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Margaret Is Not in the Bible — It Means “Pearl”

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  • Margaret is not in the Bible. It comes through Latin Margarita from Greek margarites, “pearl”, probably borrowed from an Indo-Iranian language.
  • Saint Margaret of Antioch, martyred in the fourth century, is the patron of expectant mothers and one of the most loved saints of the Middle Ages.
  • Jesus makes the pearl his picture of the kingdom: a professional merchant who knows exactly what things are worth sells everything for one (Matthew 13:45-46).
  • Matthew 7:6 warns against throwing pearls to pigs — a caution about where what is precious is spent.
  • Revelation 21:21 gives the new Jerusalem twelve gates, “each gate made of a single pearl.”

Margaret is not in the Bible. It comes through the Latin Margarita from the Greek margarites, and it means pearl. Of all the meanings a name could carry, dear friends, this is the one our Lord chose when he wanted to say what the kingdom of God is worth. What does the name Margaret mean? Pearl. The Greek word was probably borrowed from further east — an Indo-Iranian language, before the Greeks had it — which is fitting for a…

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Sources: Behind the Name entry for Margaret (Latin Margarita from Greek margarites, “pearl”; Saint Margaret of Antioch); Scripture quotations from the NIV via BibleGateway (Matthew 13:45-46; Matthew 7:6; Revelation 21:21).

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