Margret

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See also: Margrét

Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Margret n

  1. A hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Margret f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

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

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Margret
Accusative Margret
Dative Margret
Genitive Margretar

German

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Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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

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

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Margret c (genitive Margrets)

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