Marquerite Name Meaning

The name Marquerite is a variant of the name Marguerite, which is of French origin and is the French form of Margaret. The name Margaret is derived from the Greek name Margarites, which means "pearl".

Famous personalities with the name Marguerite include Marguerite Duras, a French novelist and screenwriter known for works such as "The Lover", and Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall, an English poet and author known for her novel "The Well of Loneliness".