The story
- Italian · derived fromMargherita
- English todayMargherita
From Italian Margherita, supposedly named after Margherita of Savoy (1851–1926); see margherita pizza. Doublet of Margaret (and various forms, q.v.), margarita, margarite, and marguerite.
Words from the same roots
ItalianMargherita all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.