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How would you spell...

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Thewrongcheesegrommit · 16/08/2016 21:27

Pegatty
Peggarty
Pegarty
Pegetty
Peggotty.....

First name for a girl. Will be shortened to Peg or Peggy.

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PizzzaTheHutt · 17/08/2016 09:24

Arietty is lovely. I would spell it with one r though as will get confusing otherwise. Etty is a lovely nn too.

PizzzaTheHutt · 17/08/2016 09:24

Arietty is lovely. I would spell it with one r though as will get confusing otherwise. Etty is a lovely nn too.

Marcipex · 17/08/2016 09:13

Arrietty is quite nice, though I prefer Harriet. I know a Harriet nn Ratty!

Peggy is okay but Maggie and Peggoty makes Maggoty.

SpidersFromMars · 17/08/2016 09:08

Arietty as a nn for Harriet is quite lovely I think.

NapQueen · 17/08/2016 09:02

We liked Pearl but avoided it as it's also a derivative of Margaret and dc1 is Meg.

Peggy and Maggie is a definite no no.

MrsGsnow18 · 17/08/2016 08:57

Arietty is lovely!!

PaperdollCartoon · 17/08/2016 08:13

In Medieval times it was traditional for M names to have P diminutives. Polly is also from Margaret. So Margaret - Molly - Polly. There were probably others that haven't lasted. This was largely because names would be passed down through families so you'd have lots of people with the same name, nicknamed helped to distinguish whilst everyone would still know what the family name was. John for example, very popular name, the son of John would also be called John but would be known as Jack. Jack has over time become a name in its own right but it is traditionally a nickname.

I love names.

JasperDamerel · 16/08/2016 23:14

Arietty is much nicer than Peggotty, which is too close to "maggotty".

bibbitybobbityyhat · 16/08/2016 23:08

My ancient and very fat guinea pig is called Peggy [smile}

EvilTwins · 16/08/2016 22:57

If you do go with it, OP, you really need to spell it as it is in Dickens. Any other option is just weird and will make you look uneducated

luckiestgirl · 16/08/2016 22:52

I like Peggity. Spelt like that.

But I LOVE Arrietty!

squoosh · 16/08/2016 22:49

Margaret - Meg - Peg - Peggy

Molly is also a traditional shortening for Margaret. The reasons for that are probably lost in the mists of time though.

nancy75 · 16/08/2016 22:47

I know it's right but I just don't get how or why Peggy is short for Margaret, it makes no sense.

CoolioAndTheGang · 16/08/2016 22:46

You need to remember that your child is going to have this name for a long time at least until they are old enough to get it legally changed so try to be kind

LowAMH · 16/08/2016 22:43

Peggotty is truly terrible

Peggy if you must, but you can't have a Peggy and a Maggie. They are the same name ie both Margaret!

TiggerAlbyandMe · 16/08/2016 22:22

I actually really like both names! Obviously we're in the minority OP Grin

chattygranny · 16/08/2016 22:16

Arietty was such a sweet character in the Borrowers!

PaperdollCartoon · 16/08/2016 22:13

Arietty is brilliant, use that! My mum wanted it for me but was overruled. I'm Harriet instead, which is pretty similar. I would have bossed being called Arietty though!

Pegotty however you spell it just doesn't seem very pretty, or strong, just a bit made up. Peggy is lovely, but I really don't think you can have Peggy and Maggie, it's the same name. Daisy is also short for Margaret by the way. It's be like having Billy and Will or James and Seamus or even Charles and Charlotte.

augustusdecimus · 16/08/2016 22:11

Peggarty is the best way I think. If you spell it Peggotty you will get people saying 'peg-otty'

Apples and oranges.

If you spell it Peggarty you will get people saying "Peg-arty"

EvilTwins · 16/08/2016 22:05

Peggotty. But it's a surname, from David Copperfield. The character is only called by her surname because she's a servant.

HmmmHashtag · 16/08/2016 22:05

How about Arietta then you can nn Arietty?

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 16/08/2016 22:02

Etty is nice as a nn, not sure about the Arri bit.

MoonfaceAndSilky · 16/08/2016 22:02

Arrietty is cute Smile

DownWithThisSortaThing · 16/08/2016 21:59

Sorry but Peggaty is awful and your child wouldn't thank you for it!
Arrietty is nicer Smile

squoosh · 16/08/2016 21:58

I'd rather be called Peggy than Arietty. Even if my sister was also called Peggy.