Meaning of the nameMargarete
- Female
- English origin
- Latin origin
- Greek origin
- Mar-ga-re-te
Margarete is a feminine Brazilian name, an adaptation of English Margaret, the equivalent of Margarida, which goes back to Greek margarites, 'pearl'.
Meaning
“form of Margaret and Margarida, 'pearl'”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Margarete · Behind the Name: Margaret
- People (2022)
- 41,822
- Rank in Brazil
- #646
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 48,486
- people
Margarete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Margarete, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (15,851 people).
41,678 women 144 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Margarete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Margarete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.060%
- Santa Catarina 0.053%
- Paraná 0.033%
- Espírito Santo 0.022%
- São Paulo 0.021%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 9,437 | 0.021% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 6,511 | 0.060% |
| Santa Catarina | 4,034 | 0.053% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,953 | 0.019% |
| Paraná | 3,815 | 0.033% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,336 | 0.021% |
| Bahia | 2,423 | 0.017% |
| Pará | 944 | 0.012% |
| Espírito Santo | 839 | 0.022% |
| Pernambuco | 831 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 716 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso | 623 | 0.017% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 476 | 0.017% |
| Amazonas | 444 | 0.011% |
| Paraíba | 441 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 428 | 0.013% |
| Ceará | 413 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 379 | 0.012% |
| Distrito Federal | 378 | 0.013% |
| Maranhão | 354 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 263 | 0.017% |
| Sergipe | 209 | 0.010% |
| Piauí | 203 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 120 | 0.016% |
| Tocantins | 99 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 83 | 0.013% |
| Acre | 70 | 0.008% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Margarete
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), defines Margarete as an adaptation of English Margaret, the equivalent of Margarida, and analyzes it as Margar- + -ete; the Morfemário (morpheme list) links the ending -ete to the French diminutive -ette. Behind the Name traces Margaret to Latin Margarita and Greek margarites, 'pearl'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 41,822 people named Margarete, peaking among those born in the 1960s. Behind the Name also lists Margarete among the German forms of the name.
This is the most recorded spelling in the group, without an H.
Other spellings of Margarete
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Margarete | 41,822 |
| Margarethe | 2,277 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Margarete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Margaret · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Margarete
What does the name Margarete mean?
Margarete means “form of Margaret and Margarida, 'pearl'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Margarete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 41,822 people with the first name Margarete, which ranks it number 646 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Margarete a boy's or a girl's name?
Margarete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 41,678 women and 144 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Margarete?
Margarete is a name of English, Latin and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Margarete most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.060% of the state's population is named Margarete (6,511 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Margarete?
Margarethe. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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