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HelpRe: Margaret, Marguerite, and Margot
in reply to a message by Ottilie
I really love Margaret and Margot. I think Margaret ekes out as the winner though.
I really don't like Marguerite on the other hand. I don't like how it looks. I don't like how it sounds. I just don't like it.
I don't think Margot needs a nickname, but Margaret might want one for at least occasional use. Mae is sweet, but I don't really get it as a nickname for Margaret. I sometimes like less intuitive or less standard nicknames myself though, so I could go with it. Maggie is cute up until about age 7. I feel like most girls would outgrow it by about then, although there are obviously exceptions. I could see myself using it as an "every so often" nickname. Mamie is definitely a no-go, in my opinion. It does bring to mind offensive depictions of Africans/African Americans/Blacks and racial slurs because it is so close to "mammy." Peggy is sooo homely to me. My favorite nickname, and the one I would use most often were I to name a child Margaret, is Meg. I would still use her full name a lot too though, because I really like it.
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I really don't like Marguerite on the other hand. I don't like how it looks. I don't like how it sounds. I just don't like it.
I don't think Margot needs a nickname, but Margaret might want one for at least occasional use. Mae is sweet, but I don't really get it as a nickname for Margaret. I sometimes like less intuitive or less standard nicknames myself though, so I could go with it. Maggie is cute up until about age 7. I feel like most girls would outgrow it by about then, although there are obviously exceptions. I could see myself using it as an "every so often" nickname. Mamie is definitely a no-go, in my opinion. It does bring to mind offensive depictions of Africans/African Americans/Blacks and racial slurs because it is so close to "mammy." Peggy is sooo homely to me. My favorite nickname, and the one I would use most often were I to name a child Margaret, is Meg. I would still use her full name a lot too though, because I really like it.
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Current favorites:
Tristram / Benedict / Callum / Hamish
Cordelia / Genevieve / Margaret / Louise
Vote on my name list? Pretty, please? http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/114016
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