Margarita: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Margarita – Meaning: pearl (ultimately from a Persian root) – Origin: Greek (via Latin) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: mar-guh-REE-tah


Margarita is a Greek (via Latin) girl's name meaning “pearl (ultimately from a Persian root)”. It appears in our list of 150+ Russian Baby Girl Names That Are Beautifully Underrated.

Meaning & Origin of Margarita

Meaning: Pearl (ultimately from a Persian root).

Origin: Greek (via Latin).

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Margarita

Phonetic: mar-guh-REE-tah   IPA: /mɑːrɡəˈriːtə/

Popularity of Margarita

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1880–2024.

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