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I like Margaret too, though less happy with the "et" (ette) suffix, yet this resolves through derivatives and pet names.

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I love Maggie and Mags; Meg and even Peg but like Peggy better: I see little reason why a Margaret cannot be Gretta if she likes (I happen to like Gretchen).

My husband and I always planned on naming our first girl Margaret, nn Meg. Then we got pregnant and went with Miriam.

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I love the name quite a lot. We planned on using Margaret Cecilia or Margaret Mae.

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Not a big fan of the nn Maggie.

This message was edited 10/19/2018, 3:17 PM

I've loved it since I was a teenager. I'm not sure what drew me to it initially, but I find it very jewel-y, a beautiful shade of red, and it's strong and confident yet warm and domestic. I can picture it on any kind of person.

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My favorite nickname for it is probably Margie. I went to elementary school with a girl whose little sister was Marjie (in her case short for Marjorie), and I always loved it.

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My daughter is named Margaret. I wanted to call her Margie for short, but she is a Meg, I knew that before she was even born. Her middle name is Sue after my grandma, so no kind of fantastic combo. *shrug*

Margaret itself doesn't have a lot of appeal for me - it's sort of matronly, I mean in a positive way, it's a good name. But it doesn't appeal to me as a name for a child.

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I do like some of the nicknames - even as full names. My favorites are
Maggie
Margot
Peggy
Gretchen
And I also like Meg, Meggie, and Margie pretty well.

This message was edited 10/19/2018, 11:30 AM

I had an aunt named Margaret;her full name was Margaret Jessie, quite a nice combo.
Also had a cousin named Margaret-named, of course, for our aunt. Both were always called Margaret, no nicks.

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Meg, or Meggie, is a nice nick name. I don't much like Maggie.

Margaret's fine, but I strongly prefer (and adore) the variants Marguerite, Margareta, and Margalit.

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Margaret needs an outre middle name, e.g.:

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Margaret Alethea
Margaret Aloisia
Margaret Amabel
Margaret Andromache
Margaret Antigone
Margaret Athene
Margaret Augusta
Margaret Aveline
Margaret Betony
Margaret Celandine
Margaret Celestine
Margaret Cybele
Margaret Domitille
Margaret Eloisa
Margaret Emmeline
Margaret Eugenia
Margaret Eulalia
Margaret Euphemia
Margaret Eustacia
Margaret Euthalia
Margaret Evelina
Margaret Ginevra
Margaret Hypatia

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I love Margaret but my last name starts with Mar- as well, so its out for me.

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I like Maggie but I also like Margo, Margie, Maisie, and Daisy.

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There is also Greta, Marge, Madge, Peggy, Etta, Mamie, Meggie, Mari, and Mae.

Love it. A classic beauty with great nicknames.

I absolutely adore the name Margaret. My favourite short forms are Maggie and Peggy.

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I've got three Margaret combos on my list:

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Margaret Ivy
Margaret Cordelia
Margaret Willow

I like Margaret, but none of the nns appeal to me so I'd only use it as a mn.

Hi !!!!

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I like the NN Merry for It. Also Greer is a very nice short form for Margaret!

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Personally I prefer Margherita (Italian form) or Margrethe (Danish form).

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I would pair something short and less common.

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Margaret Belle
Margaret Neve (like Niamh)
Margaret Helia
Margaret Sylvia
Margaret Chelsea
Margaret Aisha / Aicha
Margaret Blossom
Margaret Leslie
Margaret Saibh
Margaret Queenie / Quinn

This message was edited 10/19/2018, 1:39 AM

I like Margaret a lot and always have. I knew plenty of people named Margaret growing up so it never seemed like an old lady name to me. My favorite nickname is Maggie. I also like Meg, Margot, and Greta.

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Margaret and Rebecca is a great set.

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I don't have any combos but I don't love Margaret paired with a one syllable middle name like, for example, Margaret Anne. It just sounds grim to me.

I love it and my fave nn is Margo.