Marguerite 76350 211827394 2008-05-12T08:24:09Z 86.0.60.246 /* 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]] [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:French feminine given names]] {{disambig}} [[da:Marguerite]] [[es:Margarita]] [[fr:Marguerite]] [[ja:マルグリット]]