Margarethe
| Pronunciation | German: [maɐ̯ɡaˈʁeːtə] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Language | German |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Persian |
| Meaning | "Pearl" |
| Region of origin | Germanosphere |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Margaret, Daisy, Gretchen, Gretel, Grethe, Greta, Maggie, Máiréad, Madge, Marguerite, Margarita, Margareta, Margaretta, Margarida, Margarete, Marge, Margherita, Margo, Margot, Margie, Margit, Margrit, Megan, Mette, Maisie, Małgorzata, Rita, Peggy |
Margarethe is a feminine given name, related to Margaret. People bearing the name include:
- Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria (1870–1955), Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bohemia, Hungary and Tuscany
- Margarethe Arndt-Ober (1885–1971), German operatic contralto
- Margarethe Cammermeyer (born 1942), Washington National Guard colonel honorably discharged for disclosing she was a lesbian
- Maria Margarethe Danzi (1768–1800), German composer and soprano
- Margarethe Düren (1904–1988), German operatic soprano
- Margarethe Hardegger (1882–1963), Swiss women's rights activist and trade unionist
- Margarethe von Oven (1904–1991), German accomplice in the 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler
- Margarethe von der Saale (1522–1566), German morganatic spouse by bigamy to Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
- Margarethe Schreinemakers (born 1958), German television presenter, talk show host and journalist
- Margarethe Selenka (1860–1922), German zoologist, anthropologist, feminist and pacifist
- Margarethe Siems (1879–1952), German operatic soprano and voice teacher
- Margarethe Stockhausen (1803–1877), opera singer from Alsace
- Margarethe von Trotta (born 1942), German film director
See also
- Margrethe II (born 1940), Queen of Denmark