Girl · Greek, through Latin
Markéta
Say it: MAR-keh-tah
Meaning
Czech form of Margaret, from Greek margarites 'pearl'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used by Bohemian royalty and nobility from the Middle Ages and still common in Czech use.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 673 babies given this name since 1954
- At its height in 1984, about 1 in 38,300 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| Polish | Małgorzata |
|---|---|
| Slovak | Margita |
| German | Margarete |
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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