Talk:Margot Ambrose (ME-1)/@comment-6548012-20160723102928/@comment-6548012-20160730133109

Look no further: The name Margot, or Margaux, is the diminutive of Marguerite, that comes from the Old French margerie (that means “pearl,” and is also the origin of the names Marjorie and Marge (its diminutive,)) that comes from Latin margarita, that comes the Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítês,) that comes from the Persian مروارید (marvarid,) but the catch is that this meaning works only for the given name, not the noun, because yes, there is a French noun “margot” and a French noun “marguerite,” margot is a name for the Eurasian magpie, which, in France, is named the “talkative pie,” which is why this name is also used to define a woman who speaks a lot or who has very fragile moods. In Old French, it was used as a synonym of ingot, (lingot in French) as in “2 margoz (margots in Modern French) d'or” would mean “2 ingots of gold,” whereas marguerite is used to designate the ox-eye daisy and its plant, but also a specific cordage, a wooden instrument used to ruffle leather and a mechanism for typing machines, but I don't even know if the English language has words for all of those.

So basically&mdash;It's the Old French “margerie” that really means “pearl.” Thank me later for the headache.