Worried what people will day if we choose the name !

[hayser33]

Can anyone give me an opinion on which name they prefer
The middle name will be Dawn after my Nan
Choices are
Maggie (which I love so does partner and eldest daughter)
Alice
Emmy
Leni
Thanks I'm worried about comments if I have Maggie!!

[badg3r]

I know a Maggie and she loves her name. Also like the Maggie Dawn combination since the initials are MD which makes me thing of medical doctor or managing director. I get that Dawn is a family name but I'm not so keen on it in itself. I prefer it in other languages, eg Aurora or Alba.

[flowersWB]

Maggie is great as long as you're in the south. It still has bad connotations in the North. I'm not allowed to even call a dog Maggie.

[AnnieAnoniMouse]

ZOMBIE THREAD

[CheapSausagesAndSpam]

Margot is gorgeous.

[NewYearNiki]

I dont like Maggie sorry.

Its a nn and Maggie Dawn just doesn't go together.

I like Alice the best

[stellarfox]

I love Maggie, but I do think it should be short for something E.g Margot, Margaret

[RosieCotton]

My first name is Leoni. I spent all of high school and college being called Leni. I hated every second of it. I refused to answer to it. It's not a unisex name, it's a boys name. But that's just my opinion on my horrible name. Lol.

Maggie is lovely :)

[Kannet]

We have a little Maggie in our family. Unfortunately it is always shortened to mags which is not very nice.

[AnotherShirtRuined]

Not too keen on Leni. The rest are lovely. Just go with your gut feeling.

[CheapSausagesAndSpam]

I know a Maggie it's a lovely name. Most people think of Maggie Simpson these days OP! Not Thatcher!

[LML83]

I know a Maggie who is 3, we never thought about thatcher (and we are in am area who particularly disliked her). It's amazing how quickly your associations can change.

[misshannah]

Maggie is my naughty dogs name. Would also make me think of thatcher.

Alice is lovely like the book.

[MistressDeeCee]

Maggie just makes me think of Maggie May. Probably as I've always liked the 2 names together

[Mclaren37]

Love Maggie! Go with your gut.

[Meemzinha]

@hayser33

Go for Maggie! Forget about Thatcher.. Someone else deserves the name more haha

ALSO Maggie makes me only think of the actress Maggie Smith and she is legendary!!!

[EfficiencyDeficiency]

I quite like Stevie as a unisex name.

I have a Lucy too op :)

Do not worry what others think of whatever name you choose.

[NapQueen]

How about Meg?

[MammieBear]

If you like Maggie how about Peggy? Personally I think Maggie is the best on your list. you could have Margaret on the BC and that way it gives you a whole host of potential names to use. Good luck

[PeasAndHarmony]

This is a thread from June 2017, Maggie has probably been born by now!

[FellOutOfBed2wice]

We really liked Margaret nn Peggy for our second daughter. Unfortunately as a couple of red through and through Corbynites with socialist family who stood on miners picket lines we just couldn’t bring ourselves to do it.

[FromthePinkGlitterySide]

My dd's name is Emmy and everyone loves it. I do really like Maggie too though!

[5moreminutes]

Miri I know Maggie Tulliver is a complex character and admirably analytical and thoughtful, but she is also an anxious, self destructive, people pleaser - not somebody anyone would want their DD to have as a namesake!

Not that classic literature is a reason to avoid a name - think how many people called their DSs Jude a few years ago without worrying about the psychotic, child murdering Jude junior and utterly miserable, doomed eponymous character in arguably the grimmest work of classic British literature...

[coffeemachine]

Maggie!

Alice is nice but still pretty popular. Maggie sounds lovely. I would not think Thatcher first at all.

[squoosh]

So my grandma and dd were and are drippy then squoosh? You know that do you.*

Sheesh. I did clarify with 'in my experience'. No need to get in a tizz.

[TheCraicDealer]

People have been harsh about my RN on here before, you can't take it personally. You just need to read the comments from teachers who avoid certain names because of their experiences with kids called it to see people make associations with even the most inoffensive names. It's hardly unusual.