For the German cargo ship originally named MV Margareta, see MV Cemfjord. For the mountain in Greenland, see Margaretatop.
Margareta is a female given name mainly used by Germans, Austrians, Romanians and Swedes and others. It derives from Latin, where it came from the Greek word margaritari (μαργαριτάρι), meaning pearl, which was borrowed from the Persians.[1] It is cognate with Margaret, Marguerite, and Margarita.[2]
People with the name include:
Margareta (missionary) (c. 1369–c. 1425), Swedish missionary
Margareta of Romania (born 1949), Crown-Princess of Romania
Margareta is a female given name mainly used by Germans, Austrians, Romanians and Swedes and others. It derives from Latin, where it came from the Greek...
Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania (Romanian: Custode al Coroanei Române; born 26 March 1949) is the eldest daughter of King Michael I and Queen...
and his wife Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia. Known in Sweden as Margareta, her marriage produced five children. Princess Margaret was born at Bagshot...
Sofia Margareta Götschenhjelm-Helin (born 25 April 1972) is a Swedish actress. She was nominated for a Guldbagge Award for her role in Dalecarlians, and...
Margareta Svensson Riggs (born Ulla Margareta Elisabeth Svensson; 22 April 1968) is a Swedish singer, pianist, songwriter, actress, voice teacher, vocal...
Karin Ann Margareta Bergman (22 August 1922 – 27 September 2006) was a Swedish novelist. She had an unhappy childhood in a strict Lutheran family, something...
Margareta "Maggie" Kozuch (Polish: Małgorzata Kożuch; born 30 October 1986) is a German female volleyball player who played for Atom Trefl Sopot, and...
Margareta Slots or Margareta Cabiljau (died 1669) was the royal mistress of king Gustav II Adolf of Sweden and the mother of his illegitimate son Gustav...
Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (née Zelle; 7 August 1876 – 15 October 1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari (/ˈmɑːtə ˈhɑːri/; from Malay, "sun"...
Margareta-Caliopi Pogonat (6 March 1933 – 11 May 2014) was a Romanian theatre and film actress. Pogonat studied at the Institute of Theatre and Cinematographic...
Margareta Birgitta Larsson, née Sandstedt (born 18 July 1964) is a Swedish politician and MP who since 2010 has place 271 in the Riksdagen. Larsson joined...
Margaret of Celje (German: Margareta, Polish: Małgorzata; 1411 – 22 July 1480) was a noblewoman member of the Slovenian House of Celje and by marriage...
Margareta of Opole (Polish: Małgorzata; c. 1412/14 – 15 January 1454), was a Polish princess. She was a member of the Opole branch of House of Piast and...
Margareta Perevoznic (née Covali; 10 September 1936 – 15 December 2015) was a Romanian chess player who held the title of Woman International Master (WIM...
Margareta Huitfeldt (5 November 1608 – 16 November 1683) was a Norwegian-Swedish noblewoman, estate owner and philanthropist. She was the prime benefactor...
Harriet Margareta Silius (born 25 January 1948) is a Finnish professor of women's studies. In 1994, she became Director of the Institute of Women's Studies...
Apollophanes margareta is a species of running crab spider in the family Philodromidae. It is found in the United States and Canada. "Apollophanes margareta Report"...
Esther Margareta Vilar (born Esther Margareta Katzen, September 16, 1935) is an Argentine-German writer. She trained and practised as a medical doctor...
Gunhild Margareta Hallin Ekerot (20 February 1931 – 9 February 2020) was a Swedish opera singer, composer and actress. Hallin was born on 20 February...
Margareta Kjellin (3 September 1948 – 15 February 2017) was a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. She was a member of the Riksdag from 2006 until...
Margareta Xenopol (January 28, 1892 – July 8, 1979) was a Romanian composer, pianist and singer. She was born in Iași, the daughter of historian and author...
Countess Maria Margareta of Dietrichstein (Maria Margareta Josefa; 18 April 1637 – 15 December 1676), was a German noblewoman by birth, member of the...
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