Sophie Dahl and Jamie Cullem's baby is called...

[salvadory]

Margot. What does everyone think?

[Mollydoggerson]

Nice

[arabesque]

Only just realised they've had a second child, called Margot, and thought 'I bet there's a thread about it on MN'.

I think it's a lovely name - pretty and retro but a change from all the Sophies, Evies and Rubys currently floating around. It reminds me of childhood books and, of course, the beautiful Margot Fonteyn.

I agree it's also nice when a celeb doesn't turn themselves inside out to find some unusual, never been used before, really stupid name to land their child with.

[Still18atheart]

I like it

Although reckon she could have been conceived whilst watching the Good Life

[Still18atheart]

Lyra on the other hand sounds too much like lycra

[MummyBurrows]

I agree with Bibs123...

I think Margot is awful. Lyra not much better either but I've lost pretty much all faith in celebs giving their offspring a reletively normal,pretty name...the "old/classic" names are coming back into "fashion" and circulation but I think some are better off as middle names rather than first names...don't get me wrong,some of the newer,mordern names aren't much better,worse infact in some cases,especially celebs kids names choices, like Apple,Sparrow and Buddy Bear for example!

[thermalsinapril]

Hideous

[outtolunchagain]

Love it ,I think it's a beautiful name

[nooka]

I think it's very nice, classic without being too try hard.

For those being very blunt you might want to note that the OP's dd is also called Margot and perhaps be slightly gentler.

[3boysgirlontheway]

Not a name I would choose, but, it's okay.

[MummyBurrows]

Nobody wants to cause offence to anyone who has a certain name or called their DC a certain name but if we all argeed and thought/said every name under the sun that ever gets suggested or mentioned was lovely and nice then the world would be a very boring place :) Plus name choices are very much an "each to their own" thing in reality. I know I wouldn't call my child half the names I've had suggested to me on my thread but then there's people that would never call their child the name(s) I've come out with either lol. There will always be people that will love a name and others that will hate it. Its just a case of varying personal taste and I'm sure the OP didn't expect everyone to say what a lovely name it is just because its a name they chose for their child but she,and obviously sophie dahl and jamie cullum,love the name and that's all that really matters,not the opinions of a bunch of strangers on a forum :) xx

[LilyBolero]

Love it!

[LilyBolero]

Apart from the Good Life (which I loved anyway), it makes me think of Margot Frank, Anne Frank's older sister.

[elQuintoConyo]

I can just hear a very dismissive "Jerry!"said in a cutlglass accent.

It's a name that always makes me smile, so for that reason: fabulous, imvho

[mawbroon]

I'm so behind!! I had no idea they were a couple!

[rowtunda]

Love it - would be on my list but unfortunately it is the name of my hairdressers dog!

[shesariver]

Sorry I will have to go against the grain here but I think its awful.

[frutilla]

Sounds nice, but written it reminds me of maggot.

[DandyDan]

First thought - lovely name
Second thought - Margot Frank, Anne's sister.
Third thought - Margot Fonteyn

Definitely didn't think "Margo Leadbetter" - that is a slightly different name anyway.