Margarita (given name)
Margarita is a feminine given name in Latin and Eastern European languages. In Latin it came from the Greek word margaritari, meaning pearl, which was borrowed from the Persians.
The daisy flower is called margarita in Spanish, Greek and other languages. The name is also used in Albanian, Greek, Bulgarian and Russian.
The traditional short form of this name is Rita.
List of people with the given name
- Infanta Margarita, 2nd Duchess of Hernani, the younger sister of King Juan Carlos and aunt of the reigning King Felipe VI of Spain
- Margaret of Austria, Queen consort of Spain and Portugal by her marriage to King Philip III and II
- Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler Van Rensselaer, the third daughter of Continental Army General Philip Schuyler and sister in law of Alexander Hamilton
- Princess Margarita, Countess of Colorno, Dutch princess
- Margarita of Diez, German noblewoman
- Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, Greek princess consort
- Margarita Teresa of Spain, Holy Roman Empress
- Princess Margarita of Romania, Romanian princess and Custodian of the Crown of Romania
- Margarita Cedeño de Fernández, Dominican politician and lawyer, current Vice President and former First Lady of the Dominican Republic
- Margarita Ferrá de Bartol, Argentine politician
- Margarita Mariscal de Gante, Spanish judge and politician
- Margarita Neri, Mexican rebel
- Margarita Rosa de Francisco, Colombian actress and singer
- Margarita Robles de Mendoza, Mexican feminist and suffragette
- Margarita Villalta de Sánchez, former First Lady of El Salvador
- Margarita Aguirre, Chilean writer and critic
- Margarita Agullona, Roman Catholic nun
- Margarita Alcantara, American writer and publisher
- Margarita Aliger, Soviet poet and journalist
- Margarita Aliychuk, Russian rhythmic gymnast
- Margarita Andrey, Spanish actress
- Margarita Arboix, Spanish academic
- Margarita Arellanes Cervantes, Mexican politician
- Margarita Arenas Guzmán, Mexican politician
- Margarita Argúas, Argentine academic and judge
- Margarita Armengol, Spanish swimmer
- Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones, daughter of David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon
- Margarita Arotingo, Ecuadorian politician
- Margarita Azurdia, Guatemalan artist
- Margarita Balanas, Latvian cellist and conductor
- Margarita Ferrá de Bartol, Argentine politician
- Margarita Behrens, neuroscientist and biochemist
- Margarita Bertheau, Costa Rican painter and cultural
- Margarita Betova, Russian tennis player
- Margarita María Birriel Salcedo, Spanish-Puerto Rican professor, expert in women's history and women's studies
- Margarita Bogdanova, Russian rower
- Margarita Bolaños, Costa Rican politician and anthropologist
- Margarita Brender Rubira, Romanian architect
- Margarita Cabrera, American artist
- Margarita Cano (artist), Cuban American artist and librarian
- Margarita Carmen Cansino, the birth name of American actress Rita Hayworth
- Margarita Abella Caprile, Argentine writer
- Margarita de Cardona, Spanish court official
- Margarita Carrera, Guatemalan writer
- Margarita "Tata" Cepeda, Puerto Rican dancer, singer and teacher
- Margarita Chávez Murguía, Mexican architect and politician
- Margarita Chernomyrdina, Russian footballer
- Margarita Chernousova, Russian sport shooter
- Nitza Margarita Cintrón, Chief of Space Medicine at NASA's Johnson Space Center
- Margarita Chli, Greek computer vision and robotics researcher
- Margarita Collinao, Chilean footballer
- Margarita Colmenares, American environmental engineer
- Margarita Conde, Guatemalan long-distance runner
- Margarita Cordova, Mexican American television actress
- Margarita Corona, Argentine actress
- Margarita Costa Tenorio, Spanish scientist
- Margarita Cota-Cárdenas, American poet
- Margarita Curmina Cervera, Mexican politician
- Margarita D'Amico, Venezuelan journalist, researcher, and professor
- Margarita Dabdoub Sikaffi, Honduran politician
- Margarita Darbinyan, Armenian historian and translator
- Margarita Dawson Stelfox, Irish botanist
- Margarita Diez-Colunje y Pombo, Colombian historian, translator, genealogist
- Margarita Drobiazko, Lithuanian ice dancer
- Margarita Dubocovich, Argentine pharmacologist
- Margarita Dulova, Kazakhstani biathlete
- Margarita Engle, American children’s writer, columnist and poet
- Margarita Escarpa, Spanish classical guitarist
- Margarita Escobar, Salvadoran politician
- Margarita Ivanovna Filanovich, Soviet and Uzbek historian and archaeologist
- Margarita Fischer, American actress
- Margarita Flores Sánchez, Mexican politician
- Margarita Fomina, Russian curler
- Margarita Formeiro, Argentine sprinter
- Margarita Fullana, Spanish cyclist
- Margarita Fyodorova, Russian pianist
- Margarita Gabassi, Italian artist
- Margarita Galinovskaya, Russian archer
- Margarita Gallegos Soto, Mexican politician
- Margarita Ganeva, Bulgarian ambassador
- Margarita García Robayo, Colombian novelist and writer
- Margarita Gerasimova, Bulgarian volleyball player
- Margarita Geuer, Spanish basketball player
- Margarita Gidion, German footballer
- Margarita Gil Roësset, Spanish sculptor
- Margarita Gleba, archaeologist
- Margarita Golubeva, Russian model and beauty queen
- Margarita Goncharova, Russian Paralympic athlete
- Margarita González Saravia, Mexican politician
- Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela, the consort of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria
- Margarita Gritskova, Russian mezzo-soprano
- Margarita Guerrero, Argentinean writer
- Margarita Henríquez, Panamese TV personality
- Margarita Hernández, Mexican long-distance runner
- Margarita Hranova, Bulgarian singer
- Margarita Isabel, Mexican actress
- Margarita Kalmikova, Latvian swimmer
- Margarita Karapanou, Greek novelist
- Margarita Klimenko, Russian luger
- Margarita Kolosov, German rhythmic gymnast
- Margarita Kozhina, Russian linguist
- Margarita Landi, Spanish journalist
- Margarita Laso, Ecuadorian writer
- Margarita Lecuona, Cuban singer and composer
- Margarita Leoz, Spanish writer
- Margarita Letelier Cortés, Chilean entrepreneur and politician
- Margarita Levchuk, Belarusian opera singer
- Margarita Levieva, Russian-American actress
- Margarita Liberaki, Greek writer and dramatist
- Margarita Liborio Arrazola, Mexican politician
- Margarita Licea González, Mexican politician
- Margarita Lilowa, Austrian singer and opera singer
- Margarita López, New York City politician
- Margarita López Portillo, Mexican novelist
- Margarita Lozano, Spanish writer
- Margarita Luna de Espaillat, Dominican composer, pianist and organist
- Margarita Luti, Italian mistress and model of Raphael
- Margherita Lotti-Mancini, Augustinian Nun, Stigmatist, wife and Mother
- Margarita Beatriz Luna, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mexico
- Margarita Madrigal, American writer
- Margarita Magaña, Mexican actress
- Margarita Mamun, Russian rhythmic gymnast
- Margarita Mandelstamm, Russian violinist
- Margarita Marbler, Austrian freestyle skier
- Margarita Marinova, Bulgarian-born Canadian aeronautical engineer
- Margarita Marlene González Fernández, Cuban politician
- Margarita Martirena, Uruguayan sprinter
- Margarita Maslennikova, Soviet cross-country skier
- Margarita Matjuhhova, Estonian footballer
- Margarita Mayeta, Cuban volleyball player
- Margarita de Mayo Izarra, Spanish writer, teacher and journalist
- Margarita del Mazo, Spanish writer
- Margarita Mercado Echegaray, Puerto Rican lawyer
- Margarita Michailidou, Greek taekwondo practitioner
- Margarita Michelena, Mexican poet, literary critic, translator and journalist
- Margarita Miglau, Russian opera soprano
- Margarita Miķelsone, Latvian badminton player
- Margarita Miniati, Greek scholar and writer
- Margarita Monet, American singer
- Margarita Moran-Floirendo, Miss Universe 1973 from the Philippines
- Margarita Mukasheva, Kazakhstani runner
- Margarita Muñoz, Colombian model and actress
- Margarita Murillo, Honduran human rights activist
- Margarita Nava, Mexican equestrian
- Margarita Nazarova (disambiguation), several people
- Margarita Nelken, Spanish feminist and writer
- Margarita Nesterova, Russian swimmer
- Margarita Nikolaeva, Soviet gymnast
- Margarita Nikolyan, Armenian cross-country skier
- Margarita Nolasco Armas, Mexican anthropologist
- Margarita Nolasco Santiago, Puerto Rican politician
- Margarita Noskova, Russian snowboarder
- Margarita Ortega (disambiguation), several people
- Margarita Osmeña, Filipino politician
- Margarita Ostolaza, Puerto Rican politician
- Margarita Padín, Argentine stage and film director
- Margarita Panova, Moldovan footballer
- Margarita Pasos, Mexican sailor
- Margarita Pasos, Colombian television presenter
- Margarita Pavlova, Russian politician
- Margarita Peña, Mexican writer, translator and researcher
- Margarita Penón, Costa Rican politician
- Margarita Percovich, Uruguayan politician
- Margarita Perveņecka, playwright
- Margarita Petrova, Bulgarian rower
- Margarita Pilikhina, Russian cinematographer and educator
- Margarita Pin, Spanish politician
- Margarita Pisano, Chilean architect, writer, theoretician and feminist
- Margarita Plavunova, Russian athlete and artists’ model
- Margarita Plevritou, Greek water polo player
- Margarita Ponomaryova, Russian hurdler
- Margarita Pracatan, Cuban singer
- Margarita Prentice, American politician
- Margarita Pushkina, Russian lyricist, writer and singer
- Margarita Ramos, Spanish shot putter
- Margarita Rivière, Spanish journalist and writer
- Margarita Robles, Spanish judge and politician
- Margarita Robles, Spanish screenwriter
- Margarita Rodríguez, Cuban fencer
- Margarita Romo, activist
- Margarita Rosado, Mexican astronomer
- Margarita Salas, Spanish biochemist
- Margarita Saldaña Hernández, Mexican politician
- Margarita Salicola, Italian opera singer
- Margarita Savitskaya, Russian stage actress
- Margarita Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Spanish aristocrat
- Margarita Sharapova, Russian novelist and short story writer
- Margarita Shirokova, Russian footballer
- Margarita Shtarkelova, Bulgarian former basketball player
- Margarita Shubina, Soviet and Russian actress and director
- Margarita Sidorenko, Russian Paralympic archer
- Margarita Sierra, American singer
- Margarita Sikaffi, Honduran politician
- Margarita Simonyan, Russian journalist
- Margarita Sofocleous, Cypriot footballer
- Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Lithuanian politician
- Margarita Stepanenko, Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani volleyball player
- Margarita Stolbizer, Argentine lawyer and politician
- Margarita Sucari, Peruvian politician
- Margarita Suero, female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic
- Margarita Syradoeva, Russian cyclist
- Margarita Tacheva, Bulgarian historian
- Margarita Tapia, Mexican long-distance runner
- Margarita Tapia Fonllem, Mexican politician
- Margarita Tarradell, Cuban sports shooter
- Margarita Ervandovna Ter-Minassian, Russian entomologist
- Margarita Terekhova, Soviet and Russian actress
- Margarita Teselko, Russian rower
- Margarita Torlopova, Kazakh canoeist
- Margarita Trlin, Argentine architect
- Margarita Tschomakova, Bulgarian fencer
- Margarita Tutulani, Albanian partisan
- Margarita del Val, Spanish chemist
- Margarita Vaquero, Spanish tennis player
- Margarita Vargas, musical artist
- Margarita Vargas López, Chilean Kawésqar politician
- Margarita Vasileva, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
- Margarita Villaescusa Rojo, Mexican politician
- Margarita Voites, Estonian actress and opera singer
- Margarita Volkovinskaya, the birth name of Uzbekistani-American actress Rita Volk
- Margarita Volodina, Soviet actress
- Margarita Voyska, Bulgarian chess player
- Margarita Xhepa, Albanian stage and film actress
- Margarita Xirgu, Spanish stage actress
- Margarita Yakovleva, Ukrainian journalist, poet and writer
- Margarita Yelisseyeva, Kazakhstani weightlifter
- Margarita Yushko, Belarusian footballer
- Margarita Zavala, former First Lady of Mexico
- Margarita Zhukova, Russian educator and scientist
Fictional characters
- Alexandra Margarita Russo, a.k.a. Alex Russo, a character from Wizards of Waverly Place, and her mother Theresa Magdalena Margarita Russo
- Margarita Nikolaevna, one of the protagonists in the novel The Master and Margarita by Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov
- Margarete or Gretchen in Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Marguerite Gautier, protagonist in the 1848 novel and 1852 play La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas. It was made a movie "Camille" by George Cukor.
- Detective Margarita "Maggie" Sawyer, a character portrayed by Floriana Lima on Supergirl (TV series).