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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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Amy106 · 03/08/2015 16:41

I like Margot.

reuset · 03/08/2015 13:49

Jemima, Margot, then Nancy in that order (Though I like them all)

areyoutheregoditsmemargaret · 03/08/2015 11:23

Margot is very now, I know tons of little Margots. Would avoid.

Jemima is my favourite

StevieJo · 03/08/2015 07:44

I'd choose margot, Nancy is nice but I assosiate it with the main character from nightmare on elm street and Jemima is pretty but again I assosiate it with a ragdoll from the kids show play school. I like Jemma/Gemma though!

CakeRattleandRoll · 03/08/2015 04:21

Love Nancy and I like alliterative names, so that would be my choice. Like Margot too.

marinacortina · 02/08/2015 12:09

Love Margot
Like Nancy
Hate Jemima

Sallyhasleftthebuilding · 02/08/2015 11:10

Lots of Nancys around, would avoid on that basis.

FurbysMakeSexNoises · 02/08/2015 11:09

Love Nancy then Margot - think Jemima is sweet ?a little twee.

getbusyliving · 02/08/2015 11:07

I like Jemima best but not keen on Gemma, if that were the nn.
Nancy is quite sweet in it's simplicity, have you considered Mary?
Margot is too faddy/of the moment and will probably not age as well as the other two IMO

Sophronia · 02/08/2015 11:05

I like Jemima and Margot, but not Nancy. I think I like Jemima the best.

TheGirlOnTheLanding · 02/08/2015 11:00

Margot by a mile.

Noodlefox · 02/08/2015 10:47

I love Nancy best was on our list for a girl

mammmamia · 02/08/2015 09:35

Love love margot

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

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.

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...

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.

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

shinysparklythings · 02/08/2015 08:58

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

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.

Kikimoon · 02/08/2015 08:47

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

juneau · 02/08/2015 08:45

I like Margot best.

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 Smile. Nancy is awful, dowdy and dated. Jemima sounds a little like a comedy name to me.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 02/08/2015 08:30

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

Jemima is fine.

Not keen on Margot.

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....

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.