📖 À propos Margarethe
Margarethe est l'élégante forme allemande de Marguerite, dérivée du grec ancien margaritēs signifiant 'perle'. Chérie par la royauté européenne pendant des siècles, elle est portée par l'une des souveraines les plus puissantes de l'Europe médiévale — Margarethe Ire de Danemark — et immortalisée dans la littérature allemande par le personnage de Gretchen dans le Faust de Goethe. Si les formes courtes modernes comme Greta sont aujourd'hui préférées, Margarethe conserve une élégance aristocratique intemporelle.
📍 Détails
- OrigineGerman
- Genre♀ Féminin
- SignificationVariant of Gretchen. Pearl
🔀 Variantes et Prénoms Associés
⭐ Personnes Célèbres
- 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.