Marged

Marged is the traditional Welsh form of Margaret, ultimately derived from the Greek name Margarites, meaning pearl. The Greek word was itself borrowed from an ancient Iranian or Sanskrit source referring to the lustrous gem. The name has been used in Wales for centuries, carried by the same wave of pan-European popularity that spread Margaret across medieval Christendom. Related forms include Margred, Marged's closest Welsh variant, as well as the broader family of cognates such as Marguerite, Margarethe, and Mairead.