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I would choose Margaret if I was planning on using nn's which is what I would do, my favorite are Meg, Mari, Maisie, and Greta. Mags and Maggie are pretty good but I prefer the other nn's I mentioned, though Mags and Maggie are better than Marge, Margie, Peg, Peggy, Mamie and Mayme. I like Madge and Midge, I think I prefer Madge, but they are a bit odd yet their oddness is part of what I like about them. May and Meggy are also pretty good nn's.

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If you weren't wanting to use nn's then I'd go with Mary. If it comes down to just plain Margaret and Mary I'd definitely choose Mary. Margaret isn't terrible, it just isn't the most pretty name. I prefer Margaret as a three syllable name than as a two syllable name, I think the sound of it is prettier, less common, and it makes more sense. Even though I know mostly two syllable pronounced Margaret's, my brain always tries to pronounce it with three syllables. That's why two syllable pronounced Katherine is annoying to me and why I prefer the spellings Kathryn and Cathryn when it is pronounced the two syllable English way.

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So in conclusion I'd use Margaret pronounced the three syllable way and I'd use nn's, but if I couldn't use nn's I'd choose Mary.

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This message was edited 3/19/2013, 1:57 AM