Interesting. I greatly enjoyed Little Women, but the sisters' names never appealed.
Meg has become trite in the wake of the extreme popularity of
Megan, which also puts me off.
Maggie rather than
Meg, then. And certainly
Maggie rather than
Margie (g as in
Gloria, not
Georgia), which is the go-to South African nn for
Margaret. But, IRL, I like
Margaret very much and would use it as a full name, no nns. Or, if necessary, I'd prefer
Peggy to all the rest.