| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Pearl |
| Region of origin | Persia |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Margaret (English), Margherita (Italian), Marguerite (French), Margareta (Swedish), Margaretha (Dutch), Margarida (Portuguese), Margrith (German), Rita, Maggie |
Margarita is a feminine given name in Latin and Eastern European languages. In Latin it came from the Greek word margaritari (μαργαριτάρι), meaning pearl, which was borrowed from the Persians.[1] (In Sogdian, it was marγārt. In modern Persian, the word has become مروارید, morvārīd, meaning 'pearl'.)
The flower daisy is called margarita in Spanish, Greek and other languages. The name is also used in Albanian, Greek, Bulgarian and Russian.
The traditional short form of this name is Rita.