Given name
Markéta
“pearl”
Markéta is used as a given name. Markéta is connected with Margaret.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Markéta possibly goes back to Latin margarita, meaning “pearl.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
In Czech use, Markéta 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
How it developed
In Czech use, Markéta is used as a form of Margaret.
Markéta’s family of names
In Czech usage, Markéta has a diminutive in KYTKA. Markéta shares a linguistic root with Margaret. In Czech usage, Markéta has a conventional equivalent in the English form Megan.
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Around the world
Markéta has relatives in 27 languages.
31 related names in 27 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Margitvariant · Czech, Hungarian
- Margitavariant · Czech, Slovak
- Margaretavariant · Czech, Swedish
- Marketavariant · Czech
- Markétkadiminutive · Czech
- Kytkadiminutive · Czech
- Marketinkadiminutive · Czech
- Marketičkadiminutive · Czech
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Across languages 38
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Margotequivalent
- Margaretcognate · English
- MaggieEnglish
- MeganEnglish
- MargaritaSpanish, Latvian
- MargueriteFrench
- Maireadequivalent
- Margretequivalent
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- PeggyEnglish
- MargareteGerman
- Margarethaequivalent
- Margreteequivalent
- Marietaequivalent
- MargheritaItalian
- MargaridaPortuguese, Catalan
- MargretheNorwegian, Danish
- GretheGerman
- Margrjetequivalent
- Margalidaequivalent
- Marjeticaequivalent
- Margeritaequivalent
- Margrétequivalent
- Margrethequivalent
- Margedequivalent
- Marjetkaequivalent
- Marijetaequivalent
- Marc'haridequivalent
- 瑪格麗特Chinese
- MałgorzataPolish
- МаргаритаUkrainian, Russian
- MarjetaSlovene
- MargarétaSlovak
- ΜαργαρίταGreek
- РитаRussian
- MargrietDutch
- MáiréadIrish
- MaaritFinnish
- MargareetaFinnish
See also 23
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Makialso known as · Czech
- Ketaalso known as · Czech
- Markialso known as · Czech
- Markaalso known as · Czech
- Macekalso known as · Czech
- Macíkalso known as · Czech
- Macinaalso known as · Czech
- Markošalso known as · Czech
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- Makulkaalso known as · Czech
- Makulaalso known as · Czech
- Markýzaalso known as · Czech
- Makytkaalso known as · Czech
- Makytaalso known as · Czech
- Máťaalso known as · Czech
- Máďaalso known as · Czech
- Markétialso known as · Czech
- Markulkaalso known as · Czech
- Markulaalso known as · Czech
- Marketinaalso known as · Czech
- Marčaalso known as · Czech
- Markytkaalso known as · Czech
- Markétalso known as · Czech
- Makyalso known as · Czech
People named Markéta
- Markéta VondroušováCzech tennis playerborn 1999
- Markéta IrglováCzech singer-songwriter, musician and actressborn 1988
- Markéta DavidováCzech biathleteborn 1997
- Markéta GregorováCzech politicianborn 1993
- Markéta Pekarová AdamováCzech politicianborn 1984
- Markéta JeřábkováCzech handball playerborn 1996
- Markéta SlukováCzech beach volleyball playerborn 1988
- Markéta BednářováCzech basketball player (born 1981)
- Markéta KonvičkováCzech singerborn 1994
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