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Margaret or Margot?
Poll: https://www.behindthename.com/polls/330211Let me know why you prefer Margaret or Margot.
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Margaret seems so classy. I like the sound of Margot, though it seems a bit nicknamey to me, but I hate this spelling. I always want to read it as maggot.
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I think Margaret is pretty, but I prefer Margot. There’s something about Margot that’s just really cool, but also extremely dated.
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Margaret. No contest.
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MargotActually love Margo. Margaret is too dumpy.
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, even though it sounds old fashioned to me.
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Margot, but I’d prefer Margo even more. Margaret is just sooooo frumpy to me and dated in a bad way!
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I prefer Margaret but only if I can use the nickname Maggie. Otherwise Margaret is just too heavy and dour. Margot is slightly more refreshing to the ear.
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I prefer Margaret by a mile, though I like Margot. Margaret Anna
Margaret Susannah
Margaret Olivia
Margaret AthenaThese are my preferred combos.
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MargaretI've never cared much for Margot.
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I prefer Margot (and its variant spellings) because it seems more spunky and youthful than Margaret which seems a bit dull and prude-ish to me.
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MargotMargot by a landslide. Margaret feels old and stuffy, Margot feels fresh and fun.
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Margaret, in English, has a long and distinguished history and a variety of nicknames to suit every taste.Margot, in French, is no doubt fine.Margot, in English, is a recent arrival with a pleasant association with Margot Fonteyn - but that was a stage name, picked because it was exotic. Not being French, or in need of a stage name, I wouldn't like being a Margot, though I'd be a Margaret quite happily.
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I adore both, but I've picked Margot over Margaret today, since I adore the former just a tad more than the latter today, so that's my reasoning for that pick.
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Margot hands down. I never cared for Margaret.
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Margot, even though I prefer the spelling of Margaux. Margaret sounds so ugly to me :(
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Margaret, definitely. It’s one of my favorite names. I like how Margot looks, but I dislike the sound.
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Margot sounds less dated than Margaret.
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Margot. I never liked Margaret.
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