29-8100: [REDACTED] Margot Cohn (1891-1938) Margot ( / ˈ m ɑːr ɡ oʊ , ˈ m ɑːr ɡ ə t / MAR -goh, MAR -gət , French: [maʁɡo] ) is a feminine given name, a diminutive of Marguerite . It is also occasionally a surname. Persons named Margot include the following: People with the given name Margot [ edit ] Marguerite de Valois (1553–1615), known as La Reine Margot , queen of France and of Navarre Margot Abad , Argentine film actress Margot Adler (1946–2014), American journalist Margot Anand , French author, teacher, seminar leader and public speaker Margot Arce de Vázquez (1904–1990), Puerto Rican essayist and educator Margot Arnold (1925–2016), British-born American novelist Margot Asquith (1864–1945), countess of Oxford and Asquith Margot Austin (1907–1990), American children’s book illustrator Margot Badran (born 1936), scholar of Middle Eastern history and women's studies Margot Bailet (born 1990), French alpine skier Margot Bærentzen (1907–1983), Danish fencer Margot Becke-Goehring (1914–2009), German chemist Margot Benacerraf (1926–2024), Venezuelan film director Margot Bengtsson , Swedish psychologist Margot Bennett , several people Margot von Beroldingen (1878–1968), American heiress Margot Bettauer Dembo (1928–2019), German-born American translator Margot Béziat (born 2001), French canoeist Margot Bingham (born 1987), American actress and singer-songwriter Margot Blakely (born 1950), New Zealand alpine skier Margot Blanche (born 1983), French/Filipino singer and songwriter Margot Boer (born 1985), Dutch speed skater Margot Bogert , American Scouting leader Margot Botsford (born 1947), American judge Margot Boulet (born 1990), French rower Margot Boyd (1913–2008), English actress Margot Bryant (1897–1988), British actress Margot Chevrier (born 1999), French pole vaulter Margot Ciccarelli , Brazilian jiu jitsu practitioner from Italy Margot Clyne (born 1995), American cyclist Margot Comstock , American computer magazine editor Margot Cottens (1922–1999), Uruguayan actress Margot Dalton , American novelist Margot Day , American singer-songwriter Margot Debén (1922–2010), Nicaraguan-Puerto Rican actress, singer, musician, show host and magician Margot Desvignes (born 2000), French ice hockey player Margot Dittmeyer (born 1935), German tennis player Margot Donald , Australian photographer Margot Dorenfeldt , Norwegian chemist Margot Douaihy , American writer Margot Drake (1899–1948), English actress Margot Dreschel , nazi concentration camp guard Margot Duhalde (1920–2018), Chilean aviator Margot Eates (1913–1994), British art historian and curator Margot Eskens (1936–2022), German singer Margot Fassler , American historian Margot Finn , British historian and academic Margot Flemming , Canadian curler Margot Fonteyn (1919–1991), British ballerina Margot Forde (1935–1992), New Zealand botanist Margot Foster (born 1958), Australian rower Margot Franssen (born 1952), Dutch-born Canadian entrepreneur and activist Margot Frank (1926–1945), sister of German World War II diarist Anne Frank Margot Friedländer (born 1921), German holocaust survivor Margot Garabedian , Cambodian triathlete Margot Gayle (1908–2008), American historian preservationist Margot van Geffen (born 1989), Dutch field hockey player Margot Glockshuber (born 1949), German pair skater Margot Gore (1913–1993), British aviator and osteopath Margot Grahame (1911–1982), British actress Margot Guilleaume (1910–2004), German operatic soprano Margot Hartman (1933–2020), American actress Margot Hellwig (born 1941), German volksmusik singer Margot Heuman (1928–2022), German-born American Holocaust survivor Margot Hielscher (1919–2017), German singer and actress Margot Hilton (born 1947), British-born Australian author Margot Honecker (1927–2016), German politician, former wife of Erich Honecker Margot Horspool , British jurist Margot Hutcheson (born 1952), Australian artist Margot Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading (1919–2015), British aristocrat and campaigner Margot James (born 1957), British Conservative politician Margot Janse (born 1969), Dutch chef Margot Jefferys , British sociologist and professor Margot Kalinke (1909–1981), German politician Margot Kaminski , American AI and privacy professor Margot Käßmann (born 1958), German theologist and writer Margot Kelly (1894–1983), Australian hotel manager and restaurateur Margot Kidder (1948–2018), Canadian-American actress known for playing Lois Lane in Superman Margot Klestil-Löffler (born 1954), Austrian diplomat Margot Knight , Australian actress Margot Kober (born 1965), Austrian cross-country skier Margot Kraneveldt (born 1967), Dutch politician Margot Lambert (born 1999), French badminton player Margot Lander (1910–1961), Danish ballerina Margot Leicester (born 1949), British actress Margot Lemire (1946–2024), Canadian poet and playwright Margot Leverett , American clarinet player Margot Livesey , Scottish-born writer Margot Llobera (born 1996), Andorran footballer Margot Lovejoy (1930–2019), American artist and art historian Margot Lumb (1912–1998), British squash player Margot MacGibbon , Australian violinist and teacher Margot Machol , American writer and government official Margot Mahler (1948–1997), German actress Margot Marshall , British soldier Margot Marsman (1932–2018), Dutch swimmer Margot Mayo (1910–1974), American dance instructor Margot Moe (1899–1988), Norwegian figure skater Margot Moles (1913–1987), Spanish alpine skier Margot Neville , pseudonym of Margot Goyder and Ann Goyder Margot O'Neill (born 1958), Australian journalist, writer and producer Margot Osmeña (born 1949), Filipino politician Margot Pardoe (1902–1996), British children's writer Margot Parker (born 1943), British politician Margot Peet (1903–1995), American painter Margot Perryman , British artist Margot Peters (1933–2022), American novelist and biographer Margot Pfannstiel (1926–1993), German journalist Margot Philips (1902–1988), New Zealand painter Margot Pilz , Austrian visual artist Margot Prior (1937–2020), Australian psychologist and autism researcher Margot von Renesse (1940–2022), German politician Margot Rhys (1914–1996), Australian actress Margot Rojas Mendoza (1903–1996), Cuban pianist and teacher Margot Robbie (born 1990), Australian actress Margot Robinne (born 1991), French footballer Margot Römer (1938–2005), Venezuelan artist Margot Roosevelt (born 1950), American journalist Margot Rose (born 1956), American actress Margot Ruddock (1907–1951), English actress, poet and singer Margot Sanger-Katz, American journalist Margot von Schlieffen (1921–2014), German film editor Margot Lee Shetterly (born 1969), American nonfiction writer Margot Shiner (1923–1998), German-British gastroenterologist Margot Shumway (born 1979), American rower Margot Siegel (1923–2015), American journalist Margot Sikabonyi (born 1982), Italian actress Margot Singer , American short story writer and novelist Margot Smith (1966–2011), Australian musical artist Margot Sponer (1898–1945), German philologist and resistant fighter Margot Stern Strom (1941–2023), American educator Margot Stevenson (1912–2011), American actress Margot Sunderland , British psychologist Małgorzata Szutowicz (born 1995), widely known as Margot , Polish non-binary LGBTQIA activist and co-founder of
58-1154: A "deliriously enjoyable, relentlessly plotted adventure" noting that the Sister Holiday series "continues to impress". Douaihy's Bandit/Queen: The Runaway Story of Belle Starr (2022) and Scranton Lace (2018) are documentary poetry projects centering themes of queerness, abandoned structures and institutions, feminist becoming, and class tensions. Douaihy is a Co-Editor of the Cambridge University Press Elements in Crime Narratives series . USA Today National Bestseller; Longlist, Massachusetts Book Award; Longlist, Crime Writers' Association New Blood Dagger Award; Finalist, New England Book Award; Finalist, Anthony Award for Best First Novel; Finalist, International Thriller Writers Best First Novel; Finalist, Left Coast Crime Award for Best Debut Mystery; Finalist, Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Douaihy's debut novel, Scorched Grace: A Sister Holiday Mystery (Gillian Flynn Books, 2023),
87-558: A Lambda Literary Award Finalist, Bandit / Queen: The Runaway Story of Belle Starr , and the chapbook i would ruby if i could (Factory Hollow Press). The sequel to Scorched Grace , titled Blessed Water , published with Gillian Flynn Books in March 2024. The Western phonetic pronunciation of the surname Douaihy الدويهي is Doo-wye-hee. Douaihy received the 2023 F. Lammot Belin Foundation Arts Scholarship and
116-544: A Day Margot Mary Wendice, a character in the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film Dial M For Murder Margot Beste-Chetwynde, a character in Evelyn Waugh's novel Decline and Fall Margot Lane, assistant to Lamont Cranston, a character in the 1940 American film serial The Shadow [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to
145-976: A Lost World in the late 1990s TV series The Lost World based on a book by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Marguerite, the heroine of Gounod 's opera Faust Marguerite Baker, an antagonist and member of the Baker family in the horror video game Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Marguerite Murphy ; an elderly resident in Sunnyvale on the show Trailer Park Boys Marguerite Caine, main protagonist and heroine of Claudia Gray 's "Firebird Series" beginning with "A Thousand Pieces of You" See also [ edit ] Magritte Margueritte Marguerite (disambiguation) References [ edit ] ^ Chisholm, Hugh , ed. (1911). "Margaret" . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 700. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of
174-566: A citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference CS1 German-language sources (de) Articles needing additional references from December 2009 All articles needing additional references Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Margot Douaihy Margot Douaihy is an American writer whose works include Scorched Grace (Gillian Flynn Books, 2023), Scranton Lace ( Clemson University Press), Girls Like You (Clemson University Press),
203-596: A second investigation in New Orleans beginning with the discovery of the body of a priest floating in the Mississippi River . Following its release in March 2024, Blessed Water received praise from several media outlets and writers organizations. The Center for Fiction described the book as "a literary treat". The Times described the book as "powerful," noting that it "plumbs the depth of human cruelty." Publishers Weekly described Blessed Water as
232-834: Is also a French name for the ox-eye daisy flower. Those with the name include: People [ edit ] Nobility [ edit ] 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
261-1245: 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 Gaut (1888–1967), American golfer Marguerite Georges (1787–1867), noted French actress who had an affair with Napoleon Marguerite Grépon (1891–1982), French journalist and writer Marguerite Henry (1902–1997), American writer of children's books Marguerite Higgins Hall (1920-1966), American war correspondent and first woman to win
290-664: The Latin and Greek origins. Gender Female Language(s) French Origin Word/name Latin and Greek Meaning " Pearl " Other names Nickname(s) Rita , Marge Related names Margaret , Margarita , Margherita , Margo , Marge , Margot , 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
319-779: The 2019 Sisters in Crime Academic Research Grant. She was a 2020 Aesthetica Magazine Creative Writing Prize, 2020 Palette Poetry Sappho Prize, a 2016 Lambda Literary Award. Her writing has been featured in PBS NewsHour , The Wisconsin Review , Colorado Review , The South Carolina Review , Diode Editions , Pittsburgh Post Gazette , The Tahoma Literary Review , The Madison Review, The Florida Review , Portland Review , The Petigru Review , Petrichor , and The Adirondack Review . Douaihy's debut novel, Scorched Grace: A Sister Holiday Mystery ,
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#1732782464311348-785: The Best Debut Novels of 2023, as well as a readers' choice poll of the best books of 2023, which described Scorched Grace as a "remarkable debut." The book was also named an Indie Next pick and IndieBound Favorite of March 2023 by the American Booksellers Association , an Amazon Editors’ Choice, and was included in Marie Claire 's Best Books of 2023. Scorched Grace was a finalist for the 2023 New England Book Awards. The sequel to Scorched Grace , titled Blessed Water: A Sister Holiday Mystery (Gillian Flynn Books, 2024), follows Sister Holiday on
377-707: The House of Czartoryski Marguerite de Saint-Marceaux (1850–1930), French aristocrat and salonnière Marguerite Aimery Harty de Pierrebourg (1856–1943), French baroness, salonnière and writer published as Claude Ferval Other [ edit ] Marguerite Alibert (1890–1971), French socialite and courtesan , mistress of Edward VIII , acquitted of killing her husband at the Savoy Hotel in London. Marguerite Bériza (1880–after 1930), French opera soprano Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620–1700), saint and founder of
406-872: 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
435-598: The Order of Sisters of Charity of Montreal Fictional characters [ edit ] Marguerite St. Just , wife of the Scarlet Pimpernel in the novel by the same name Marguerite Gautier, the heroine in the Alexandre Dumas fils novel La Dame aux Camelias Marguerite Volant , main character of the 1996 Canadian mini-series by the same name Marguerite Krux, financier of an expedition to
464-1150: 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 assemblywoman 1920–1921 Marguerite Vincent Lawinonkié (1783-1865), Huron-Wendat craftswoman Marguerite Long (1874–1966), French pianist and teacher Marguerite St. Leon Loud (1812-1889), American poet and writer Marguerite Louppe (1902–1989), French painter Marguerite Mareuse (1889–1964), French racing driver Marguerite Massart (1900–1979), first woman to graduate as an engineer in Belgium. Marguerite Moore (1849–?), Irish-Catholic orator, patriot, activist Marguerite Moreau (born 1977), American actress Marguerite Narbel (1918–2010), Swiss biologist and politician Marguerite Norris (1927–1994), Detroit Red Wings team president, first female NHL team executive, first woman to have her name engraved on
493-695: The Social Democratic Party Margot Williams , American botanist Margot Yerolymos (born 1997), French tennis player Margot Zemach (1931–1989), American illustrator Margot Zuidhof (born 1992), Dutch field hockey player People with the surname Margot [ edit ] Georges Margot (1902–1998), French equestrian Jean-Luc Margot (born 1969), Belgian astronomer Manuel Margot (born 1994), Dominican baseball player In entertainment and culture [ edit ] Margot , 2009 film starring Anne-Marie Duff as ballerina Margot Fonteyn Margot at
522-695: The Stanley Cup Marguerite Perey (1909–1975), French physicist Marguerite Perrin , American Trading Spouses participant Marguerite Pindling (born 1932), Governor-General of the Bahamas beginning 2014 Marguerite Porter Zwicker (1904–1993), Canadian watercolor painter and art promoter Marguerite Quinn , American politician elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2006 Marguerite Scypion (c. 1770s–after 1836), African-Natchez slave who filed
551-882: The Stop Bzdurom collective Margot Taulé (1920–2008), Dominican engineer and architect Margot Thien (born 1971), American synchronized swimmer Margot Tomes (1917–1991), American artist and illustrator Margot Trooger (1923–1994), German actress Margot Turner (1910–1993), British nurse Margot Vanpachtenbeke (born 1999), Belgian cyclist Margot Vella , Australian dual-code rugby player Margot Walle (1921–1990), Norwegian figure skater Margot Wallström (born 1954), Swedish politician Margot Walter (1903–1994), German actress Margot Wells (born 1952), British athlete Margot Werner (1937–2012), Austrian ballet dancer, singer and actress Margot Wicki-Schwarzschild (1931–2020), German Holocaust witness Margot Wikström (1936–2010) Swedish politician of
580-556: The Wedding , 2007 American film by Noah Baumbach La Reine Margot , 1845 novel by Alexandre Dumas La Reine Margot (1994 film) , 1994 film based on the Dumas novel starring Isabelle Adjani Margot, a character in the film Legally Blonde Margot, a character in the comic book Nemesis Reloaded Margot Tenenbaum, a character in the film The Royal Tenenbaums Margot, the protagonist of Ray Bradbury 's All Summer in
609-496: The Year for 2023. The Guardian twice recognized Scorched Grace as one of the best crime and thriller novels of 2023 . CrimeReads.com included Scorched Grace on their list of Best Noir Fiction of 2023, as well as their list of the Best Debut Novels of 2023. Hachette Book Group 's Novel Suspects featured Scorched Grace on their list of Favorite Crime Fiction Books of 2023. BookPage ranked Scorched Grace on both their list of
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#1732782464311638-550: The first " freedom suit " and ended Indian slavery in the state of Missouri in 1836 Marguerite Yourcenar (1903–1987), Belgian-born French novelist and essayist, first woman elected to the Académie française Marguerite Zorach (1887–1968), American painter, textile artist and graphic designer Maya Angelou (1928–2014), American author, poet, dancer, actress and singer, born Marguerite Annie Johnson Saint Marguerite d'Youville (1701-1771), French Canadian widow who founded
667-584: The 💕 [REDACTED] This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Marguerite" given name – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( December 2009 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Marguerite [REDACTED] A pearl, from which Marguerite maintains this meaning, deriving from
696-413: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Margot&oldid=1259935154 " Categories : Feminine given names Surnames Given names Hidden categories: Pages with French IPA Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Marguerite (given name) From Misplaced Pages,
725-616: The name Marguerite" . Behind the Name . Retrieved 2021-04-29 . ^ Marion, Gilbert (July 7, 2011). "Narbel, Marguerite" . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in German). Translated by Alice Holenstein-Beereuter . Retrieved 2023-01-20 . ^ "Marguerite Norris, Hockey Team President, 67" . New York Times . May 14, 1994 . Retrieved November 22, 2015 . ^ fr:Marguerite Volant [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
754-496: The same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marguerite_(given_name)&oldid=1248719963 " Categories : Given names Feminine given names French feminine given names Given names derived from gemstones Given names derived from plants or flowers Hidden categories: Misplaced Pages articles incorporating
783-827: Was a USA Today bestseller and was named a "Best Crime Novel of 2023" by The New York Times , The Guardian , Apple Books , and Barnes & Noble . Scorched Grace was also awarded the Pinckley Prize for Crime Fiction in 2023, was long-listed for the Massachusetts Book Award and the Crime Writer's Association New Blood Dagger Award, and was a finalist for the New England Book Award , Anthony Award for Best First Novel , International Thriller Writers Best First Novel Award, Left Coast Crime Award for Best Debut Mystery, and
812-480: Was narrated by Mara Wilson . Scorched Grace received numerous accolades, including a starred review by Publishers Weekly : "Stunning fiction debut ... briskly plotted master class in character development." Scorched Grace was twice recognized by the New York Times— the book was selected as a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, and was later named as a New York Times Best Crime Novel of
841-595: Was published by Gillian Flynn Books in 2023. It is a crime mystery novel that follows "Sister Holiday, a chain-smoking, heavily tattooed, queer nun, puts her amateur sleuthing skills to the test." Gillian Flynn called the novel "a sneaky, dark thriller and a character study in a freight train of a murder mystery." Scorched Grace was published in French with HarperCollins France and in the UK with Pushkin Vertigo. The audiobook
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