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Name Origin

Margarete is a variant of the Greek name Margaret, meaning 'pearl'. It's a classic and elegant name with strong feminine connotations.

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Famous People

Margarete Steiff (1847-1909)

German entrepreneur and inventor

  • Founded the Steiff toy company, famous for its teddy bears

Margarete Buber-Neumann (1907-1989)

Writer, Holocaust survivor

  • Survived imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps
  • Wrote about her experiences and the dangers of totalitarian regimes