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Margot, Hattie, Eliza or Ivy?

102 replies

Blooshoe · 13/02/2024 20:33

Please rank them or tell me your favourite.

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megletthesecond · 13/02/2024 20:34

Margot is my favourite.
They're all nice though.

Nightblindness · 13/02/2024 20:36

Margot is the best by miles. It is strong and feminine at the same time. Works for a child and a woman.

The other three are a bit old fashioned for me, though Harriet, nickname Hattie, is ok.

horah · 13/02/2024 20:36
  1. Ivy
  2. Hattie
  3. Margot
  4. Eliza
rosemarycait96 · 13/02/2024 20:36

I'd rank in that exact order

  1. Margot - don't hear this one as often and it's on my own list of girl names
  2. Hattie - Cute, short for Harriet which I also love
  3. Eliza - not one of my faves
  4. Ivy - I meet Ivys all the time at our baby groups and it's a bit worn out for me!
bonafidetidy · 13/02/2024 20:37
  1. Ivy
  2. Eliza
  3. Magot
  4. Hattie

I don't really like Hattie if I am honest and I think Elizabeth is nicer than Eliza.

Sidebeforeself · 13/02/2024 20:40

All lovely but Margot first, Ivy last only cos its so popular

Winnipeggy · 13/02/2024 20:40

I like Hattie. There are sooooo many Margot's in our baby groups etc, it's becoming very very popular

ChelseeDagger · 13/02/2024 20:42

Eliza - first choice by a country mile. Classic but not overused.

Margot - ok but a bit hipster try hard.

Ivy - cute but very popular

Hattie - bloody awful. Please don't

Onelife2024 · 13/02/2024 20:46
  1. Ivy - love! Short, simple, great for all ages
  2. Eliza - nice.
  3. Margot - ok, might not date well?
  4. Hattie - too nicknamey as a full name - this would be my number 1 if short for Harriet!
Catlord · 13/02/2024 20:48

Hattie if short for Harriet. Last place if freestanding as I don't think it stands up as a full name.

Margot

Ivy then Eliza for me but very close call.

All very good, strong choices (assuming Hattie is a diminutive)

Suchardchoccy · 13/02/2024 20:51
  1. Ivy - we're naming 3rd DD Ivy in June!!
  2. Eliza - nicely uncommon I would say
  3. Hattie - again, uncommon I would say
  4. Margot - so common and ugly imo
Cinai · 13/02/2024 20:52
  1. Margot - nice
  2. Ivy - nice but popular
  3. Eliza - sounds a bit old fashioned to me
  4. Hattie - not a full name for me
Suchardchoccy · 13/02/2024 20:52

(Our other two dds have old fashioned Downton abbey style names)

BarbaricPeach · 13/02/2024 20:55

I like Hattie best, but only when short for Harriet. Eliza is also nice.

Margot and Ivy are very common among my 2 year old's peers. There are three Ivies in his nursery class alone! And (different) Margots at most of our baby classes.

Bunnyhopskip · 13/02/2024 20:55

1.Eliza. Classic, timeless name, not overused, but a well known name, so no confusion over spelling, pronunciation. Just sounds beautiful, and sets itself apart from all the other overused E names like Ellie's, Esme's, Evelyn's.

  1. Ivy. Another classic, solid name. A bit more commonly used though, but wouldn't put me off.
  1. Hattie, but only if short for Harriet, It doesn't feel strong as a stand alone name. But a lovely nickname for Harriet, which is a great name.
  1. Margot... Maggot. Sorry.
YourLocal · 13/02/2024 20:56

Hattie, Eliza, Margot then Ivy!!

I like them all but Hattie stands out where as Ivy seems a bit boring and childish to me!! Sorry!!🙏🏻

OhVienna24 · 13/02/2024 20:58

I don’t like any of them sorry but I think Eliza is the best.

theduchessofspork · 13/02/2024 21:00

Margot - it’s popular but it’s great

Eliza - nice, probably prefer Elizabeth as a full name

Ivy - like it but v popular

Hatty - Ok short for Harriet, too twee as a full name.

Lifeinlists · 13/02/2024 21:02

Margot - nice and will stand the test of time

Eliza - fine

Harriet's nice but Hattie as the only name, not so much

Ivy - This got v popular v quickly and it will probably suddenly stop being v popular. Lots of Ivys of a certain age in the future.

Sidebeforeself · 13/02/2024 21:13

I don’t understand why people are saying Hattie but only as a nickname fr Harriet? If you want to refer to the child as Hattie people wont know the full name anyway? Or do you go “Hello..this is my daughter Hattie but her real name is Harriet”?! I hate the obsession with nicknames vs full names on here…call the baby what you want to call it!!

PickledScrump · 13/02/2024 21:13

Love Ivy, Eliza would be second. Hattie is ok as a shortening but needs a full name.

Margot I really don’t like, it’s really unpleasant sounding, it has got massively popular in the last few years though. There’s always several at any where with groups of children.

Suchardchoccy · 13/02/2024 21:14

The fact that ivy has become so popular did initially put DH and I off but I haven't met any ivys, there's non in nursery so maybe not so common in my area. We love it and had our hearts set on it before she was conceived so we're sticking with it

theduchessofspork · 13/02/2024 21:17

YourLocal · 13/02/2024 20:56

Hattie, Eliza, Margot then Ivy!!

I like them all but Hattie stands out where as Ivy seems a bit boring and childish to me!! Sorry!!🙏🏻

Edited

You think Ivy is childish and Hattie isn’t?!

asterel · 13/02/2024 21:21
  1. Margot. Elegant and unusual and very 50s retro - good for a revival.
  2. Eliza. Unusual but getting a bit more fashionable - I know a couple.
  3. Hattie - I dislike it, but more because of past associations
  4. Ivy. Was v old-fashioned and ugly when I was young and I’m afraid I just can’t get on board with it as a revival name for a baby - it’s just permanently one of those ugly 1910s/1920s names for me. In the same bracket as Ethel, Eileen, Nora, Connie and Gertie - and I even had a great aunty Ivy as well as a great auntie Gertie!
LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 13/02/2024 21:21

Ivy
Hattie
Margot
Eliza

struggled to choose between ivy and Hattie, both are great.

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