Margret

See also: Margrét

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Margeriet in 1838-1857. Derived from a contraction of Margaretha. Compare Griete and Magrette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑrˈɣrɛt/
• Hyphenation: Mar‧gret
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Proper noun

Margret n

1. A hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “margret”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Faroese

Proper noun

Margret f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Margret: Margretarson
• daughter of Margret: Margretardóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Margret
accusative	Margret
dative	Margret
genitive	Margretar

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmarɡre(ː)t/, [ˈmaʁˌɡʁeːt], [ˈmaɐ̯-], [ˈmaː-], [-ɡʁət]

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Proper noun

Margret f (proper noun, genitive Margrets or (with an article) Margret)

1. a female given name, variant of Margarete, equivalent to English Margaret

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Margret c (genitive Margrets)

1. a female given name, a short form of Margareta, =Margaret