Maeve, Margot or Greta?

[tamarisk44]

Fussy husband and I have finally agreed on a shortlist of three names that we BOTH really like - it's a miracle!

Maeve
Margot
Greta

I'm very excited about these three, and expect I'll keep changing my mind on my favourite right up until the birth. I don't think I really mind which we go with. Curious as to which one everyone else on here prefers...

@june2007 it’s pronounced like Mayv

Greta would used to be associated with Greta Garbo now it's Greta Thunberg and her angry face.

I like Maeve and Margot though Margot seems quite popular at the moment

Margot is lovely, it was on our name list for ages!

Maeve and Greta - not keen.

I love all three! Which doesn’t help you at all, sorry. But you guys have great taste.

Love Margot.

Love Maeve, know a gorgeous 19yr old one.

Love Margot and Greta

I think they’re all bad, sorry!

Love them all, especially Margot.

@HotSince82
Surely the Greta Thunberg association is positive, no?

It’ll be hard not to see Greta as a nod to Greta Thunberg this year- quite a lot for a baby to live up to?! . And yes be aware, Margot is really on trend but fine if that’s ok with you. I like the look of Maeve but out loud it’s a bit tricky to say clearly and quickly? I also like these older names but I reckon keep searching you might find one close to these you also like. I found I change my choice right up to meeting the baby. It really does work to imagine it in different scenarios- yelling the name for a toddler in the park, saying it quickly on the phone to a call centre, announcing it as a newsreader or at a job interview

I absolutely love them all!
If I had to order them it would probably be
Greta
Marvel
Margot

Why not wait till baby arrives and see which one suits her the best?

Just to balance out all the Greta hate a little - yes, it’s very much a marmite name, and not typically pretty, but DD (just turned 2) is a Greta and we’ve had so many positive responses to her name. We love the fact that it works internationally and is simple and strong rather than frilly and girly.

Yes there’s the Greta Thunberg thing, but I can only see that as a positive association - not sure why it would be seen as an issue?

I like Margot a lot, and Greta is growing on me more and more. Strong names, not twee and cutesy. Maeve is wishy-washy in comparison.

Maeve was a fierce warrior woman in Irish mythology so that sounds good.

I didn’t know that about Maeve. Puts a slightly different and better spin on it for me.

Yes its my DD s middle name and once I knew about Queen Maeve I was sold!!

Love Greta

Maeve is also lovely though I prefer Mavis

Not a fan of Margot

Margot is one of my least favourite names ever. It sounds so dreary (female equivalent of Arthur for me). Plus it even looks ugly written-maybe I see it as maggot?

I like Maeve.

I like Greta. Wouldn't use it though. It's not a very 'nice' sounding name. And neither are the others.

Margot is a lot more popular now.

I love Margot and Greta. Both are beautiful. Not overly keen on Maeve at all. It's quite a common name here in Ireland I know several.

I like Maeve and Greta. Don’t mind Margot but wouldn’t be a favourite.

We versus seriously considered Greta 10 years ago before it became “cool”. It was my Granny’s name and I associate it with her far more than anyone else.

Like Margot, it is short for Margaret, and there are so many shortenings for Margaret you could use it as a full name and then choose which to use as a short version once she’s born. (And if she wanted to use something else when she’s older then she’s got a ton of options to choose from).

Excuse the rogue “versus” - who knows where that came from!

Nice names, all of them. But Greta will explode in popularity and represent only one thing for 2019-2020 births = Thunberg!
Think I like Maeve best, though it sounds quite Irish and I bet people will ask you that all the time.