Margrit

Margrit
Gender	Female
Origin
Meaning	Pearl
Other names
Related names	Maggie, Máiréad, Madge, Marguerite, Margarita, Margaret, Margareta, Margaretta, Margarida, Margarete, Marge, Margherita, Margo, Margot, Margie, Margit, Meg, Megan, Mette, Maisie, Małgorzata, Rita, Peggy

Last updated July 23, 2025

Margrit is a given name, an equivalent to the English name Margaret.

Notable people with this name include:

Margrit Bolli (1919–2017), Swiss dancer
Margrit Brückner (born 1946), German sociologist and professor
Margrit Conrad (1918–2005), Swiss singer
Margrit Gertsch (born 1939), Swiss alpine skier
Margrit Hess (born 1947), Swiss middle-distance runner
Margrit Kennedy (1939 –2013), German architect, professor, environmentalist, author and advocate
Margrit Klinger (born 1960), German middle-distance runner
Margrit Läubli (born 1928), Swiss actress, comedian, dancer and radio personality
Margrit Mondavi (1925–2016), American businesswoman
Margrit Olfert (born 1947), East German athlete
Margrit Rainer (1914–1982), Swiss actress
Margrit Selke (1900–2004), specialist in biodynamic agriculture
Margrit Shildrick, interdisciplinary academic
Margrit Schiller (born 1948), German far-left activist
Margrit Thomet (1952–1990), Swiss swimmer
Margrit Thommen, Swiss orienteering competitor
Margrit Tooman (born 1971), Estonian pentathlete
Margrit von Braun (born 1952), American environmental scientist and educator
Margrit Waltz (born 1957), German-American aviator and ferry pilot
Margrit Weber-Röllin (1937–2024), Swiss schoolteacher and politician
Margrit Zimmermann (1927–2020), Swiss composer, conductor, pianist, and music educator

See also