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I like Margery. I like Marjorie too, but in a different, totally equal way. Margery is sturdy, secretive, and darkly Medieval. Marjorie is much lighter, more "modern" in that it makes me think of a 1940's secretary with a tiny little waist and great shoes who plays baseball on the weekends.

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Margorie I don't like as much, because it looks like the g should be hardened in that case.

I like Margery and Marjorie. Marjorie is prettier, but Margery seems more energetic and sturdy. I think it's totally usable; it would be nice to see a young one.

I much prefer Marjorie to Margery. Margery is dowdy and makes me think of a margarine brand for some reason.

Margery is really similar to Marjorie, so I consider it to be just as old-lady-ish. I also think or Marge from the Simpsons, which is particularly strong when spelled this way.

I like both Marjorie and Margery, though I'd go with Marjorie for family reasons. I've been told that Marjorie is more likely to be Scottish and Margery English, but I can't prove it and I don't much care.

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I think it's highly usable, with a pretty appearance, sound and rhythm. The only thing that puts me off is the ghastly possibility of Marge, or Margie. Forget the Simpsons - they were awful anyway.

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Spellings. I've never seen Margorie, and I hope my luck holds. I did know a Marjory once, who did her best to persuade one and all that it was the original, traditional and best English spelling. She was a lovely woman, but the spelling still looks wrong to me.

I prefer Marjorie. Margery looks heavy and domestic to me by comparison, and makes me think of margarine. But I guess I see its appeal, on a real person, too. I used to work for a guy who named his daughter Marjorie "Margie" - she'd be about 15 now. Cool name. Definitely usable.

I agree about Margery vs. Marjorie / Margorie! Marjorie is old-ladyish, but Margery can fit someone young too. I like it. I've never seem Margorie before actually, but I think it looks too much like the words "mar" and "gory".

I like Marjorie best, perhaps because I like "ie" names.

That's weird...to me, Margery gives off an old lady vibe, and Marjorie looks more youthful. Hmm.

I prefer the spelling Marjorie the best. I think it's the prettiest. It doesn't seem like an old lady name to me. I think it's definitely usable in a modern context. I'm not the biggest fan of the name, but I think it's all right.

Marjorie was extremely popular in the 1920s, and has always been the more popular spelling in the United States (well, since the 1880s at least). I prefer Marjorie, and it seems fresher and younger to me. Margery is fine too, but it looks more medieval. Margorie looks weird; I've never seen that spelling before. Margery / Marjorie is usable in a modern context. It's not any more "old lady" than Alice and Eleanor and other names rising in popularity.

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http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=margery+marjorie

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Marjorie, Dorothy, Virginia
Margery, Amabel, Lettice

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That's the feeling I get from the different spellings.

I like Margery, and in fact it's my preferred spelling of Marjorie. It sounds nice and like a great alternative to Margaret. Marge is too Marge Simpson IMO. I think Margery is nice on it's own, without any nicknames.

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Margery was also the name of the woman who wrote The Velveteen Rabbit, one of my favorite children's stories. Her full name was Margery Williams Bianco.

This message was edited 4/20/2011, 6:35 PM

I love Marjorie -- spelled that way. Margery looks older to me, like a spelling made up to support the nickname Marge (which is in no way modern-sounding IMO!) although its entry says it is the older spelling. I think Marjorie/Margery is totally usable. It fits right in with other old-fashioned name revivals. I know nonagenarian sisters named Marjorie and Edith, and I LOVE that sibset.

Margery is the name of my recently deceased grandmother. We had a bizarre relationship, so I feel the same way about the name as I felt about her. Torn.

I am a fan. I prefer Margery I think. Totally usable IMO.

Like! Although I have the opposite idea as you between Margery and Marjorie. Margery feels much more elegant and reserved, while Marjorie is open, fresh, and livlier.

This message was edited 4/20/2011, 4:19 PM

I like it.

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Margery has a more Medieval feel to me than Marjorie while Margorie looks wrong to me. It's unexpected in today's BA lists and comes with a great history. Go for it!