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I like it, it is classic and feminine. I prefer Marguerite and Margery, but I still like Margaret :) I don't think I would use a nickname for it. I like Greta but if I wanted to call my daughter Greta I would name her Greta as it works by itself. Meg is kind of cute.

I like Margaret, but I adore the variants Marguerite, Margalit, Margareta, and Margery / Marjorie.

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My favorite nicknames are Margo, Greta, and Madge.

I'm not a huge fan. Prefer Margaret to Margery / Marjorie. I love Marguerite though.

This message was edited 4/13/2017, 8:21 PM

I think Margaret is a great name and it has many great nicknames to choose from. I also quite like Margery/Marjorie.
Many variants I like such as Margot, Margarita, Margaux
Favourite nicknames; May, Pearl, Daisy, Greta, Maggie, Maisie and Meta.

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I like Margaret, I do. It's just sometimes it sounds so, well, like someone like this nun from Sister Act: (Not that I don't love Sister Mary Lazarus but she's just a Margaret. She just has the Margaretness.)

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In other words, it can feel severe and dowdy, and like heavy and guilt-ridden and Catholic in a stereotypical way.

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But sometimes Margaret can sound so pretty. It really depends on who's saying it and my mood. I do like it. I like it best in the middle, where it for some reason sounds gentler and prettier.

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For nicknames, I love Maggie most. I think Maggie's adorable. I also like Meg, Greta, and Margot (though I prefer this on its own). I don't really like Margery or Majorie.

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I like Peggy as a nn.

I love Margaret but mainly as a middle name. My favorite nickname is Mamie.

I hate Margaret, it's so old-ladyish! (no offense to Indy or anyone else named Margaret lol) I really prefer Marjorie.

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But to answer your question about nicknames, I like:
Daisy
Greta
Gretchen
Mae
Maisie
Margo
Megan / Meghan / Meagan

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Favorite NNs: Greta, Meg, Margot. I'm also fond of Madge and Midge.

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I slightly dislike Margery and Marjorie, so I prefer Margaret.

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Awesome! Margaret is my name and I love it. I like the relative harshness of it, the fact that it is an exclusively female name but with a sound that isn't particularly feminine. I sometimes go by Maggie just because that's what my family has called me most of my life, but I also love Margo.

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I like Margo/t best. I also have a soft spot for Pegw & Begw (Welsh nns), Mererid (a Welsh form of Margaret) and Mags.
Marjorie is sweet. I'd choose it over Margaret, although I like them about the same, because it's got no negative associations.

I love the name Margaret! It has great nicknames. My favorite Nickname for Margaret is Peggy. I've always liked how it had the country sound. Marjorie is also a great variant too.

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I love Margaret, but definitely more for a middle name than a first. I love the nicknames Maggie & Margot. I think Marjorie would fit in better today, and I do like the name a lot, so I'd say I prefer Marjorie over Margaret. (:

I prefer Margaret to Margery/Marjorie.

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My favorite nicknames for Margaret are...

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Daisy
Mae/May
Maisie
Mattie
Meg
Megsie/Megsy
Peg
Peggy

Yay! I love Margaret. I prefer it to Margery and Marjorie. I dislike the 'marge' sound.

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My favorite nickname for it is Greta. I also like Maggie a fair bit.

I really like Margaret. My favourite nn is Greta, but I would consider Maisie.

I like both, but I prefer Margaret because it's never been either viral nor neglected (though it's pretty well neglected right now, come to think of it). Also, the hard g prevents it from sounding like margarine.

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I like Maggie and Peggy. They could hardly be more different, but that's fine: if one doesn't suit a little Margaret, the other surely will. Where I live, the standard nn for Margaret is Margie, pronounced with a hard g as in Margaret, not a j sound as in Margery. And I really cannot enjoy it at all.

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One of my great-grandmothers had Margaret as her middle name, and a cousin on the other side of the family married a lovely Marjorie. If I had to choose, I'd use Margaret.

Woohoo! ;)

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My favorite nicknames are Margie, Margo, Gretchen, and of course Meg/Megan. I had wanted to call my Margaret Margie for short, but she was just a Meg. She's also a Megan, so I don't ever correct people when they call her that. It suits her.

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I really like Marjorie too, I'd also consider using it if I didn't have a Margaret.

Daisy, Greta and Mae are my favourite nicknames. I definitely prefer Margaret over Marjorie/Margery, which reminds of oily butter substitute.

I dislike Margaret - I think it will always be a blue rinse name to me
Better than Margery / Marjorie though

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Meg is my favourite diminutive (and Nutmeg is an adorable nickname)
I quite like Maggie and I'm coming round to Margot

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Dislike Marge and Peggy

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My favourite of all the Marg / Marj names is Marjolaine

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I'm not a big fan of Margaret, although I don't hate it. It's rather dumpy to me, but I do prefer it to Margery or Marjorie, which make me think of margarine.

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The only nickname for Margaret that I like is Meg. I think Maggie and Peggy are just so horrible.