Marguerite

Definitions: Marguerite

Marguerite

Noun

1. Tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum.

2. Perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum.

"Marguerite" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a pearl".

Date "marguerite" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

Etymology: Marguerite \Mar"gue*rite\, noun. [French expression, pearl, daisy. See Margarite.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Marguerite

Synonyms: marguerite daisy (n), moon daisy (n), oxeye daisy (n), ox-eyed daisy (n), white daisy (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Marguerite

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Marguerite (English Margaret, Spanish Margarita, from the Greek for "pearl") was the first name of Queen Marguerite de Valois, wife of Henry IV of France and Navarre. She was also known as Queen Margot.

Marguerite is also the name of several flowers:

Anthemis tinctoria
Chrysanthemum frutescens
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Marguerite."

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Crosswords: Marguerite

English words defined with "marguerite": blue marguerite ♦ golden marguerite ♦ Herb Margaret ♦ marguerite daisy, Marguerite Radclyffe Hall. (references)

Specialty definitions using "marguerite": Bloody Wedding ♦ Margaret, Marguerite des Marguerites ♦ Raul. (references)

Etymologies containing "marguerite": magpie, Margarite. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Marguerite" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

French (Daisy, marguerite).

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Modern Usage: Marguerite

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Marguerite, it's ideal to love, and to marry the one you love. (Camille; writing credit: Zoe Akins)
Movie/TV Titles	Marguerite (1972) En effeuillant la marguerite (1956) Marguerite de la nuit (1955) The Ventures of Marguerite (1915) Faust and Marguerite (1900)
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Commercial Usage: Marguerite

Domain	Title
Books	Black Gold (Henry, Marguerite, Marguerite Henry Horseshoe Library.) (reference) Burning Marguerite (reference) Destroy, She Said/Destruction and Language: An Interview With Marguerite Duras (reference) Marguerite Duras: A Life (reference) Marguerite Henry's Misty Treasury: The Complete Misty, Sea Star, and Stormy (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Marguerite

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Photo Album: Marguerite

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Looking ashore from Marguerite Bay. 68 00 S Latitude 68 30 W Longitude.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.		The SHACKLETON temporarily stuck in the ice at Marguerite Bay. 68 00 S Latitude 68 30 W Longitude.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.
	Surgical Dressings Group / Marguerite Kumm.Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Angélique Marguerite Ducoudray / Gravé par J. Robert.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	Photographed prior to her World War I U.S. Navy service. She was acquired by the Navy on 27 June 1917 and commissioned on 2 October 1917 as USS Marguerite (SP-193). On 11 December 1919 she was transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard.Credit: NAVY.		Edward Weston and Marguerite / Imogen Cunningham.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Marguerite Clark, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, wearing uniform.Credit: Library of Congress.		Marguerite.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Marguerite wearing hat with hand on chin.Credit: Library of Congress.		Churchill, Marguerite, Miss.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Familiar Quotations: Marguerite

Author	Quotation
Marguerite Duras	It was the men I deceived the most that I loved the most.
	Acting doesn't bring anything to a text. On the contrary, it detracts from it.
	It's only women who are not really quite women at all, frivolous women who have no idea, who neglect repairs.
	Alcohol is barren. The words a man speaks in the night of drunkenness fade like the darkness itself at the coming of day.
	It's afterwards you realize that the feeling of happiness you had with a man didn't necessarily prove that you loved him.
Marguerite Gardiner Blessington	Superstition is only the fear of belief, while religion is the confidence.
	We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers.
	The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness.
	Love matches are made by people who are content, for a month of honey, to condemn themselves to a life of vinegar.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Marguerite

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Oh, Fantine, worthy to be called Marguerite or Pearl, you are a jewel of the purest water.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Marguerite

"Marguerite" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 88.78% of the time. "Marguerite" is used about 196 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	88.78%	174	23,577
Adjective (general or positive)	8.16%	16	87,710
Noun (singular)	3.06%	6	143,867
Total	100.00%	196	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Marguerite

The following table summarizes the usage of "marguerite" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Marguerite	First name Female	56,000	314
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Marguerite

"Marguerite" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a pearl".

The following table summarizes names related to "Marguerite."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Margarid	Female	Armenian	Margaret
Margareta	Female	Croatian	Margaret
Markéta	Female	Czech	Margaret
Grete	Female	Danish	Margaret
Märta	Female	Danish	Margaret
Margarethe	Female	Danish	Margaret
Margrethe	Female	Danish	Margaret
Merete	Female	Danish	Margaret
Mette	Female	Danish	Margaret
Greet	Female	Dutch	Margaret
Greetje	Female	Dutch	Margaret
Greta	Female	English	Margaret
Madge	Female	English	Margaret
Maggie	Female	English	Margaret
Margaret	Female	English	N/A
Marge	Female	English	Margaret
Margery	Female	English	Margaret
Margie	Female	English	Margaret
Meg	Female	English	Margaret
Megan	Female	English	Margaret
Maarit	Female	Finnish	Margaret
Marketta	Female	Finnish	Margaret
Reeta	Female	Finnish	Margaret
Reetta	Female	Finnish	Margaret
Margot	Female	French	Margaret
Marguerite	Female	French	Margaret
Greta	Female	German	Margaret
Gretchen	Female	German	Margaret
Grete	Female	German	Margaret
Margareta	Female	German	Margaret
Margarete	Female	German	Margaret
Margarethe	Female	German	Margaret
Margrethe	Female	German	Margaret
Meta	Female	German	Margaret
Margaréta	Female	Hungarian	Margaret
Margit	Female	Hungarian	Margaret
Margrét	Female	Icelandic	Margaret
Mairéad	Female	Irish	Margaret
Margherita	Female	Italian	Margaret
Marganita	Female	Jewish	Margaret
Perle	Female	Jewish	Margaret
Marit	Female	Norwegian	Margaret
Malgorzata	Female	Polish	Margaret
Margarida	Female	Portuguese	Margaret
Margareta	Female	Romanian	Margaret
Margarita	Female	Russian	Margaret
Margareta	Female	Scandinavian	Margaret
Margit	Female	Scandinavian	Margaret
Meta	Female	Scandinavian	Margaret
Maighread	Female	Scottish	Margaret
Mairead	Female	Scottish	Margaret
Peigi	Female	Scottish	Margaret
Margareta	Female	Serbian	Margaret
Markéta	Female	Slovak	Margaret
Marjeta	Female	Slovene	Margaret
Margarita	Female	Spanish	Margaret
Greta	Female	Swedish	Margaret
Marit	Female	Swedish	Margaret
Mared	Female	Welsh	Margaret
Marged	Female	Welsh	Margaret
Megan	Female	Welsh	Margaret
Mererid	Female	Welsh	Margaret
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Expressions: Marguerite

Expressions using "marguerite": blue marguerite ♦ golden marguerite ♦ marguerite daisy ♦ Marguerite Radclyffe Hall. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Marguerite

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
marguerite moreau	101	duras lover marguerite	7
marguerite	88	marguerite de valois	7
marguerite murray	81	damned marguerite moreau queen	7
marguerite duras	59	marguerite princess	7
marguerite yourcenar	41	marguerite moreau photo	7
marguerite henry	25	marguerite de navarre	6
bourgeoys marguerite	21	marguerite pearson	6
daisy marguerite	18	marguerite pearson s	6
bourgeois marguerite	18	marguerite de angeli	5
marguerite moreau picture	14	fleur marguerite	5
marguerite martin	14	marguerite flower	5
marguerite moreau nude	13	bete et feroce la marguerite	4
bourgeois commission marguerite scolaire	11	ste marguerite	4
marguerite moreau pic	10	kirmse marguerite	4
empey marguerite	10	marguerite porete	3
marguerite higgins	9	st marguerite d youville	3
bourgeoys commission marguerite scolaire	9	hotel ile marguerite sainte	3
d marguerite youville	8	marguerite chapman	3
marguerite marie sabongui	8	de lajemmerais marguerite	3
casey foundation marguerite	7	marguerite martin.com	3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Marguerite

Language		Translations for "marguerite"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Bulgarian		Паричка (Daisy), Маргаритка (Daisy). (various references)

Chinese		延命菊. (various references)

Czech		Kopretina (Daisy, ox-eye daisy). (various references)

Danish		praestekrave (great white daisy, oxe-eye daisy), hvid okseoeje (great white daisy, oxe-eye daisy), hvid okseøje (aster, daisy). (various references)

Dutch		margriet (aster, daisy, great white daisy, moon daisy, oxe-eye daisy, ox-eye daisy). (various references)

Esperanto		lekanto. (various references)

Finnish		päivänkakkara (great white daisy, oxe-eye daisy, ox-eye daisy). (various references)

French		marguerite. (various references)

Frisian		margryt. (various references)

German		Margerite (Daisy, great white daisy, oxe-eye daisy). (various references)

Greek		όαργαρίτα (Daisy, Margaret), μαργαρίτα (aster, daisy, oxeye), λευκή μαργαρίτα (great white daisy, oxe-eye daisy), λευκάνθεμον (great white daisy, oxe-eye daisy). (various references)

Hungarian		Margaréta. (various references)

Italian		Margherita (aster, daisy, daisy wheel, great white daisy, oxe-eye daisy, print wheel). (various references)

Manx		neaynin mooar (dog daisy, ox-eye). (various references)

Pig Latin		argueritemay

Portuguese		margarida (aster, Daisy, daisy wheel). (various references)

Romanian		Pãrãluţe. (various references)

Russian		Маргаритка (Daisy). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		volovsko oko (ox-eye). (various references)

Spanish		margarita (aster, daisy, daisy wheel, Margaret, ox-eye daisy, Pearl). (various references)

Swedish		prästkrage (clerical collar, dog collar, great white daisy, oxe-eye daisy, ox-eye daisy). (various references)

Turkish		Margrit, Papatya (camomile, daisy, golden daisy). (various references)

Ukranian		Маргаритка (Daisy). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Marguerite

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, Chrysanthemum maximum, Leucanthemum vulgare. (various references)
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Derivations & Misspellings: Marguerite

Derivations
	Words beginning with "marguerite": marguerites. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Marguerite" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Margerete, margeurita, margeurite, marguarita, marguerit, marguerita, margurite, marquerite, Meanguerita. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Marguerite"

Words rhyming with "marguerite" (pronounced 'Mar"gue*rite'): Abderite, Acrite, Adiaphorite, Ambrite, Anhydrite, Aphrite, Archimandrite, Artotyrite, Attrite, Azurite, Bromyrite, Calaverite, Cerargyrite, Chondrite, Condurrite, Cuprite, Danburite, Dendrite, Detrite, Diorite, Endopleurite, Eosphorite, Epitrite, Erythrite, Eucairite, Fiorite, Fulgurite, Hippurite, hypochlorite, Hypocrite, Hyponitrite, Iodyrite, Ischiocerite, Kerargyrite, Kerite, Laminarite, Laurite, Leucopyrite, Liparite, Madreporite, Mandragorite, Margarite, Masorite, Miargyrite, Milleporite, Miswrite, Nazarite, Nazirite, nephrite, Nitrite. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Marguerite

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-e-g-i-m-r-r-t-u"
	-2 letters: emigrate.
	-3 letters: armiger, emerita, emirate, eremuri, erratum, germier, greater, gumtree, maturer, meatier, migrate, miterer, muriate, ragtime, reargue, regrate, reimage, tearier, trigram, trireme.
	-4 letters: aerier, aigret, arguer, armure, artier, atrium, augite, emigre, ergate, gaiter, gamete, gamier, garret, garter, grater, guitar, imager, imaret, irater, iterum, maigre, mature, mauger, maugre, meager, meagre, merger, metage, metier, mirage.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-e-g-i-m-r-r-t-u"
	+1 letter: marguerites.
	+2 letters: remunerating.
	+4 letters: gewurztraminer.
	+5 letters: gewurztraminers.
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