Too Similar for Sisters?

[AegonT]

I think I already know the answer to this but just wanted to check.

I have 6 year old named Josephine who gets called Josie almost all the time.

I am expecting another girl. I love the name Margaret but not hugely keen on Maggie or Meg as short versions. I wouldn't want to call her Margaret all the time and know that would probably result in Maggie getting used by others. I love Maisie. But Josie and Maisie?! What do you think?

My thought was little women too! Josephine and Margaret, Jo and Meg. I quite like Josie and Maisie actually, particularly as they have quite different full names.

They're fine together.

@NicknameNotTaken

I know a Josephine and Margaret who are sisters, but Margaret is older. She goes by Meg and Josephine goes by Jo. They're in their 30s and think they quite like their names.

Do they have sisters called Beth and Amy?!

(I think it's a great combination but Meg and Jo will be forever Little Women).

i think Margaret is a fine name, means pearl.
i think any nick name is inferior to the full name.
goes well with Josephine.
why do people always want to shorten names.

Sorry to be the rain on the parade but I really don't like Margaret it just screams old fashioned to me. I don't much like Josephine either but it's not as middle aged.

In Little Women, Meg was called Daisy when she went to have her head turned at the Moffats.

But I think Peggy is my favourite nN for Margaret, incidentally it was my Auntie Peggy who gave me my first copy of Little Women...

It’s fine. Josephine and Margaret are beautiful, classy names. I’m not very keen on Maisie though, to be honest.