Margot

English

Alternative forms

• Margo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈmɑː(ɹ).ɡəʊ/, X-SAMPA: /"mA:(r\).g@U/
• (US) enPR: märʹgō, IPA: /ˈmɑɹ.ɡoʊ/, X-SAMPA: /"mAr\.goU/
• 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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Danish

Etymology

From French Margot.

Proper noun

Margot c

1. A female given name.

References

• [1] 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.

Proper noun

Margot f.

1. A female given name.

Derived terms

• goton

References

• [2] 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.

Proper noun

Margot

1. A female given name.

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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

• [3] 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

1. A female given name.

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• [4] Statistiska centralbyrån: 4756 females with the given name Margot living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on March 29th, 2011.