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Margriet (female)

Variants:Margaret (F) Margrit (F)
Diminutive(s):Griet (F)
Pet Name(s):Greet (F) Greetje (F) Gret (F) Gretje (F) Grietje (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Low German, Dutch and Frisian form of Margaret [q.v.], from Greek or Persian "pearl".
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