Marguerite is a French female given name, from which the English name Margaret is derived. Marguerite derives via Latin and Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs) meaning "pearl". It is also a French name for the ox-eye daisy flower. Those with the name include: People Nobility Margaret of Bourbon (1438–1483) or Marguerite de Bourbon, Princess of Savoy by marriage Margaret of France (1553–1615) or Marguerite de Valois, wife of Henry IV of France and Navarre Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry or Marguerite de Valois (1523–1574), daughter of King Francis I of France Margaret, Countess of Anjou or Marguerite d'Angou (1273–1299), Countess of Anjou and Maine in her own right and Countess of Valois, Alençon, Chartres and Perche by marriage Marguerite de Navarre (1492–1549), princess of France, Queen of Navarre and Duchess of Alençon and Berry Marguerite III de Neufchâtel (1480–1544), German-Roman monarch as Princess Abbess of the Imperial Remiremont Abbey in France Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645–1721), Grand Duchess of Tuscany by marriage Marguerite of Lorraine (1615–1672), princess of Lorraine and Duchess of Orléans by marriage Marguerite, Baroness de Reuter (1912–2009), European aristocrat and member of the family that founded the Reuters news service Marguerite, bâtarde de France (1407–1458), illegitimate daughter of Charles VI and Odette de Champdivers, legitimized by Charles VII Marguerite, Duchess of Rohan (1617–1684), French noblewoman Princess Marguerite Adélaïde of Orléans (1846–1893), princess of France and, by marriage, princess of the House of Czartoryski Other Marguerite Bériza (1880–after 1930), French opera soprano Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620–1700), saint and founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Marguerite Broquedis (1893–1983), French tennis player Marguerite Carré (1880–1947), French opera soprano Marguerite Charpentier (1848-1904), French art collector and salonist Marguerite Davis (1887–1967), American chemist, co-discoverer of vitamins A and B Marguerite de Angeli (1889–1987), American writer and illustrator of children's books Marguerite De La Motte (1902–1950), American film actress Marguerite de la Sablière (c. 1640–1693), French salonist and polymath Marguerite Derricks (born 1961), American choreographer Marguerite Duras (1914–1996), French writer and film director Marguerite Fourrier (fl. 1900), French tennis player Marguerite Frank (born 1927), American−French mathematician Marguerite Georges (1787–1867), noted French actress who had an affair with Napoleon Marguerite Henry (1902–1997), American writer of children's books Marguerite Higgins Hall (1920-1966), American war correspondent and first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Foreign Correspondence for her coverage of the Korean War Marguerite Kirmse (1885–1954), British-American artist Marguerite L. Smith (1894–1985), New York