The name Margaret is derived from the Greek word "margarites" meaning "pearl".
Famous bearers
Bearers include Margaret Mitchell (1900 - 1949), an American author, who won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel "Gone with the Wind" (1936);
Margaret Lockwood (1916 - 1990), an English actress;
Margaret Thatcher (born 1925), a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, serving from 1979 to 1990.
