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I prefer Margaret "Meg" as a name, but let's be clear that Amy is my favourite character. I quite like Amy too, but it's a little overused in my area.

Haha, when I was a kid and read this, I asked myself the same thing. I think I'd go with Jo, just because it's scrappy.

I absolutely adore Josephine but w the nn Josie

If it had to be those full names with those nns, then Amy would be my choice.

If I had to pick one, it would be Elizabeth (Beth) followed by Margaret (Meg), Josephine (Jo) and finally, Amy just because I find it least interesting.

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I've considered this set with different fns such as Marguerite, Joanna, Bethany and Amelia. But then again, it wouldn't matter what I named them because most people would assume they are Margaret, Josephine, Elizabeth, and Amy. :-) BTW, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy really are darling together.

Josephine in a heartbeat. I've always liked it, I love 'Jo' and I also think 'Josie' is sweet.

I like Margaret "Meg" best, but realistically I'd choose Josephine since my sister already has a Margaret (though she's "Greta").

I love Amy. I do love Josephine, but prefer Josie as a nickname. Beth is lovely, and Elizabeth is stunning - but my current favourite Elizabeth nickname is Eliza. I like Megan, but not Margaret, largely because of the Thatcher political association, here in the UK.

I actually 'DID' use Josephine. Although my daughter prefers Josie over Jo. :)

Definitely not Amy. Though in her case, Amy is an anagram of real-life May, which I do like.
Josephine goes on and on and doesn't get anywhere. Like Stephanie, it loses the cheerful attractiveness of the male version: I'd use Joseph for a boy, and Stephen, but not the girl versions.
Elizabeth is gorgeous, and I have used it as a mn for my daughter; I don't enjoy Beth, though. The only nn I can face would be Betsy, partly because it's very seldom used where I live.
Which leaves Margaret. I like it enough to use, and I'd welcome either Meg or Maggie as a nn. Unfortunately, where I live the default nn is Margie, pronounced with a g instead of a j.

I'd choose Elizabeth, and yes, call her Beth. Or maybe Libby.

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Second choice, Josephine. (I do have a son named Joseph.)

In its entirety, Margaret "Meg"

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But with tweaking I'd say Elizabeth "Bess" or Joanna "Jo"

Amy, no contest.

Hi !!!

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Amy !!!!!
It is my sister NN !
I would be so glad to use as a possible MN.

I will choose Josephine 'Jo'. Both Josephine and Jo are cute and elegant.
Elizabeth and Amy are too common from my perspective.
Margaret is beautiful, classic and formal, but I am never a big fan of it. Maybe because I dislike the -ga- spelling, Marguerite and Marjorie are better in my view. And Meg is not good, I'll choose May as nn if you ask.

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I love both Josephine and Elizabeth, but the nn "Beth" is slightly more tolerable than "Jo". Dislike all the nicknames, though.

I'd have to go with Elizabeth "Beth" based on the nicknames. I prefer Margaret though, but I dislike the nickname Meg... my preference is for Mae, Greta or Daisy.

Based off the nicknames, Elizabeth "Beth" is my favorite. My actual favorite name from the list is Josephine, but I don't care for the nickname "Jo".

Thinking about it, I really like all of them except Margaret, Meg, and I prefer other nns to Beth.

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I have Elizabeth on my gp list, and I like that there's a good degree of strength to her. I also have a couple of good character associations with Amy.

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But I remember reading Little Women, and Jo probably left the biggest impression on me (in a good way). I'm also crushing on short, feisty, boyish names for girls, and I've been thinking the Jo- characters I've come across have all fit that tomboyish feel, and I kinda of like it.

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Actually, I tell a lie. I'd probably stick to Elizabeth, although I prefer other nns. If it Jo was Joanna instead, I might have picked her.

This message was edited 7/7/2017, 10:19 AM

Definitely Elizabeth "Beth". I also like Josephine, but prefer Josie to Jo.

I have a Margaret "Meg," not named after the character, but I've had strangers ask if she is. I've actually never read that book! *ducks*

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If I had another daughter I'd seriously consider Elizabeth "Beth," but really wouldn't want people to think we were collecting Little Women. lol

This message was edited 7/7/2017, 9:25 AM

Amy. I like the name itself, and Amy was my favorite sister.

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Yeah, I said it. :P

This message was edited 7/7/2017, 9:19 AM

Probably... Elizabeth but with Ellie or Eliza as a nn

So difficult. Because:

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The only one I have no love for at all is Josephine nn Jo.

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I don't like Margaret but I do like Meg.

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I like Elizabeth but I don't like Beth.

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I kind of like Amy, but not as much as I do Elizabeth or Meg, and then it was so popular in the 1970s, with the result that it's now on its way to being dated, however, this would not have been true in the 1860s, so do I put myself back then or stay in the here and now?

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I'm going with Margaret nn Meg. I'd rather go with the nickname I like because that's what you hear all of the time.