[Opinions] Margaret
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I'm not a huge fan. Prefer Margaret to Margery / Marjorie. I love Marguerite though.
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I think Margaret is a great name and it has many great nicknames to choose from. I also quite like Margery/Marjorie.
Many variants I like such as Margot, Margarita, Margaux
Favourite nicknames; May, Pearl, Daisy, Greta, Maggie, Maisie and Meta.
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Many variants I like such as Margot, Margarita, Margaux
Favourite nicknames; May, Pearl, Daisy, Greta, Maggie, Maisie and Meta.
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I like Margaret, I do. It's just sometimes it sounds so, well, like someone like this nun from Sister Act: (Not that I don't love Sister Mary Lazarus but she's just a Margaret. She just has the Margaretness.)
In other words, it can feel severe and dowdy, and like heavy and guilt-ridden and Catholic in a stereotypical way.
But sometimes Margaret can sound so pretty. It really depends on who's saying it and my mood. I do like it. I like it best in the middle, where it for some reason sounds gentler and prettier.
For nicknames, I love Maggie most. I think Maggie's adorable. I also like Meg, Greta, and Margot (though I prefer this on its own). I don't really like Margery or Majorie.
In other words, it can feel severe and dowdy, and like heavy and guilt-ridden and Catholic in a stereotypical way.
But sometimes Margaret can sound so pretty. It really depends on who's saying it and my mood. I do like it. I like it best in the middle, where it for some reason sounds gentler and prettier.
For nicknames, I love Maggie most. I think Maggie's adorable. I also like Meg, Greta, and Margot (though I prefer this on its own). I don't really like Margery or Majorie.
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I like Peggy as a nn.
Awesome! Margaret is my name and I love it. I like the relative harshness of it, the fact that it is an exclusively female name but with a sound that isn't particularly feminine. I sometimes go by Maggie just because that's what my family has called me most of my life, but I also love Margo.
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How are Pegw and Begw pronounced? :)
Peh-goo & Beh-goo.
I love the name Margaret! It has great nicknames. My favorite Nickname for Margaret is Peggy. I've always liked how it had the country sound. Marjorie is also a great variant too.
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I love Margaret, but definitely more for a middle name than a first. I love the nicknames Maggie & Margot. I think Marjorie would fit in better today, and I do like the name a lot, so I'd say I prefer Marjorie over Margaret. (:
I prefer Margaret to Margery/Marjorie.
My favorite nicknames for Margaret are...
Daisy
Mae/May
Maisie
Mattie
Meg
Megsie/Megsy
Peg
Peggy
My favorite nicknames for Margaret are...
Daisy
Mae/May
Maisie
Mattie
Meg
Megsie/Megsy
Peg
Peggy
I like both, but I prefer Margaret because it's never been either viral nor neglected (though it's pretty well neglected right now, come to think of it). Also, the hard g prevents it from sounding like margarine.
I like Maggie and Peggy. They could hardly be more different, but that's fine: if one doesn't suit a little Margaret, the other surely will. Where I live, the standard nn for Margaret is Margie, pronounced with a hard g as in Margaret, not a j sound as in Margery. And I really cannot enjoy it at all.
One of my great-grandmothers had Margaret as her middle name, and a cousin on the other side of the family married a lovely Marjorie. If I had to choose, I'd use Margaret.
I like Maggie and Peggy. They could hardly be more different, but that's fine: if one doesn't suit a little Margaret, the other surely will. Where I live, the standard nn for Margaret is Margie, pronounced with a hard g as in Margaret, not a j sound as in Margery. And I really cannot enjoy it at all.
One of my great-grandmothers had Margaret as her middle name, and a cousin on the other side of the family married a lovely Marjorie. If I had to choose, I'd use Margaret.
Woohoo! ;)
My favorite nicknames are Margie, Margo, Gretchen, and of course Meg/Megan. I had wanted to call my Margaret Margie for short, but she was just a Meg. She's also a Megan, so I don't ever correct people when they call her that. It suits her.
I really like Marjorie too, I'd also consider using it if I didn't have a Margaret.
My favorite nicknames are Margie, Margo, Gretchen, and of course Meg/Megan. I had wanted to call my Margaret Margie for short, but she was just a Meg. She's also a Megan, so I don't ever correct people when they call her that. It suits her.
I really like Marjorie too, I'd also consider using it if I didn't have a Margaret.
Yeah, I love Margie. :)
I dislike Margaret - I think it will always be a blue rinse name to me
Better than Margery / Marjorie though
Meg is my favourite diminutive (and Nutmeg is an adorable nickname)
I quite like Maggie and I'm coming round to Margot
Dislike Marge and Peggy
My favourite of all the Marg / Marj names is Marjolaine
Better than Margery / Marjorie though
Meg is my favourite diminutive (and Nutmeg is an adorable nickname)
I quite like Maggie and I'm coming round to Margot
Dislike Marge and Peggy
My favourite of all the Marg / Marj names is Marjolaine
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