Margitta
Margitta is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Female
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- Germany, East Frisia, Austria
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Margitta
If you do not know Margitta’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Margitta,” in English, “Guten Tag Margitta,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Margitta,
German
Guten Tag Margitta,
French
Bonjour Margitta,
Spanish
Estimado/a Margitta:
Chinese
Margitta您好:
Japanese
Margitta様
English
Hi Margitta,
German
Hi Margitta,
French
Salut Margitta,
Spanish
Hola Margitta,
Chinese
Margitta你好:
Japanese
Margittaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name |
| Austria | rare | woman's name |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name |
Frequently asked questions
Is Margitta a male or female name?
Margitta is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Margitta in an email?
If you do not know Margitta’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Margitta,” in English, “Guten Tag Margitta,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Margitta a unisex name?
Margitta is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Margitta a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/margitta. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_margitta,
title = {Is Margitta a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/margitta},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}