Margarita is a a female first name, originally derived from Persian "Morvared" meaning Pearl and in Sanskrit मञ्जरी mañjarī meaning 'pearl' or 'cluster of blossoms. In Latin it came from the greek word margaritari (μαργαριτάρι), meaning pearl, borrowed from the Persians. The flower "Daisy" is called Margarita in Spanish, Greek and other languages. It is also used in Albanian, Greek, Bulgarian and Russian. It is a variant of the Persian name Margaret. Persons with this name include:
Infanta Margarita, 2nd Duchess of Hernani (b. 1939)Margaret of Austria (1584–1611)Margarita "Peggy" SchuylerPrincess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma, Dutch princessPrincess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, Greek princessMargarita Teresa of Spain, Holy Roman EmpressPrincess Margarita of Romania (b. 1949)Margarita Cedeño de Fernández, Dominican politician and lawyer, current First Lady and Vice President Elect of the Dominican RepublicMargarita Aliger (1915–1992), Soviet poet and journalistMargarita Armstrong-Jones (b. 2002), fourteenth in line for the British throneMargarita Carmen Cansino, the birth name of American actress Rita HayworthNitza Margarita Cintron, Chief of Space Medicine at NASA's Johnson Space CenterMargarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela, the consort of Tsar Simeon II of BulgariaMargarita Henríquez, Panamese TV personalityMargarita Karapanou, Greek novelistMargarita Volkovinskaya, the birth name of Uzbekistan actress Rita VolkMargarita Levieva, Russian-American actressMargarita López, politician in New York City, USAMargarita Beatriz Luna, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of MexicoMargarita Miniati, Greek scholar and writerMargarita Moran-Floirendo, Miss Universe 1973 from the PhilippinesMargarita Mamun, Russian rhythmic gymnastMargarita Michailidou, Greek taekwondo athleteMargarita Mukasheva, Kazakhstani runnerMargarita Nazarova (disambiguation), several peopleMargarita Plevritou, Greek water polo playerMargarita Ponomaryova (b. 1963), Russian hurdlerMargarita Pracatan, Brazilian singerMargarita Rivière, Spanish journalist and writerMargarita Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Spanish aristocratMargarita Starkevičiūtė, Lithuanian politicianMargarita Xirgu, Spanish stage actressMargarita Zavala, former First Lady of MexicoFictionalAlexandra Margarita Russo, a.k.a. Alex Russo, a character from Wizards of Waverly Place, and her mother Theresa Magdalena Margarita RussoMargarita Nikolaevna, one of the protagonists in the novel The Master and Margarita by Russian writer Mikhail BulgakovMargarete/ Gretchen in Faust from GoetheMarguerite Gautier, protagonist in the 1848 novel and 1852 play La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils. It was made a movie "Camille" (1936) by George Cukor.Marge Simpson (mother) and Maggie Simpson (daughter) in the animated television series "The Simpsons".