Margaret /'margrɪt or 'margərɪt (US English) = female #given #name meaning "pearl"; attested in English at least since the 1000s.

#Margalit (also #Margalith, #Marganit) /marga'lit (Hebrew), 'margəlit (English)/ = 1. female #given #name meaning "gem, pearl" ➡️​ 2. a Jewish #matronymic ➡️​ #paternal #surname attested at least as early as the late 1400s.