Girl

Margit

MAR-git

Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“Scandinavian and Germanic form of Margaret from Greek 'margarites' (pearl). Streamlined, elegant form used across Nordic cultures and Eastern Europe.”

Popularity Over Time

Margit US popularity rank over timeRank 12164 in 1991 to rank 1948 in 1908. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1948#7056#12164190819201940196019801993

Margit is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GermanicGreekScandinavian

Syllables

2

Nicknames

MargotMarge

Style

MinimalElegantStrongClassicTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Margit Zetterling (Swedish actress)
  • Margit (Elden Ring character)
  • Margit Nagy (Hungarian figure skater)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Scandinavian Names → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Margot

French Beautiful But Not Top 100

Greta

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Birgitta

Celtic Rare & Uncommon

Sigrid

Norse Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Lars

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Soren

Scandinavian Beautiful But Not Top 100

Ingrid

Old Norse Rare & Uncommon

Astrid

Norse Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Strong in Scandinavian, Germanic, and Central European communities

People Also Ask

Scandinavian and Germanic form of Margaret from Greek 'margarites' (pearl). Streamlined, elegant form used across Nordic cultures and Eastern Europe.

Margit is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Margit include Margot, Marge.

Names that pair beautifully with Margit include Lars, Soren, Ingrid, Astrid.