Margaretha is the standard Dutch form of the feminine given name Margaret as well as a common form of it in Sweden. In daily life, many use a short form, like Gré, Greet, Greta, Grietje, Marga, Margo, Margot, Margreet, Margriet, and Meta. People with the name include:Margaretha (soldier), 17th-century Dutch soldier Margaretha von Bahr (1921—2016), Finnish ballerina and choreographer Margaretha van Bancken (1628–1694), Dutch publisher Margaretha Cornelia Boellaard (1795–1872), Dutch painter, lithographer and art collector Margaretha "Margreeth" de Boer, Dutch government minister Margaretha Byström, Swedish actress, writer and director Margaretha Coppier (1516–1597), Dutch noble and a heroine of the Dutch war of liberation Margaretha Donner (1726–1774), Swedish businessperson Margaretha Dros-Canters (1900–1934), Dutch hockey, badminton- and tennis player Margaretha Brita "Greta" Duréel, Swedish noble bank fraudster Margaretha Flesch (1826–1906), Beatified German Franciscan nun Margaretha E.C. "Caroline" de Fouw, Dutch cricketer Margaretha Cornelia "Greetje" Gaillard (1926–2019), Dutch swimmer Margaretha van Godewijk (1627–1677), Dutch poet and flower still life painter Margaretha H.M. Groeneveld, Dutch singer and television presenter known as Marcha or Marga bult Margaretha Guidone, Dutch-Belgian environmentalist Margaretha Haverman (1693–aft.1739), Dutch flower still life painter Margaretha de Heer (1603–1665), Dutch genre and animal painter Margaretha Heijkenskjöld (1781–1834), Swedish traveler and a dress reformer Margaretha Hofmans (1894–1968), Dutch faith healer and confidante of Queen Juliana Margaretha van Holland (1311–1356), Countess of Holland and Hainaut Margaretha "Greta" Keller (1903–1977), Austrian-American cabaret singer and actress Margaretha Kirch (c.1703–aft.1744), German astronomer Margaretha A.M. "Marga" Klompé (1912–1986), Dutch government minister Margaretha Krook (1925–2001), Swedish stage and film actress Margaretha Leenmans (1909–1998), Dutch poet and psychiatrist better known as M. Vasalis Margaretha Lind, Jordanian princess Margaretha Lindahl, Swedish curler Margaretha Loewensberg, Swiss architect Margaretha Antonia Marie Félicité of Luxembourg, Princess of Luxembourg and Liechtenstein Margaretha van Mechelen (c.1580–1662), Mistress of Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange Margaretha M.A. "Margriet" de Moor, Dutch pianist and writer of novels and essays Margaretha van Norden (1911–1963), Dutch swimmer Margaretha van Parma (1522–1586), Flemish Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1559 to 1567 Margaretha "Marga" van Praag, Dutch journalist and television presenter Margaretha Reichardt (1907–1984), German textile artist, weaver, and graphic designer Margaretha Roosenboom (1843–1896), Dutch flower still life painter Margaretha Alexandrine von Rothschild (1855–1905), daughter of Baron Mayer Carl von Rothschild Barbara Margaretha "Meta" von Salis (1855–1929), Swiss feminist and historian Margaretha Sandra (1629–1674), Dutch Franco-Dutch War heroine Margaretha Seuerling (1747–1820), Swedish actress and theatre director Margaretha Sigfridsson, Swedish curler Margaretha C.A. "Margreeth" Smilde, Dutch CDA politician Margaretha E. "Margriet" Tindemans (1951–2014), Dutch musician, specializing in medieval music Margaretha Maria "Gretha" Tromp, Dutch sprinter and hurdler Margaretha af Ugglas, Swedish government minister Margaretha van Valckenburch (1565–1650), Dutch shipowner, only female stockholder of the Dutch East India Company Margaretha von Waldeck (1533–1554), German noble, possible inspiration for Snow White Margaretha Wulfraet (1678–1760), Dutch painter Margaretha Geertruida "Grietje" Zelle (1876–1917), Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan executed by France Margaretha Zetterberg (1733–1893), Finnish textile and handcrafts worker