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Anna Margaux??

37 replies

beebeebumble · 25/11/2014 14:28

Our DD1 is due in three days! My DH and I are sure we want to call her Anna - I think it's beautiful, simple and elegant. However because it is simple, we thought we'd give her a slightly longer middle name. We would like to stay quite traditional, but open to unusual suggestions! I think Margaux is sophisticated but sweet - DH is unsure.

Other options are Anna Blythe (not strictly traditional but I like it!) or Anna Catherine (bit boring so doesn't add much interest to the simple first name?). Any opinions on these welcome, or of course any other suggestions!

Thanks!

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DramaAlpaca · 25/11/2014 17:04

I love Anna.

I'm not sure about Margaux for the several reasons given above, and I think Margot looks a bit ugly written down.

I prefer Anna Blythe or Anna Catherine. Both sound elegant & sophisticated.

florascotia · 25/11/2014 16:41

Anna Margot is very nice, so is Anna Blythe (that has such a lovely meaning: 'happy').

Blyth is VERY traditional. It's been used as a name for girls since the 17th century, and in earlier forms from around 1200, maybe even since Anglo-Saxon times.
[http://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2014/01/blythe.html]

Margaux, on the other hand, is the name of a famous French red wine. Margaux Hemingway (born early 1950s) was named Margot by her parents but changed her name herself to Margaux, after the wine. So Margaux is a nickname or - as Squoosh says - a rather unhappy pun.
Poor Margeaux Hemingway seems to have had a tragic life and killed herself, still young.

Margot as a version of Margaret has been around since the Middle Ages in France.

Leeds2 · 25/11/2014 15:19

Anna Margaux is lovely. Although prefer the spelling Margot.

sunshinemummy2012 · 25/11/2014 15:07

Sorry my other post ended up in this thread! I think Anna Margot goes really well together. A great name.

sunshinemummy2012 · 25/11/2014 15:04

Top 5- strong elegant sophisticated girls name.

Please help I'm looking for a strong elegant sophisticated girls name that is not too popular. I know it is a lot to ask but hopefully I'll find one soon! Thank you.

thecaroline · 25/11/2014 15:04

I think it's strikingly beautiful. I don't even mind the Margaux spelling, though I, like the others, prefer Margot.

Anna Catherine is pretty but bland. I know a lot of them. Anna Blythe is nice, but I prefer Anna Margot/Margaux.

squoosh · 25/11/2014 14:52

I always thought Margaux Hemingway's name seemed like a really weak joke, bearing in mind her family's (and later her own) battles with alcoholism.

Margot is lovely though. Anna is okay if a bit everywhere these days.

Anna Blythe reminds me of Anne of Green Gables who became Anne Blythe when she married.

weaselwords · 25/11/2014 14:43

Ha! Just to be awkward, I really like Margaux rather than Margot. Either way it's a lovely name!

Kundry · 25/11/2014 14:38

Margot much better, Margaux sounds either pretentious or like a bottle of wine.

surprise · 25/11/2014 14:35

Just came on to say exactly the same; Margot much better. Anna is lovely. Good luck with the birth Smile

Emstheword · 25/11/2014 14:30

I like Anna, but prefer the Margot spelling for Margaux....otherwise it's a lovely name Smile

KatieKaye · 25/11/2014 14:30

I much prefer the spellingMargot.
Margaux Hemmigway was the first famous person with that spelling and she was named after a bottle of wine!

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