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Jenna or Margot?

59 replies

Quackgoestheducky · 29/11/2018 16:42

Just that really

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n0ne · 29/11/2018 22:09

Love Margot. Jenna is dated and meh.

eggncress · 29/11/2018 21:51

Margot for sure

PhoenixBuchanan · 29/11/2018 21:47

Jenna is really dated. How about Jessa?

Margot is popular but I like it.

Sophronia · 29/11/2018 21:42

Jenna. Margot is very ‘now’.

TatianaLarina · 29/11/2018 20:42

As it’s a French name the German pronunciation is irrelevant.

Winterwonderland12 · 29/11/2018 20:33

Margot is a middle aged German who pronounces it Margott. It's not very feminine at all, sorry.

MollyHuaCha · 29/11/2018 20:21

Margot

MrsLettuce · 29/11/2018 20:17

Jenna is quite nice but it's not done any favours at all by sounding identical to the surname of That family. Genevieve is fabulous, could you do anything with that?

I love Margot with the emphasis on the O but I dislike other pronunciations.

starandson · 29/11/2018 20:07

Margot is becoming really popular. It’s nicer than Jenna though.

TheMagician · 29/11/2018 17:54

Very different styles but I like them both.

I think Jenna is prettier tbh but people might here Jenny. But then, nothing wrong with that.

Margot is very strong. I like it too. But I think....... Jenna.

msnowtybach · 29/11/2018 17:52

Jenna

Bunnymumma · 29/11/2018 17:52

Margot for me! I always think of people like Jenna Jameson (the porn star)!

NameChange30 · 29/11/2018 17:51

ladybee has it Grin

DramaAlpaca · 29/11/2018 17:50

Jenna is OK-ish, quite dated, but as I don't like Margot at all of the two I'd pick Jenna.

They are very different names. Margot has a hard edge while Jenna is softer yes, I know the 't' in Margot is silent, I still find it a hard name

Pompom42 · 29/11/2018 17:46

I like both but Margot is more interesting

IHaveBrilloHair · 29/11/2018 17:44

Margot, but the one Jenna I know is a nasty, horrible ned.

TatianaLarina · 29/11/2018 17:43

What ladybee said.

Jenna is a very naff name.

ladybee28 · 29/11/2018 17:41

Jenna drinks Malibu and Coke and takes instagram selfies at the gym.

Margot loves literature and won't take any shit.

I know who I'd rather hang out with for 18 years Grin

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Quackgoestheducky · 29/11/2018 17:40

I think I’m leaning towards Margot although I know some people really hate it. It just has an air of elegance and spunkiness to it that I don’t think Jenna has

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MonkeyToucher · 29/11/2018 17:36

To me Jenna is very 90s and dated, and Margot is very trendy and popular right now. Depends what kind of thing you are after? They’re a very different style/feel to each other...

fernandoanddenise · 29/11/2018 17:29

Margot! Beautiful, elegant and timeless

MeVoila · 29/11/2018 17:29

Margot

Winterwonderland12 · 29/11/2018 17:28

Jenna is beautiful and travels well. And it's not too widely used.

Theworldisfullofgs · 29/11/2018 17:25

Margot.

mswilliamnot · 29/11/2018 17:23

Jenna most definitely. Margot reminds me of maggot tbhConfused