Middle name for Margaret/Maggie

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Please help find a lovely middle name to go with Margaret/Maggie. We have a one syllable surname that starts with 'M'. Thanks!

Any family names that you might like to honour?

That's what we did.

If there's no family names you like, I'd be tempted to go for another M name for the cool factor (but maybe not May!)- if it doesn't sound too tongue twister with your surname. Madeleine, Maria/Mia, Marianne, Maeve (too close to May?), Melissa?

Alternatively since Margaret is quite strong sounding and traditional you could consider going for something very popular currently/more "girly" sounding instead for the middle - Lily, Sophie/Sophia, Olivia, Ella, Freya, Emily/Emilia, Eva, Isabelle, etc

Margaret Amelie
Margaret Beatrice
Margaret Cassia
Margaret Eliza
Margaret Hannah
Margaret Isabel
Margaret Lucy
Margaret Olivia
Margaret Ottilie

Joy

Margaret Eloise
Margaret Freya
Margaret Georgia
Margaret Helen
Margaret Julia

Margaret Ruth

Margaret Ellen
Margaret Eleanor
Margaret Sofia
Margaret Anne
Margaret Isabelle
Margaret Josephine
Margaret Evelyn
Margaret Louise
Margaret Olivia
Margaret Mary
Margaret Alice
Margaret Aurora
Margaret Elizabeth
Margaret Alexandra
Margaret Abigail
Margaret Emily

Margaret Posy
Margaret Cecily
Margaret Hazel
Margaret Annabel
Margaret Lydia
Margaret Jasmine
Margaret Sienna
Margaret Genevieve
Margaret Vivienne

Some great suggestions here - I'm leaning towards something with one or two syllables. I quite like Lucy. I think the pp who mentioned something soft as Margaret is quite strong is right. Any thoughts on something botanical maybe?

I'm not sure whether I love or hate the idea of having an 'M' middle name! What's everyone's thoughts on this?

Margaret Lily sounds nice if you want a botanical flavour
I’m not keen on the 3 Ms but I’m pretty conservative!!

I like the three M’s! Maggie May is gorgeous. I think it would look smart

Me again! I think the 3 M's looks cool written down, but the middle name would have to be something with distinct sounds to Margaret and your surname so it's not too difficult to say.

If want something botanical then Margaret Lily works beautifully imo - soft sounding and currently popular, it contrasts nicely with Margaret.

Of the other popular botanicals - Rose is too commonplace imo (plus Princess Margaret was famously Margaret Rose), and Daisy is already another nn for Margaret. Poppy is a bit cutesy, and Iris also quite strong sounding like Margaret to me - but Jasmine could be a possibility? Has quite a feminine feel (also a Disney Princess). The initials MJ would also give her yet another nn option!.

Eleanor, Annabel, Eloise, Adrienne, Estelle
Something beginning with a vowel with at least 2 syllables

Margaret Catherine?

Margaret Pearl

I love Margaret by the way - great choice

Margaret Delilah
Margaret Carolina
Margaret Penelope
Margaret Victoria
Margaret Frances
Margaret June
Margaret Josephine
Margaret Eloise
Margaret Eliza

My school friend was Everlyn Margaret.. Got Maggie...
Margaret Everlyn is great!!

Thank you @Flymetothestars - I've had my doubts! Your comment's reassuring It's to honour my very loved Grandma, but I am unsure about what reactions will be like...

Some good thoughts here @IamnotwhouthinkIam - I like Iris but I did also think it may be a bit too strong when paired with Margaret.

Our daughter was almost a Maggie and she would have been Maggie Arabella. Agree with PP that with Margaret/Maggie, a softer middle name is needed and I think with your one syllable surname you could have a slightly more elaborate middle name.

Maggie Clementine.

I know one and love it.

Our DD2 has a first name beginning with M, a McM surname and middle name Margaret after family. It flows nicely in her case and we've had a lot of compliments, but you have to get the right names for the alliteration to be nice and not twee in my opinion.

Maggie Jane
Maggie Hope
Maggie Eliza
Maggie Sophia
Maggie Alexandria
Maggie Drew
Maggie Erin
Maggie Noelle
Maggie Elizabeth
Maggie Catherine