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[Opinions] Margot
Do you like the name, and, if so, which form do you prefer?Margaux
Margo
Margot
Marigot (I knew one in high school, it was pronounced like "Mary go." [i came back to edit to add in a closing perenthesis but now that I am here I think I will leave it open as an e.e. cummings tribute and i will also leave this backet openI love it personally, and its retro flair. It doesn't appeal to my classical and imperialist tastes, but I am one of many styles and facets. Penelope Margot is a favorite.

This message was edited 4/22/2008, 7:32 PM

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Super Trendy.And Marguax makes no sense in French. The only way to spell imho is Margot.
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Really?Huh, Margot is a long-time favourite of mine, and it usually gets mixed reviews, skewing negative...granted I agree that the -o ending has the supertrend potential. Neither usual spelling is in the American top 1000, and it seems to be holding steady in the Quebec list around #500 or 10 per year, so what is it about the name that makes your super-trend radar go off?Margaux is wine, lol.
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Penelope Margot is cute. You could call her Penny for short.
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I really like it. Margot has been on my list for years. I like the Hemingway nod of Margaux, but it just looks so fussy. Conversely, Margo looks incomplete. Ugh, cummings... :P
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I love Margaux spelled exactly the way I wrote it. My second spelling choice would be Margo. Based soley on asthetics. Margot just looks too much like maggot to me. It sounds beautiful and elegant. I have tried many times to push it as a MN to my husband but he resists :0) I also LOVE Marguerite. It strikes me the same as Margaux, but a little more reserved.
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I really like Margot, but the spelling does remind me of maggot. As for the other spellings, they do not appeal to me either.I have only known one Margo(t) - I am not sure of the spelling. She was so rough, crude and revolting that I really found her pretty name the antithesis of her personality. It was very bizarre.Still I love the sound of Margot, despite it.
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No, I don't really like it.
Margot reminds me of "maggot" when written.
Margo looks unfinished.
Margaux was taken from the name of a wine-producing village outside Bordeaux and thus I don't see it as "authentic".
I like the French Marguerite but it seems, like Margaret, to be regarded as hopelessly outmoded. If I was to use Margot (after all, that is the authentic spelling!) I'd only use it as a nn for Marguerite (though Daisy might be a nn contender too!).
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I like the sound of both Margo (MAR-go) and Margot (mar-GO). I dislike the way Margaux looks. Marigot sounds very strange to me and not in a good way.Margo appeals to me more as a first name and Margot as a middle name.
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I've always loved Margaux(this is by far mt favorite spelling). Something about the mood of the name is great to me
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My aunt's nameI like Margot the best, but that might be because I'm used to seeing it more than the others. Much better than Margaret (M*A*S*H ruined that name for me...).
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I think I prefer Margaux, but Margot is nice too. The name has really grown on me lately.
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