Margot

Margot

English

Alternative forms

• Margo

Etymology

From French Margot, diminutive of Marguerite (“Margaret”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː(ɹ).ɡəʊ/
• (US) enPR: märʹgō, IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹ.ɡoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)ɡəʊ

Proper noun

Margot

1. A female given name.
   • 1998 Anne Tyler, A Patchwork Planet, A.A.Knopf Inc., page 3:

     "I like names that end with an a, don't you? Or other vowels? Most often it seems to be an a. But wait: Margo's name ends with an o, for mercy's sake! Barnaby's mother. Or it used to be o. Then she met Barnaby's father and added a t."

     Sophia looked at me. I told her, "Mom thought Margot with a t was higher class."

     "First time I saw it written that way was on the wedding invitations," Gram said. "She brought them home from the printer's and I said, 'Who's this?' She said, 'That's me.' Well, I did try to accommodate. Her dad said it was stuff and nonsense, but I told Jeffrey the next time he came to call, 'Mar-gott will be down in a minute.' He laughed because he thought I was joking but I was serious. I honestly assumed people pronounced the t."

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Czech

Proper noun

Margot f

1. A female given name.

Further reading

• Margot in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu

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Danish

Etymology

From French Margot.

Proper noun

Margot c

1. A female given name.

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: ca. 1648 females with the given name Margot have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005. Accessed on March 20th, 2011.

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Estonian

Etymology

From French Margot.

Proper noun

Margot

1. A female given name.

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French

Etymology

Diminutive of Marguerite, the French equivalent of the English Margaret.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.ɡo/

Proper noun

Margot f.

1. A female given name.

Derived terms

• goton

References

• MeilleursPrénoms, based on INSEE data: 33 465 females named Margot in France in 1900 - 2009, with the frequency peak in 1999. Accessed on March 29th, 2011.

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German

Etymology

From French Margot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaʁɡɔt]

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Proper noun

Margot

1. A female given name.
   • 1961, Frederik Hetmann, Blues für Ari Loeb, Würzburg: Arena Verlag, 1968 (1961), page 227

     Zwischendurch, als Wolfgang und Hanno voll und ganz damit beschäftigt waren, ihre Meinungen über die neuesten Aufnahmen von Charlie Mingus auszutauschen, bahnte ich mir den Weg zu Margot hinüber, und wir fanden Zeit, eine Viertelstunde ungestört in dem ganzen Tohuwabohu von Gesprächsfetzen, Hintergrundmusik, Gelächter und Zurufen miteinander zu sprechen.

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Norman

Proper noun

Margot f

1. A female given name.

Derived terms

• Margotton

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Norwegian

Etymology

From French Margot.

Proper noun

Margot

1. A female given name.

References

• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 1438 females with the given name Margot living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on March 29th 2011.

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Swedish

Etymology

From French Margot. First recorded in Sweden in 1804.

Proper noun

Margot c (genitive Margots)

1. A female given name.

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• Statistiska centralbyrån: 4756 females with the given name Margot living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on March 29th, 2011.