Pearl
Derived from the Greek word 'margarites', meaning pearl. This specific spelling is the traditional German form of Margaret, which became widely popular in Europe due to the martyrdom of Saint Margaret of Antioch.
Less common today
Margarete isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,146 in 1994.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Founder of the Steiff toy company and inventor of the teddy bear
Austrian architect and designer of the Frankfurt kitchen
German political writer and concentration camp survivor
The tragic heroine also known as Gretchen · Faust by Goethe
