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Margetta

Margetta proper noun: a female given name originating as a coinage.

Proper noun

Margetta

  1. A female given name originating as a coinage.
    • The engagement of Miss Margetta Allen to Dirk Berghager, son of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Berghager of Monte Estoril, Portugal, has been announced by the future bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Allen of Southport.1961 August 6, “Student Is Fiance of Margetta Allen”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • Mrs. Rockefeller, 37 years old, has three daughters and a son, ranging in age from 4 to 13, by her previous marriage, to Dr. James Slater Murphy. They are James B. Murphy 2d, 13; Margetta Harrison Murphy, 11; Carol Slater Murphy, 8, and Melinda F. Murphy, 4.1964 May 31, “Mrs. Rockefeller Gives Birth to Son”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2023

Forms of Margetta

alternative formMargette

Origin of Margetta

A syncope of Margaret + -a. Compare Margot, Margret, -etta.

Questions about Margetta

What does Margetta mean?
Margetta means a female given name originating as a coinage.
What part of speech is Margetta?
Margetta is a proper noun.

Words near Margetta in the dictionary

  1. Margerums
  2. Margery
  3. marges
  4. Margeson
  5. Margesons
  6. Margetta
  7. Margette
  8. Margetts
  9. margetuximab
  10. margherita
  11. margherita pizza

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