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/* Fictional characters named Marguerite */
'''Marguerite''' is the French form of a female given name (''English'' Margaret, ''Spanish'' Margarita) which derives from the Greek for "[[pearl]]").
==Famous women named Marguerite==
Queen [[Marguerite de Valois]], wife of [[Henry IV of France]] and [[Navarre]]. She was also known as ''[[Queen Margot]]''.
*Saint [[Marguerite Bourgeoys]], foundress of the Congregation of Notre Dame
*[[Marguerite Duras]], French writer and film director
*[[Marguerite Henry]], American writer
*[[Marguerite Long]], French pianist
*[[Marguerite Moreau]], American actress
*[[Marguerite Perrin]], American [[reality television]] star
*[[Marguerite Yourcenar]], Belgian novelist
==Other uses of Marguerite==
*'''Marguerite''' was also the original given name of the author [[Maya Angelou]].
*'''[[Marguerite (mare)|Marguerite]]''' was the name of a mare, mother of the [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#United States|2nd U.S. Triple Crown Champion]], [[Gallant Fox]].
*'''Marguerite''' is also the name of several [[flower]]s:
**''[[Chrysanthemum frutescens]]''
**''[[Leucanthemum vulgare]]''
*'''Marguretite''' is the name of a protective structure of the [[Sperm Whale]], which they use to protect an individual that was wounded.
*'''Marguerite''' is also the name of a [[Marguerite (free shuttle)|free shuttle]] service [[Stanford University]] offers.
==Fictional characters named Marguerite==
*'''Marguerite''' is the name of the heroine of [[Gounod]]'s ''[[Faust (opera)|Faust]]''.
*'''[[Tomoe Marguerite]]''' is a character in the anime and manga [[My-Otome]].
*''[[Marguerite (musical)]]'' is a stage musical with music by [[Michel Legrand]] and lyrics by [[Alain Boublil]] which opened in May 2008 in [[London]] at the [[Theatre Royal Haymarket]].
*'''[[Marguerite Blackney (nee. Saint Just)]]''' wife of the Scarlet Pimpernel aka. Sir Percival Blackney the hero of [[Baroness Orczy]]'s book series about [[The Scarlet Pimpernel]]
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[[Category:French feminine given names]]
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