Meaning of the nameMargarethe
- Female
- English origin
- Latin origin
- Greek origin
- Mar-ga-re-the
Margarethe is a spelling of the name Margarete, which means “form of Margaret and Margarida, 'pearl'”.
Meaning
“form of Margaret and Margarida, 'pearl'”
Meaning of the name Margarete, of which Margarethe is a spelling.
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Margarete · Behind the Name: Margaret
- People (2022)
- 2,277
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,685
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,647
- people
Margarethe in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Margarethe, 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 (984 people).
2,267 women 0 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 Margarethe is most common
States with the highest share of people named Margarethe in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 565 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 309 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 275 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 155 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 142 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 107 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 93 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 86 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 70 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 63 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 57 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 44 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 37 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 32 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 30 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 26 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Margarethe
It adds an H before the final E; Behind the Name lists it among the German forms, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives it as a spelling variant of Margarete.
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.
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 Margarethe
What does the name Margarethe mean?
Margarethe means “form of Margaret and Margarida, 'pearl'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Margarete, of which Margarethe is a spelling.
How many people are named Margarethe in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,277 people with the first name Margarethe, which ranks it number 4,685 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Margarethe a boy's or a girl's name?
Margarethe is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,267 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Margarethe?
Margarethe is a name of English, Latin and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Margarethe most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.002% of the state's population is named Margarethe (309 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Margarethe?
Margarete. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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