marguerite

marguerite · noun¹

1. French · borrowed frommarguerite
2. English todaymarguerite

From French marguerite. Doublet of Margaret (and various forms, q.v.), margarita, margarite, and Margherita, and related to margarine.

Marguerite · proper noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμαργαρίτης“pearl”
2. French · borrowed fromMarguerite
3. English todayMarguerite

Borrowed from French Marguerite in the 1860s. Doublet of Margaret, ultimately from the Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”).

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