Mary Margaret Blanchard

"Believing in even the possibility of a happy ending is a very powerful thing."

- Mary Margaret to Emma

Mary Margaret Blanchard is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. She débuts in the first episode of the first season. She is portrayed by starring cast member Ginnifer Goodwin, and is the Storybrooke counterpart of Snow White.

Trivia
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Etymology

 * The name "Mary" is of Greek origin derived from the names "Mariam" and "Maria", and itself derived from the Hebrew name "Miryam" with several theorized meanings such as "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness", and "wished for child".
 * Mary Margaret shares her name with the Virgin Mary of the Bible, who, like Mary Margaret, is the mother of the savior. Interestingly, Mary Margaret (who was originally supposed to be a nun ) can be seen wearing a cross in "Pilot" and "Welcome to Storybrooke".
 * The middle name "Margaret" is of Greek origin derived from the Latin "Margarita" and itself derived from the Greek "margarites" that means "pearl".
 * Snow White offered both "Mary" and "Margaret" as aliases when Red asked what she should call her.
 * Mary Margaret's name is similar to the name of two German women who have been identified as possible inspirations for the Snow White fairytale: Margarete von Waldeck and Maria Sophia Margaretha Catharina von Erthal.
 * The surname "Blanchard" is of Old French origin derived from the word "blanchart" that means "whitish, bordering upon white".

Character Notes

 * Like her daughter and grandson, she enjoys hot chocolate with cinnamon.
 * She teaches fourth graders.
 * Can communicate with and understand the language of birds.
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Production Notes

 * In the original "Pilot" script, Mary Margaret is both a nun and a school teacher.


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Props Notes

 * In "Pilot", Mary Margaret receives not an apple from her student at school, but a pear. This is fitting as she does not like apples.
 * The floral dress Mary Margaret wears for her date with Dr. Whale in "Snow Falls", is the same one young Emma wears at the Portland convenience store in "Tallahassee".
 * The necklace she wears in the first half of Season Two, as well as in the "The Shepherd" from Season One, is an Oval Key Necklace from Pyrrha. It is the same brand as Emma's swan necklace.
 * The key necklace was chosen to represent the key that Prince Charming used to lock baby Emma in the Magic Wardrobe.
 * Like her grandson, she has a large collection of clocks.
 * Based on her mugshot, Mary Margaret is approximately 5'7".

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.


 * Mary Margaret appears in a photo in "The Crocodile".
 * Mary Margaret's name appears on the list Tamara has in "The Evil Queen".