[Opinions] Re: Beth, Jo, Amy or Meg? (more)
in reply to a message by Perrine
Definitely not Amy. Though in her case, Amy is an anagram of real-life May, which I do like.
Josephine goes on and on and doesn't get anywhere. Like Stephanie, it loses the cheerful attractiveness of the male version: I'd use Joseph for a boy, and Stephen, but not the girl versions.
Elizabeth is gorgeous, and I have used it as a mn for my daughter; I don't enjoy Beth, though. The only nn I can face would be Betsy, partly because it's very seldom used where I live.
Which leaves Margaret. I like it enough to use, and I'd welcome either Meg or Maggie as a nn. Unfortunately, where I live the default nn is Margie, pronounced with a g instead of a j.
Josephine goes on and on and doesn't get anywhere. Like Stephanie, it loses the cheerful attractiveness of the male version: I'd use Joseph for a boy, and Stephen, but not the girl versions.
Elizabeth is gorgeous, and I have used it as a mn for my daughter; I don't enjoy Beth, though. The only nn I can face would be Betsy, partly because it's very seldom used where I live.
Which leaves Margaret. I like it enough to use, and I'd welcome either Meg or Maggie as a nn. Unfortunately, where I live the default nn is Margie, pronounced with a g instead of a j.