Maeve, Margot or Moira

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I'm strongly leaning towards one but i cant seem to let the others go. theyre too similar to use one for a future child (I think)so i want to make sure its the right one1. any thoughts...

But Margot is only nice when pronounced the French way (without the t). In most languages (German, English etc) people will pronounce it Mar-gott, which isn't as nice imo.

I like Moira best from your list.

Love Margot! Not sure about Moira and Mauve is quite popular where I live, so not keen. Baby Margot ... how cute! Mabel is another one I love. :)

I like Margot. Maeve reminds me of Maeve Binchy and old Irish women with tissues stuffed up the sleeves of their peach nylon cardigans.

do people really pronounce it with the 't'? I never would have thought that. I've always heard it Mar-go. weird.

Margot, fab name.

Ooh is she mine thisfeelsweird? :)

Hardly anyone has pronounced her name margott and we've had lots of lovely comments. I was very disturbed to find a Margot at dd1's nursery and there are another 2 in the local school ffs. That's what you get for picking something that's about 850 on the baby name lists. Seems from mumsnet it's due a comeback. I love the Good Life connection but it does mean we can never move a bit further out to Surbiton.

Margot

And the people who have pronounced it Margot haven't been German etc., just seem a bit, erm, thick, because they've stumbled reading it and said it uncertainly. ducks for cover

Margot is a French name and the French often don't pronounce the last t (e.g. escargot). But in English we do pronounce most letters e.g. Elliot, pot, got, bigot etc) so logically you would pronounce the t in Margot.

If you choose to give your child a foreign name then you need to be prepared to educate people as to how you'd like it pronounced.

I like Moira best from your list - lovely name.

I always thought Margot was pronounced Margott!

I know a few people called Margo - though maybe that's Scottish?

I prefer margo to Margot, Maeve adn Moira!