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Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

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Margot, Nancy or Jemima?

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Mclaren37 · 02/08/2015 06:08

Please help us decide between these three girls names; Margot, Jemima or Nancy? We love them all for different reasons.
(Nancy is probably a different style from the other two, but is my grandmother's name and our last name begins with an N as well, some friends think the double initial thing is cute, I'm not so sure..)
Opinions please!

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megarobotdiscoparty · 02/08/2015 06:24

Love Margot and Nancy - both in our top 5 for a girl. Not sure about Jemima - she sounds like a nice girl who knows her times tables (wouldn't fit in very well round here!)

Onedayinthesun · 02/08/2015 06:34

Nancy such a lovely name for a child or an adult. So easy to say and soft pronunciation, just beautiful

midnightvelvetPart2 · 02/08/2015 07:11

I prefer Jemima but if you ever live or work in the US there are massively negative connotations surrounding it.

If not, go for it

CarriesBucketOfBlood · 02/08/2015 07:18

From personal experience, there are no problems using the name Jemima anywhere else in the world beyond people not knowing how to pronounce it. The issue is a Mumsnet one, not a real world one it seems.

CognitiveIllusion · 02/08/2015 07:20

Jemima is my favourite

Bonsoir · 02/08/2015 07:21

I don't like Nancy at all (so unsexy). Margot and Jemima are very pretty: of the two, Margot is the more internationally versatile and Jemima the prettier.

Neednewflowers · 02/08/2015 08:06

Unsexy Bonsoir? Strange comment.

Enchufla · 02/08/2015 08:09

Theyre all awful. Jemima is the least awful

Bonsoir · 02/08/2015 08:17

Why strange? Why lumber a DD with a first name that is a complete turnoff?

LeOrange · 02/08/2015 08:23

When I named my daughter Nancy, I was definitely worrying about whether it would be considered sexy or not. I love objectifying a woman from birth. Also, I have often found men turn the other way when they hear a name they deem unsexy. They definitely do that.

OP, our Nancy has always received nothing but positive comments (though I suppose no-one would tell me the negative ones to my face!). I still love the name as much as I did 5 years ago and she is such a little Nancy.

Enchufla · 02/08/2015 08:25

You do have to consider how attractive she will be to men in future. After all thats her only worth and bagging a man should be her main goal in life

CorBlimeyTrousers · 02/08/2015 08:26

I like Margot and Nancy. Both would have been on my list (not so sure about husband) if we were having a girl. Not keen on Jemima. I think Margot edges it.

WhatWouldBlairWaldorfDo · 02/08/2015 08:30

I love margot! It works on all ages i think, and sounds strong yet feminine.

Nancy just makes me think of oliver twist tbh. I dont hate it but it doesnt do anything for me. Jemima = puddleduck....

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 02/08/2015 08:30

Love Nancy. (Definitely sexy if that's your criteria, like Bonsoir )

Jemima is fine.

Not keen on Margot.

sweetpeame · 02/08/2015 08:44

Not too keen on any of them but Margot is the best by far. Makes me think of Margot Fonteyn . Nancy is awful, dowdy and dated. Jemima sounds a little like a comedy name to me.

juneau · 02/08/2015 08:45

I like Margot best.

Kikimoon · 02/08/2015 08:47

Oh Margot is definitely the best - effortlessly chic (if you discount The Good Life)

littlejohnnydory · 02/08/2015 08:56

I have a Nancy. I love, love, love the name and it gets so many positive comments. It's unusual without being unheard of, it's feminine yet sparky.

Margot - The Good Life
Jemima - Puddle Duck.

I do know a little Jemima though and it really suits her.

shinysparklythings · 02/08/2015 08:58

Love margot, don't like the others at all.

thunderbird69 · 02/08/2015 09:02

Maybe because of my age, they conjure up these images -

Jemima - duck or odd-looking ragdoll from Playschool
Margot - Leadbetter from The Good Life
Nancy - unpleasant name for a gay man

so, sorry I don't like any of them

RiverTam · 02/08/2015 09:11

The Good Life one was Margo, not Margot, which in my head is a big difference! Margot is the best but I don't really like any of them.

Porkpienessie · 02/08/2015 09:22

I like Margot best, it's on our shortlist for DC 4 but our third child is Cecily Margot so not sure if we can really use her middle name for new baby or not! I quite like Nancy, less keen on Jemima for a first name...

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guineapig1 · 02/08/2015 09:26

I think they are all lovely. If I had to pick i'd probably choose Nancy and team it with a really classic middle name like Ann or Elizabeth.

mammmamia · 02/08/2015 09:35

Love love margot

Really really don't like Nancy - never understood MN love for it but at Bonsoir's comment!

Noodlefox · 02/08/2015 10:47

I love Nancy best was on our list for a girl

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