📖 Über Margarethe
Margarethe ist die klassische deutsche Form von Margareta, abgeleitet vom altgriechischen margaritēs, was 'Perle' bedeutet. Jahrhundertelang von europäischen Königshäusern geliebt, trägt es eine der mächtigsten Herrscherinnen des mittelalterlichen Europas — Margarethe I. von Dänemark — und wurde durch Goethes Gretchen im Faust literarisch verewigt. Obwohl moderne Kurzformen wie Greta bevorzugt werden, bewahrt Margarethe eine zeitlose aristokratische Eleganz.
📍 Details
- HerkunftGerman
- Geschlecht♀ Weiblich
- BedeutungVariant of Gretchen. Pearl
🔀 Varianten & Verwandte Namen
⭐ Berühmte Persönlichkeiten
- Margarethe I of Denmark — Queen of Denmark (1353–1412) who united Denmark, Norway, and Sweden under the Kalmar Union. One of the most powerful rulers of medieval Europe, she is often called the 'Semiramis of the North.'
- Margarethe II of Denmark — Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024, the first female monarch of Denmark and a noted artist, author, and translator. Her abdication in January 2024 marked the end of a 52-year reign.
- Margaretha von Waldeck — German countess (1533–1554) believed by some folklorists to have inspired the fairy tale of Snow White, based on her life and the mining region of her upbringing in Hesse.
- Margarethe Schell — Austrian actress (1926–2009) and mother of acclaimed actors Maximilian Schell and Maria Schell, one of the most celebrated acting families in German-language cinema.
- Margarethe von Trotta — German film director and actress (born 1942), one of the leading figures of New German Cinema. Known for politically engaged films exploring women's lives and German history.