Margaretha

Margaretha is the standard Dutch form of the feminine given name Margaret as well as a common form of it in Sweden. In daily life, many use a short form, like Gré, Greet, Greta, Grietje, Marga, Margo, Margot, Margreet, Margriet, and Meta. People with the name include: Margaretha (soldier), 17th-century Dutch soldier Margaretha von Bahr (1921—2016), Finnish ballerina and choreographer Margaretha van Bancken (1628–1694), Dutch publisher Margaretha Cornelia Boellaard (1795–1872), Dutch painter, lithographer and art collector Margaretha "Margreeth" de Boer (born 1939), Dutch government minister Margaretha Byström (born 1937), Swedish actress, writer and director Margaretha Coppier (1516–1597), Dutch noble and a heroine of the Dutch war of liberation Margaretha Donner (1726–1774), Swedish businessperson Margaretha Dros-Canters (1900–1934), Dutch hockey, badminton- and tennis player Margaretha Brita "Greta" Duréel (died 1696), Swedish noble bank fraudster Margaretha Flesch (1826–1906), Beatified German Franciscan nun Margaretha E.C. "Caroline" de Fouw (born 1966), Dutch cricketer Margaretha Cornelia "Greetje" Gaillard (born 1926), Dutch swimmer Margaretha van Godewijk (1627–1677), Dutch poet and flower still life painter Margaretha H.M. Groeneveld (born 1956), Dutch singer and television presenter known as Marcha or Marga bult Margaretha Guidone (born 1956), Dutch-Belgian environmentalist Margaretha Haverman (1693–aft.1739), Dutch flower still life painter Margaretha de Heer (1603–1665), Dutch genre and animal painter Margaretha Heijkenskjöld (1781–1834), Swedish traveler and a dress reformer Margaretha J.E. "Marga" Hoek (born 1965), Dutch businesswoman Margaretha Hofmans (1894–1968), Dutch faith healer and confidante of Queen Juliana Margaretha van Holland (1311–1356), Countess of Holland and Hainaut Margaretha "Greta" Keller (1903–1977), Austrian-American cabaret singer and actress Margaretha Kirch (c.1703–aft.1744), German astronomer Margaretha A.M. "Marga" Klompé (1912–1986), Dutch government minister Margaretha Krook (1925–2001), Swedish stage and film actress Margaretha Leenmans (1909–1998), Dutch poet and psychiatrist better known as M.