Margo was the name of a character on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.
-- Anonymous User 1/12/2006
Margo has a literary namesake in Margo Lane, the love interest of radio, comic book, and pulp magazine detective hero The Shadow ("The Shadow Knows!").
Margo Channing was the lead character in the highly-acclaimed 1950 film "All About Eve". In the film, she was portrayed by Bette Davis, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. In the 1970 Broadway musical version "Applause", the character was portrayed by Lauren Bacall, who won a Tony Award for the role.
Margo is my favorite nickname for Margaret. Margaret is a nice name with so many possible nicknames, but unfortunately, none of the nicknames are that pretty. In school, I tried to get people to call me Margo, but sadly the nickname never stuck, probably because the name Margo is so rare. I got stuck with Maggie, Margie or just Marg instead. It's a shame, because I think Margo is much prettier. I hope it becomes a bit more popular.
I adore this name! I prefer it to Margot (which I know is the proper French spelling), but I think Margo is prettier. Plus, Margot looks too much like maggot.
I have never liked the name Margo and I like it even less now that I have personally seen the horrors that come with this name. I have a friend named Margo. Despite being grown, she still gets teased about her name by kids and adults alike. Often people will call her Fargo, Fargo Margo, magot, they will also add a "t" and pronounce it Mar-got. She even got Margotto once.
So do your kid a favor and just keep this name as a guilty pleasure.