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    Marguerite

    mar-geh-REET

    French/Greek
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Pearl
    Origin
    French/Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Marguerite does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Pearl", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Marguerite.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1890s (0.27% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Marguerite represents beauty born from suffering — the pearl of great price that emerges from life's deepest trials.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Matthew 13:46

      "Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it."

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