[Opinions] Margot, Margo, Margaux
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It's okay. I wouldn't use it, personally, but it's a nice alternative to Margaret. I like Margot best, then Margaux. I don't care for Margo.
I love this name! I'd use it on its own without hesitation, but if I decided to use Margaret instead, she'd almost certainly be Margo to me.
For a long time, I was a "Margot or nothing" sort of girl, but I've come around and, while I still love Margot, Margo is now my favorite spelling. It eliminates the visual similarity to "maggot" that plagues Margot, and I'm confident not even the biggest idiot would mispronounce Margo as "Mar + got."
Margaux is the one spelling I hate...and I hate it with a passion. It strips Margot/Margo of all of its elegance, intelligence, and charm and puts it in the Brandy and Chardonnay class of names.
For a long time, I was a "Margot or nothing" sort of girl, but I've come around and, while I still love Margot, Margo is now my favorite spelling. It eliminates the visual similarity to "maggot" that plagues Margot, and I'm confident not even the biggest idiot would mispronounce Margo as "Mar + got."
Margaux is the one spelling I hate...and I hate it with a passion. It strips Margot/Margo of all of its elegance, intelligence, and charm and puts it in the Brandy and Chardonnay class of names.
I really dislike it. I always see maggot with Margot and Margaux looks pretentious. Margo seems like a margarine brand but it's the best of the 3. They all sound kind of dated and obnoxious, like a bratty teenager from the 80s, and very nickname like. I would prefer Margaret (or even better, Marguerite) by miles. Sorry for being so negative :(
I love this name. I like all three spellings, but my favorite is probably Margo. Sometimes that spelling seems plain to me, but it's the most straightforward, and it's not a popular name to begin with, so I don't think it's too boring.
Here in the States in an area where most people are unfamiliar with French pronunciations, I'd be worried that Margot would be pronounced MAR-got or MAR-git, which I find unappealing, and I'm sure that Margaux would be butchered at least on occasion, too.
Here in the States in an area where most people are unfamiliar with French pronunciations, I'd be worried that Margot would be pronounced MAR-got or MAR-git, which I find unappealing, and I'm sure that Margaux would be butchered at least on occasion, too.
This message was edited 8/29/2011, 9:19 AM
Margot is my second favourite name! I plan on using it when I'm older. I lovelovelovelove the name Margot (this spelling). It is the only spelling I really like, mostly because it reminds me of royalty. I live in a French part of Canada, and though Margot may not be popular in the US, it is pretty popular right now in French-speaking pockets of Canada!
1. Margot
2. Margaux
I would never use Margo. It looks incomplete to me. I've also seen Margault and Margauld, among others.
1. Margot
2. Margaux
I would never use Margo. It looks incomplete to me. I've also seen Margault and Margauld, among others.
Shorter and more convenient than Marguerite.
I don't mind it at all, but I wouldn't use it myself ... or not outside France anyway.
As for the spelling, the only one I can take seriously is Margot. I've been told that people started dropping the -t because other people started pronouncing it; which suggests a depressing view of humanity. As for Margaux, and her siblings Chardonnay, Sherry and Plonk, I can't take it seriously for the life of me, though it does give me some pleasure to imagine what the spelling-pronunciation brigade must make of it.
I don't mind it at all, but I wouldn't use it myself ... or not outside France anyway.
As for the spelling, the only one I can take seriously is Margot. I've been told that people started dropping the -t because other people started pronouncing it; which suggests a depressing view of humanity. As for Margaux, and her siblings Chardonnay, Sherry and Plonk, I can't take it seriously for the life of me, though it does give me some pleasure to imagine what the spelling-pronunciation brigade must make of it.
had to smile at that little "spelling-pronunciation brigade" remark :)
This message was edited 8/29/2011, 11:36 AM
I prefer Margot. Another similar name I like, though I think her parents invented it, it Marigot (pronounced MEHR-ih-go).
This message was edited 8/28/2011, 10:33 PM