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Margaret (nn maggie) - can we?

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Kittykatmacbill · 03/05/2013 08:49

Can we call our dd Margaret, without people thinking we are crazy thatcherites? This is a the genuine concern of my dh! It is has been my favourite name for absolutely years, it is vaguely a family name (grandfather's wee sister) and after loads of great woman...

Dh had agreed before death of mrs t, but now feels that other people might think we are honouring her, which would not forgiven by either of our parents.

Not sure what our plan b names are, but these are what we have discussed:
Anne (mil middle name)
Judith (dh says is too prim)
Daphne (ditto)
Eve / Evelyn (far to popular and I know my mother hates)
Uma (bit left field?)
Vivienne (bit over pretty)
Ailsa (family name both like it but a close friend called her dd this in feb)

Any thoughts? Have been stuck on this for months and now baby is due in a fortnight!

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LuisGarcia · 05/05/2013 02:34

6mo dd's middle name is Margaret. It's a family name. No one has ever mentioned the former PM to us.

Do it.

LittleMissLucy · 05/05/2013 03:48

To be fair its been around a lot longer than Thatcher was around and she was better known as that, Thatcher.

mathanxiety · 05/05/2013 06:42

Anne -- nice, esp if Annie is a nn
Judith -- lovely, and Judy is too
Daphne -- sweet name, very nice
Eve / Evelyn lovely names Eva is nice too
Uma -- nice but I think 'left field' too
Vivienne -- Lovely, imo not over pretty
Ailsa -- this one is out if a close friend had one recently; shame because it's lovely

I really love Margaret though, and I would pick it without a moment's hesitation if I were in a position to. It's a big family name in my family. Loads of Margaret Marys...

Sunnymeg · 05/05/2013 16:13

As a Margaret, I have been called many things,Maggie, then Meggie now Meg, but when I was at school it was Maggots. Perhaps something to think about.

mathanxiety · 05/05/2013 19:59

The Margarets I know (fellow students of the DCs and girls I went to school with too) are mostly 'Maggie' with one 'Meggie' and two who are always 'Margaret'. There are also a few Maireads.

Indith · 05/05/2013 20:05

my dd is a Margaret. our surname is Thatcher's maiden name. she gets the nn daisy. or I'll call her meg or meglet. Margaret is a lovely name, don't be put off by Thatcher.

CheeseStrawWars · 05/05/2013 20:09

Maggie is more associated with Simpson than Thatcher in my mind.

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littleballerina · 05/05/2013 21:40

ds was going to be maggie but obviously was wrong type of baby.

PenelopePortrait · 05/05/2013 21:44

There was a Margaret in DS's class at secondary (he's 19 now), I thought it was a fab name every time he said it. She was the only one in the school. I never once thought of Margaret Thatcher.

There was a Vincent too.

Margaret Evelyn. Absolutely lovely.

Trazzletoes · 05/05/2013 21:49

DD's middle name is Margaret. Obviously I think it's lovely!!!

sashh · 06/05/2013 04:43

I thought you were a royal fan. It's a lovely name.

Meringue33 · 06/05/2013 05:09

What about Margaret nn Peggy?

MrRected · 06/05/2013 06:10

What about Maggie on it's own. DD had one in her class last year and it suited her down to the ground - a really cool name for a really cool kid :-)

mewkins · 06/05/2013 22:39

I like Meg and Maggie but I have a real dislike of Margaret I'm afraid. On the plus side, it does have decent shortenings. I think I would also assume there may be aTory cconnection!

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Kittykatmacbill · 10/05/2013 23:13

Thought you might like to know what happened, we were still discussing girls names ...with me totally convinced we were having a boy so thinking all a bit academic anyway... When my waters broke at 38 wks, in the 40 hours that it took for our baby girl (!) to arrive, 22 were spent labouring (very hard post inductions) 1 hour was having an emergency c section which I suppose did leave 17 hours to discuss but we didn't... So just before the c section began we suddenly thought of Annie (as Mil mn is Anne) which thought felt nice... So she is Annie after all that! Thanks for all your thoughts really appreciated!

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SwishSwoshSwoosh · 10/05/2013 23:21

Massive congratulations on the birth of Annie!

Decoy · 10/05/2013 23:36

Congratulations! Annie is a lovely name Smile

LuisGarcia · 10/05/2013 23:58

Hi Annie!

edam · 11/05/2013 00:04

Congratulations, Kitty, Annie is a lovely name. Smile

shufflehopstep · 11/05/2013 00:22

I grew up in the 1980s and my middle name is Margaret so I got bit of stick then but nobody makes the association now. It was my Gran's name and her nickname was Meg.

shufflehopstep · 11/05/2013 00:24

Sorry, only skim read first page so missed your update. Congratulations to you all on the birth of Annie. Flowers

ChippingInLovesSunshine · 11/05/2013 00:28

Annie is lovely - does she have red hair Grin I hope you are both doing well and DH has recovered from the shock.

JojoMags · 11/05/2013 17:31

Course you can use Margaret. It is classic, lovely and unusual amongst children atm. Maggie or Meg are great nn.

tutu100 · 11/05/2013 17:34

I like the sound of Margaret Anne. And I love the nickname Maggie. Although it's an old name you don't hear it much now and I think it would be a really cool name for a little girl.

Also Maggie and Margaret don't make me think of Thatcher even though i grew up with her in power. They actually make me think of baby maggie from the Simpsons (which I like).