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Alternative for Maggie

29 replies

LAH74 · 14/09/2019 15:30

Hi all, my husband and I are really struggling to come up with girls names we both like, mainly because he is insisting on Maggie and saying no to everything I suggest. I really dislike it but said we could compromise and use it as a middle name, which he says isnt a compromise at all and why wont I let him have it when he wants it so much. So.. i was thinking are there any names out there that can be shortened to Maggie but aren't Margaret or Magdalene? I like Madeleine but that would be shorted to Maddie. The kind of names I like that he's said no to are Evie, Poppy, Maeve, Isla, Olive, etc.

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LauraPalmersBodybag · 14/09/2019 15:54

Margot

MissHenty · 14/09/2019 15:51

I personally ADORE the name Margaret/Maggie

Have you watched The Crown @LAH74 - if not it might totally sway you on the name. Princess Margaret is so cool and glam I’ve been obsessed with the name ever since

If that doesn’t persuade you how about

Edith
Aurora
Aurelia
Victoria
Ottilie
Delilah
Clementine/Clemmie

IckleBear · 14/09/2019 15:41

Magnolia
Magda
Magdalena

NoSquirrels · 14/09/2019 15:41

which he says isnt a compromise at all and why wont I let him have it when he wants it so much

Is he usually a bit petulant and used to getting his own way?

Look, if you really dislike it, don’t look for a name that can be shortened to Maggie. Because that’s what your DD will become known as.

Tell him it’s middle name or completely off the table. Look for something else.

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