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Margaret is a feminine given name, meaning "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Old Iranian . [1] It has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages .
Sep 29, 2011 · Directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Drama. R. 2h 30m. By A.O. Scott. Sept. 29, 2011. “Margaret” is about Lisa, a Manhattan teenager whose life of relative ease and entitlement becomes entangled with...
Apr 23, 2024 · As an English name it has been very popular since the Middle Ages. It was the top name for girls in England and Wales in the 1920s, 30s and 40s, but it declined in the latter half of the 20th century. Other saints by this name include a queen of Scotland and a princess of Hungary.
May 10, 2024 · Princess Margaret (born August 21, 1930, Glamis Castle, Scotland—died February 9, 2002, London, England) was a British royal, the second daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) and the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II.
May 30, 2024 · Margaret has been one of the most Christian and royal of female names —attached to the patron saint of women in childbirth and to various queens and princesses in England, Scandinavia, Austria, and the Netherlands, and to the first female prime minister of Great Britain, Margaret Thatcher.
Margaret (/ ˌ m ɑːr ɡ ə ˈ r ɛ t / mar-gə-ret) is a 2011 American epic psychological drama film written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan. The film stars Anna Paquin, Jean Reno, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo, J. Smith-Cameron, Jeannie Berlin, Allison Janney, Matthew Broderick, Kieran Culkin, Olivia Thirlby, and Rosemarie DeWitt.
Jul 8, 2012 · Margaret: The masterpiece that (almost) got away. Kenneth Lonergan's "Margaret" was written in 2003, filmed in 2005 and stuck in post-production for six more years. The 150-minute version briefly released theatrically last year was an inchoate masterpiece, perhaps, but a masterpiece nevertheless. The DVD/Blu-ray release, July 10, will feature ...
Jul 12, 2012 · Margaret is named for a Gerard Manley Hopkins poem about a young girl suddenly perceiving death. Lonergan gives you that perspective — Lisa's — but his canvas is wider.
Sep 30, 2011 · New York high-school student Lisa Cohen (Anna Paquin) inadvertently causes an accident in which a bus driver (Mark Ruffalo) runs over a pedestrian...
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a first name for girls. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! Definition of Margaret in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
