Margareta
Margareta is a female given name mainly used by Germans, Austrians, Romanians, Swedes, and others. It derives from Latin, where it came from the Greek word margaritari, meaning pearl, which was borrowed from the Persians. It is cognate with Margaret, Marguerite, and Margarita.
People with the name include:
- Margareta , Swedish missionary
- Margareta of Romania, Crown-Princess of Romania
- Maya Ackerman, Russian-American computer scientist
- Margareta Alströmer, Swedish artist
- Margareta Andersson, Swedish politician
- Margareta Bengtson, Swedish soprano
- Margareta Brahe, Swedish lady-in-waiting
- Margareta Capsia, Finnish artist
- Margareta Cederfelt, Swedish politician
- Margareta Cederschiöld, Swedish tennis player
- Margareta Dockvil, Swedish hatmaker
- Margareta Kozuch, German volleyball player
- Margareta Pogonat, Romanian actress
- Margareta Priolo, Occitan writer, singer, teacher
- Margareta Suber, Swedish writer
- Margareta Webber, Australian Bookseller