Given name
Margriet
“daisy”
Margriet is used as a given name. One Dutch interpretation is “daisy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Dutch interpretation is “daisy.”
Where it comes from
Margriet shares an earlier linguistic root with Margaret. Margaret has been associated with Greek and Hebrew naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.
Explained through its name family
Margriet’s family of names
Margriet has a short form in Griet. Margriet shares a linguistic root with Margaret. In Dutch usage, Margriet has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Margarita.
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Around the world
Margriet has relatives in 7 languages.
8 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- DaisyEnglish
- Margaretcognate · English
- MargaritaSpanish
- MargueriteFrench
- MargareteGerman
- MargheritaItalian
- Margrietaequivalent
- 瑪格麗特Chinese
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People named Margriet
- Princess Margriet of the NetherlandsDutch princess; third daughter of Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard (born 1943)
- Margriet ZegersDutch field hockey playerborn 1954
- Margriet MatthijsseOlympic sailorborn 1977
- Margriet de MoorDutch writer and pianistborn 1941
- Margriet EshuijsDutch singer, pianist and guitarist (1952–2022)
- Margriet EhlenDutch conductorborn 1943
- Margriet HeymansDutch writer (1932–2023)
- Margriet HermansBelgian politician (1954–2026)
- Margriet van BreevoortDutch sculptor (born 1990)
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