Marguerite

Where Marguerite comes from

Borrowed from French Marguerite in the 1860s. Doublet of Margaret, ultimately from the Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Marguerite
  • French
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Marguerite through the years
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #223 among girls, with 48 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1903
    Marguerite Yourcenar born
    French novelist and essayist
  3. 1914
    Marguerite Duras born
    French writer and film director
  4. 1917
    Peak, #78
    3,161 babies named Marguerite, its best rank.
  5. 1929
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #155.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from French.
Namesakes
  • Marguerite Yourcenar · French novelist and essayist, 1903–1987
  • Marguerite Duras · French writer and film director, 1914–1996
  • Marguerite Perey · French physicist, 1909–1975
  • Marguerite Durand · French actress and journalist, editor, 1864–1936
  • Marguerite Broquedis · French tennis player, 1893–1983

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.