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Margot or Margaux

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annabelw11 · 31/10/2016 07:08

Like both and can't decide on spelling.. would love honest opinions!

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WordGetsAround · 31/10/2016 07:09

Margot

Poppytime · 31/10/2016 07:09

Margot. Margaux makes me think of the wine!

RushToKansas · 31/10/2016 07:11

Margot.

Catdogcat · 31/10/2016 07:11

Margot
Margaux will give a lifetime of spelling her name out

PberryT · 31/10/2016 07:12

Margaux looks like a food mixer.

Cosmicglitterghoul · 31/10/2016 07:13

Margot.

icantgetnosleep5 · 31/10/2016 07:13

I have a Margot. The other spelling also makes me think of wine !

Showgirl109 · 31/10/2016 07:15

I like Margaux. But it is a difficult spelling and people will ask if she's named after the wine. I know a Margaux who loves it!

MrsBellefleur · 31/10/2016 07:16

Margot.

VeryPunny · 31/10/2016 07:17

You do know Margaux is a wine, don't you?

AmberEars · 31/10/2016 07:17

Margot

KirstyinNorway · 31/10/2016 07:18

Margaux reminds me of gateaux. Definitely Margot.

Barefootcontessa84 · 31/10/2016 07:18

Margot- Margaux is a wine - Margaux Hemingway was an alcoholic who supposedly ironically changed her name to spell it like the wine- she ended up committing suicide, so not the best association.

mamalovesmojitos · 31/10/2016 07:18

Margot.

Meeep · 31/10/2016 07:19

Margot.

middlings · 31/10/2016 07:20

Margot - another one who'd associate Margaux with the wine

BigGreenOlives · 31/10/2016 07:24

Margot

realhousewifeoffitzrovia · 31/10/2016 07:25

Margot.
Lovely name!

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 31/10/2016 07:33

Margot

Pipilangstrumpf · 31/10/2016 07:43

Margot is pronounced Mar-got (with the t) in Germany and other Germanic languages.

Margaux is obviously French so will always be pronounced Mar-go.

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annabelw11 · 31/10/2016 07:52

Thanks... seems like Margot the preferred choice :-)

Was just a bit concerned when a couple of friends (Spanish and German) pronounced it Mar-gott... oh dear!

Also Margaux a very popular girls name in France, originally a shortened form of Marguerite, just like Margot.

Anyway, I'm sure you're right and Margot is safer

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Pipilangstrumpf · 31/10/2016 07:57

But Margot is a normal German name, pronounced Mar-gott. It isn't wrong.

badtime · 31/10/2016 08:14

Why not Margo (like Margo Leadbetter)?

Zhabr · 31/10/2016 08:55

La Reine Margot- my favourite book (and film). Wonderful actors...

CakeRattleandRoll · 31/10/2016 09:04

Margot