Margaret...

I personally don't like it and think it's frumpy and formal and Maggie sticks in the throat when spoken, but if you like it then do it.

Sorry if this opinion sounds harsh, but you asked.

Was Princess Margaret ever regarded as fun?

Margaret isn't granny chic like Florence, Violet and Mabel etc it's in the same boat as Marjory, Hilda, Mildred. I think it's frumpy and old fashioned.

Margaret is a lovely name, and goes so nicely with your other DDs. Use it!

Tabitha makes me think of tabby cats or Bewitched, an ancient US sitcom about a witch. There's a cat in a book called Tabitha Twitchit ... ah yes, in Beatrix Potter. Mother of Moppet, Mittens and Tom Kitten.

Frankly, in adult life I'd rather people associated me with Mrs T than any of those.

I like it. I'll be honest I'm not totally in love with the long version of Margaret, but I love it shortened to Maggie. It goes really well with your other kids names too.

I 100% prefer it to Margot , which seems to be insanely popular right now. If you love it I think you should go with it for sure. I'd be happy enough using Maggie as a full name though, doesn't need to be Margaret

I think it's a really nice name and it goes well with your other DDs' names. If she hates it there's always Meg, Maggie, Peggy, Greta etc. I don't think she will hate it though. I love Josephine too though and think it also goes well with your other two names.

Sorry it's a no from me. Tabitha is lovely as is Beatrice and I think they suit your other DC's names better than Margaret.

Margot?

I'd forgotten Madge! Rita too, which I dislike intensely. (Sorry to any Rita reading this.)

Lots of older generation names have had a comeback in recent years. When I was a child, I'd never have dreamed that Audrey, Ava, Edith, Evelyn and so on would ever be given to babies again.

I don't think she would get teased - I've seen it mentioned a few times on here, so I imagine it'll be coming back into fashion.

Having said that, I am not really a fan. On one level I can see it's a classic name and has a nice sound. If it was a rare name that I'd never heard before I think I'd like it. On the other hand it screams 'middle aged woman' to me - an association from my youth, as I am now middle aged myself. I suppose a middle aged woman now is more likely to be Karen, Sarah or Tracey. Plus there's the Mrs Thatcher thing, but I think that will become less important, there have been many other Margarets.

So, go for it if you love it, ignore the prejudice of people of my generation I suppose! I do find Maggie as a nickname a bit harsh though - it's the 'ag' sound. I prefer Meg, or Peggy maybe. Not Madge though!

I think it's due a revival!

My MIL is Margaret, and so are/were many of her friends. They were all stylish dignified ladies.

Oh I love it and it goes so nicely with your other dc. Also if she does feel it's too dated (which I doubt) there is lots of nn potential. I love Meg or Maggie.

Margaret is a great name and I love the nn Maggie as well.

Plus it really fits with your other 2 girls names.

There's Marguerite as well. Megan is a Welsh name, isn't it? Is it the Welsh equivalent to Margaret? I think of Margaret as a particularly Scottish name, so not sure what the poster upthread meant by saying that Margaret suggested elderly Welsh lady to her.

I think it's a lovely classic name and would go for it. There are lots of nice nicknames. I'm not as keen on Margot.

I do know a margarita which might sound like a drink or pizza to some, but it really sounds pretty on her.

Margaret/Maggie is fine. I also like Meg and Greta as related names, but don't like Margot.

Im a Margaret. I was the only Margaret at school in the lste 70/80s and i didnt get teased for my name. But ill be honest, i also didnt own my name either.
Its oddly formal for a kid and quite hard to inhabit. I note that many what we might have terned old lady names are making a comeback, there arent hundreds of margarets still. I still dont own the name Margaret in all honedty. ive been an abbrevjation since i was 9, to the point where people think its my legal name. Ive met a few other Margarets along the way and they too are abbreviations.

Use it, it goes well with your other children's names. Margaret Josephine sounds good.

I love Margaret. My 4 month old is Anne Margaret. We chose Margaret because our two year old little boys doll is called Margaret.

I don’t love Margaret itself but love all the nn for it. Maggie, Meg, Daisy, and Peggy is definitely due a revival.

Great name. I like Meg or Meggie rather than Maggie. Margo(t), Peggy and Daisy are also better. There's also Greta as a possible nickname. The full name is best of all. By the time she's 20 only pensioners will clearly remember Mrs T.

It’s a beautiful classic (Queen’s sister was Margaret -and she was a fun Royal!)
Loads of great nicknames: Meg, Maggie, Daisy, Peggy

If DS had been DD he would have been Stella Margaret. I love it as a first name though. Just our surname is awfully long so I prefer shorter first names.

Margaret is an elderly Welsh lady, yes.

Personally I think it’s really awful. I much prefer the other names on your list which are far prettier and less dowdy.

Would Margot be a compromise?

I love it.
My grandmother and aunt are both Margarets and are very chic, kind, intelligent women.

My grandmother is mostly known as Peggy.