Margita

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1761. From Margarita (“Margaret”).

Proper noun

Margita f

1. a female given name.

Related terms

• Gita

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Margita was the only given name of 273 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmarɡita/

Proper noun

Margita f (genitive singular Margity, nominative plural Margity, genitive plural Margít, declension pattern of žena)

1. a female given name.

Declension

Declension of Margita

	singular	plural
nominative	Margita	Margity
genitive	Margity	Margít
dative	Margite	Margitám
accusative	Margitu	Margity
locative	Margite	Margitách
instrumental	Margitou	Margitami

Further reading

• “Margita”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Swedish

Etymology

Contraction of Margareta (“Margaret”), in modern times also associated with Italian Margherita.

Proper noun

Margita c (genitive Margitas)

1. a female given name.