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Help[Opinions] Re: Margaret
in reply to a message by SelmaBouvier
What do you think of this name? I like it, but I don't love it. Margaret's short forms and variations are more attractive to me than Margaret itself.
Does it sound too American? Not at all. It's a classic English name, so it's equally at home in any english speaking country.
Is it common where you live? Among children, it's not common, but it's not especially rare either. I've met one or two. I've never known a Margaret my own age. It's the most common among the 45+ crowd.
What's your favourite of its nicknames? I love so many: Meg, Maggie, Maisie, Mae, Rita. Margot, Daisy, Marjorie, Greta, and Gretchen all started as diminutives of Margaret, but I would use them as names on their own instead of nicknames. For my own child, I'd probably use one of these instead of Margaret.
Does it sound too American? Not at all. It's a classic English name, so it's equally at home in any english speaking country.
Is it common where you live? Among children, it's not common, but it's not especially rare either. I've met one or two. I've never known a Margaret my own age. It's the most common among the 45+ crowd.
What's your favourite of its nicknames? I love so many: Meg, Maggie, Maisie, Mae, Rita. Margot, Daisy, Marjorie, Greta, and Gretchen all started as diminutives of Margaret, but I would use them as names on their own instead of nicknames. For my own child, I'd probably use one of these instead of Margaret.
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