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Alice or Margot?

47 replies

AppleCanoe · 14/10/2016 04:58

Just that really!

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Jugoo28 · 14/10/2016 04:59

Margot Smile

AmberEars · 14/10/2016 05:09

Alice

Pluto30 · 14/10/2016 05:26

Alice.

Ilikegin · 14/10/2016 05:28

Alice. Margot still reminds me of Penelope Keith in the good life .. And I'm not even that old! Shock

Raines100 · 14/10/2016 05:45

Alice

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KoalaDownUnder · 14/10/2016 06:15

Alice.

Margot always, always makes me think of maggot when I see it written (sorry). And I don't like hard g sounds.

MotherDuckSaid · 14/10/2016 06:30

I have a Margot, I think it has a bit more sass than Alice

daisiesinherfootsteps · 14/10/2016 06:35

Both nice but prefer Alice.

CakeRattleandRoll · 14/10/2016 07:21

Margot

Showgirl109 · 14/10/2016 07:23

Margot

srslylikeomg · 14/10/2016 07:24

Margot is a fabulous name!

Artandco · 14/10/2016 07:26

Margot

However depending on where you live I would maybe spell 'Margo', as many countries pronounce the T as 'mar-got' i.e. Germany and Scandinavia

hellsbells99 · 14/10/2016 07:27

Alice

Pallini · 14/10/2016 07:34

Margot

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AppleCanoe · 14/10/2016 07:46

Thank you for your comments. I'm finding them really hard to separate. I would definitely spell Margot with a 't' but do worry people would mispronounce it.

I'd love to hear from any older Margots or people who know a Margot to know how they feel about their name. Thanks again.

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AppleCanoe · 14/10/2016 07:49

MotherDuck - have you had many people having trouble with your Margots name?

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FaithAscending · 14/10/2016 07:49

I prefer Alice. Margot reminds of a girl who went to nearby private school. We played them at netball and they would say Margot! Pass (parse) me the ball Margot! Terribly posh. She would be about 35/36 now though.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 14/10/2016 09:37

They are equally nice, but I would choose Margot.

Showgirl109 · 14/10/2016 09:43

I know a Margaux. Beautiful name and she loves it.

Showgirl109 · 14/10/2016 09:43

Oh and she's in her late 20s

prettybird · 14/10/2016 11:27

Alice was top of my list if we'd been able to have a girl after ds.

MrsCaecilius · 14/10/2016 12:28

Both really pretty, but I agree that Margot has more sass.

Pipilangstrumpf · 14/10/2016 17:52

All the Margots I know pronounce it as Mar-got so with the t. In France it would be pronounced without the t. In the U.K. I'd spell it Margo to make the pronunciation clear and unambiguous

Mclaren37 · 15/10/2016 03:31

I love both but prefer Margot, but biased as our little one is Margot. I'm with you OP, definitely spell it with the 't'.
We've had no pronounciation problems, I think it's a pretty well know name.
It's a lovely combination of classic, cool, pretty and sassy. Oh and international but also very English. (Yup, definitely biased!) x