Margarethe

This article is about the given name. For the German World War II occupation of Hungary, see Operation Margarethe. For the contemplated occupation of Romania, see Operation Margarethe II. For the schooner, see MV Mi Amigo.

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