47. Names in this band tend to be the comfortable middle ground — recognised everywhere, but common enough to need no explanation and rare enough to still feel chosen.
The character of Margaret
We group Margaret under Gem and the long-established classics — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Margaret
These share Margaret's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Jasper — Bringer of treasure; the gemstone.
- Sterling — Of the highest quality; pure silver.
- Cora — Maiden.
- Penelope — Weaver; faithful.
- Sophia — Wisdom.
- Agnes — Pure and holy.
- Amethyst — The calming purple gem.
- Ariadne — Most holy and pure.
- Catherine — Pure.
- Crystal — Clear, brilliant ice.
- Diamond — Brilliant and unbreakable gem.
- Dorothy — Gift of God.