# What are the usual Russian diminutives of Margaret and variations thereof?

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**Created:** [September 2, 2005, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-usual-russian-diminutives-of-margaret-and-variations-thereof/319691 "2005-09-02T03:08:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![La\_Llorona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@La\_Llorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/La_Llorona)\
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I recently met a Russian girl named Margarita–“but,” she said, “you can call me Rita, even though I can’t really pronounce that.” This naturally leads me to believe that she was called by some other name in Russia, and so I’m curious to know: what are the usual Russian diminutives of Margarita/other variations of Margaret?

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-usual-russian-diminutives-of-margaret-and-variations-thereof/319691/2 "2005-09-02T13:24:13Z")

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“Masha” is what I recall from years ago.

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**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-usual-russian-diminutives-of-margaret-and-variations-thereof/319691/3 "2005-09-02T21:45:50Z")

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You could try “Margosha.” Or, maybe “Margaritka.”