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Help[Opinions] Re: WDYTO Margaret?
in reply to a message by number1212
I haven't read any of the other replies, but I feel compelled to let you know right off the bat that Margaret Pearl is etymologically redundant (Margaret comes from the Greek word for pearl).
That aside, Margaret is one of the few classic names that I have never been able to "get behind," so to speak. The way I say it, Margaret has 2 syllables instead of 3, and the final syllable sounds like "grit." It is a very unattractive sound to my ears, unfortunately - though the French Marguerite is quite pretty. (I guess there's a lot to be said for drawing out the end of the name.)
Margaret isn't "pretty," but feminine names don't always have to be "pretty." I perceive the Margarets of the world to have their heads fastened securely to their shoulders and backbones firmly straight.
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That aside, Margaret is one of the few classic names that I have never been able to "get behind," so to speak. The way I say it, Margaret has 2 syllables instead of 3, and the final syllable sounds like "grit." It is a very unattractive sound to my ears, unfortunately - though the French Marguerite is quite pretty. (I guess there's a lot to be said for drawing out the end of the name.)
Margaret isn't "pretty," but feminine names don't always have to be "pretty." I perceive the Margarets of the world to have their heads fastened securely to their shoulders and backbones firmly straight.
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www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381
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www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/91835
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