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Margot

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kettleonplease · 24/08/2018 01:36

Is it reasonable to assume that 'Margot' is the latest MN fad?

Personally I can't stand the name, it reminds me of maggot...but that's not the point!

Anyone else recall any prior MN fads? I'm sure Violet was one recently as well.

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Quangot · 24/08/2018 19:45

YY to Margot, Genevieve, Clara, Ottilie. Also Francesca, Atticus, Kit, Teddy, Quentin, Orlando, Otto, Xanthe, Daphne, Olive, Astrid, Heidi, Polly.

I don't like Margot and yes, I know the t is silent. Somehow it still sounds harsh. Embargo, aggro, bingo. It's a short form of Marguerite, which is nicer IMO.

pixieloux · 24/08/2018 19:17

Love Margot, it's on our list along with a lot of other MN fads, it seems. I don't think it at all harsh sounding and don't understand the maggot thing at all. My youngest is also Violet so I guess I'm a sheep lol.

CorneliusCrackers · 24/08/2018 17:19

Histories! Not history’s 🙈

CorneliusCrackers · 24/08/2018 17:18

There’s no point in the last ‘H’ in Hannah Sarah, or the ‘e’ at the end of Amelie or Rosie

But without them they look wrong, as that is the correct spelling. Names have history’s going back centuries, to spell them phonetically is —chavvy— ‘younique’

DiegoMadonna · 24/08/2018 16:45

I don't really see the point of the T at the end? It's pronounced Margo isn't it?

Correct. Language often doesn't have a "point".

I don't see the point of the H in Thomas, but there it is!

adoggymama · 24/08/2018 15:34

I love the name Margot (known to me due to Margot Robbie!) and would love to use it as a name/middle name for a girl.

WillowRose79 · 24/08/2018 15:19

I don't really see the point of the T at the end? It's pronounced Margo isn't it?

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 24/08/2018 15:18

I pronounce often like ofun so without the T.

DiegoMadonna · 24/08/2018 15:09

I haven't noticed Margot being suggested any more than other names on here tbh.

WeeBeasties · 24/08/2018 15:03

Eh who isn't pronouncing the T in 'often'? Do you pronounce it 'ofen'?

marciagetscreamed · 24/08/2018 13:50

I have a Margot, I love the name, always have. It was very unique back when I named her and I'm a bit annoyed that apparently it's a MN cliche now!

n0ne · 24/08/2018 13:42

I love vintage names, both DDs have them. I thought I was the only one till I joined MN!

OutPinked · 24/08/2018 13:41

Cringing at ‘English doesn’t have silent ‘T’s’

Wow.

AmyRhodes · 24/08/2018 12:54

@kettleonplease You'd hope not 😂 But if they did, they'd do well to reference this Margo/Margott debate.

God forbid anyone called your baby Adolf Ay-dolf!

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kettleonplease · 24/08/2018 12:40

@AmyRhodes surely no one would name their child Adolf?!

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AmyRhodes · 24/08/2018 11:43

@Sunflower321 is probably right, but that's the same for countless names.

Claudia = Cloud-ia
Craig = Creg
Iwan = Yi-yan
Anthony/Antony
Helena/Helayna
Adolf = Ay-dolf

To name a few.

So seems a moot point regarding Margot.

Sunflower321 · 24/08/2018 11:32

What some of us are saying is that several languages do not stick to the original French pronunciation of words. They pronounce them phonetically to match their language.

So originally French words like ballet or the name Margot are pronounced as ball-ett and Mar-gott in those languages.

This may not be an issue for you, but it might be useful to know in case any little Margots grow up and decide to study or work in one of those countries.

But please feel free to ignore all this if you feel it isn't useful or helpful Smile

TheDowagerCuntess · 24/08/2018 11:08

We only don't pronounce the 't' in, for example, 'ballet' - because it's a French word. Confused

MeyMary · 24/08/2018 11:01

But none French speaker prounounce Ballet without the T?

Yes, definitely true for (most?) English accents and dialects.

It unfortunately isn't the case in Germany (and a few other European countries). Ballett, Report, Parkett (means parquet) etc are all pronounced with a hard t.

Which is unfortunately why we couldn't use Margot (well, if the LO was a girl)...

Just an FYI for anyone with ties to Germany (or other parts of Europe), is thinking about relocating etc:)

OneOfEach2 · 24/08/2018 10:17

We haven't encountered any issues with non French speakers pronouncing the T 😊

Regardless we love our dd's name and she suits it to a.... T 😘

CorneliusCrackers · 24/08/2018 10:05

But none French speaker prounounce Ballet without the T? Because it’s a word used in English as well.

Hmm
Sunflower321 · 24/08/2018 09:56

I'm not trying to prove anything Smile. Just trying to explain that non French speakers might pronounce Margot with the t. This may or may not be an issue, but might be useful to know when choosing the name.

RiddleyW · 24/08/2018 09:49

But they are all originally French.

Which shows we often (another silent t there) pronounce words after the French fashion - like we do Margot. I'm completely baffled - what are you trying to prove here?

LastNightsMakeUp · 24/08/2018 09:49

@Sunflower321 your original argument was that English doesn't have silent T's...

Sunflower321 · 24/08/2018 09:46

It 100% does. Depot? Filet? Ballet?

But they are all originally French.

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