MARGUERITE - what do you think?

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How does this name sound in English, what associations do you have with this name? Do you find it difficult to pronounce? We are French living in the UK, and we'd like our daughter to have a French name which can be pronounced and understood by the English speakers without problems.

It's very similar to my name so I love it :-) And I also love all things French so double points from Numberlock.

Very nice. I'd say it Mar-gur-reet.

Love it. :) But mainly because I love the nickname 'Margie'

It's one of DDs middle names. I pronounce it Mar-ga-reet as that is how my gran pronounced it (it was her middle name).

Mar-guh-reet is how I'd say it. I like it!

I bet a lot of people would say mar-guh-reeta though.

Cue you saying for the umpteenth time 'Actually, no I didn't name my daughter after a pizza/cocktail'.

I'm afraid the pizza and cocktail association is very strong for me too, so no, not keen on it at all.

Same here I'm afraid, I Just think of pizza. Sorry

Pizza - sorry.

It's nice and reminds me of the flowers. I'd assume it was Mar-gure-EET.

I like it. I think "daisy". Pizza didn't cross my mind until I read the other posts.

I think daisy, and Marguerite Duras, and she was an awesome lady.

Pizza is margarita, so not the same!

Nope, not the same but a mistake that people will quite likely make.

Just like people always call Isabelle "Isabella" :)

Definitely do not think 'pizza'. I know a grown up Marguerite and she is a really lovely person. Think it's a lovely name.

I think it's lovely. It's feminine and makes me think of flowers and daisies. I would say it Marg-uh-REET,

I love it :)

It is one of my mum's middle names (she is French) and she had it after an aunt. My dd is named Margaret though as since we live in the UK I preferred to have the English version. She is mostly called Daisy though even by the French lot.

Thanks to everyone for your opinions!