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Máret
Say it: MAH-ret
Meaning
The North Sami form of Margaret, from Greek margarites 'pearl'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A traditional Sami form of Margaret, still given in Sápmi today.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 45 babies given this name since 1951
- At its height in 1979, about 1 in 321,100 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Maret
| Swedish | Margareta |
|---|---|
| Norwegian | Margit |
| Finnish | Marketta |
| English | Margaret |
Famous bearers
- Máret Ánne Sara, Sami artist
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.