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Zara, Naomi, Georgia or Margot?

103 replies

Redredrumdedrum · 24/08/2026 13:59

Opinions welcome thank you

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17caterpillars1mouse · 24/08/2026 17:19

I love Georgia.

Margot is a bit overdone for my tastes
Zara is nice but may blend in with all the Clara's and Lara's (both popular with under 5s in my area)

I want to like Naomi but ive never met a Naomi i like

Jeschara · 24/08/2026 17:25

I like three of the names but dislike Margot. It reminds me of maggots and sounds very harsh.

Thewalrusandthecarpenter · 24/08/2026 17:40

Margot is my favourite, then Georgia

Johnogroats · 24/08/2026 17:42

Unusually for me I like all 4 options. I think it would depend on which sounded best with your surname.

Gowlett · 24/08/2026 17:44

Naomi

LittleGreenDuck · 24/08/2026 17:48

I get in a pickle with pronouncing Naomi. I’ve known a few, not all pronounced the same. Plus a Naimi, just to confuse things.

Not keen on Margot. It’s having a moment so will date your DD, if that matters to you.

I like Georgia, which is odd as I don’t like George! Zara is nice too, unusual without being wacky.

I’d rank them:
Georgia
Zara
Naomi
Margot.

Casualuser · 24/08/2026 17:57

I agree pp the Naomi's ive met have been hard work. Id go for margot. All the others are dated to me. Zara is nice was really edgy in tbe 80's like Jade. Dislike Georgia alot, why name your child after a place in tbe usa?

MagicThanks · 24/08/2026 18:10

Margot all day long

DemonsandMosquitoes · 24/08/2026 18:49

Zara by a mile.
Too many Margots.
Georgia…. Erm no.
Naomi is ok.

Copperoliverbear · 24/08/2026 18:57

Margot.

Beachbeach · 24/08/2026 18:58

I like them all lots but my favourite is Georgia

Petuniapetals · 24/08/2026 19:04

How about Margaux if you don’t appreciate the maggot comments? I like it. No strong opinion on Zara or Georgia but Naomi I absolutely cannot stand. I too haven’t met one I liked and I knew one with a Liverpudlian mum. The way she pronounced it completely set my teeth on edge.

NewLifter · 24/08/2026 19:06

I was scanning the thread titles and read Margot as Maggot so I can't choose that one haha

I love Zara

WeatherbyGeorgeDupris · 24/08/2026 19:06

I think they are all lovely - Zara favourite, then Georgia, Margot, Naomi.

MrsApplepants · 24/08/2026 19:11

All nice but Naomi is my favourite

ToadRage · 24/08/2026 19:20

The only one i like is Georgia. My Ss just called her baby Margot. Never liked Zara and it depends on the pronunciation of Naomi. I have always said NAY-oh-mee, but just have noticed recently has become very americanised as Nay-OH-mee.

Shloopie · 24/08/2026 19:24

If it were me I'd scratch Margot from the list as it's shot up in popularity in the last 2 or 3 years and it feels like they're everywhere.

I think I like Zara best out of the remaining three,

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · 24/08/2026 19:24

Zara. The others are too old for a baby.

LooksLikeIPickedTheWrongWeekToQuitDrinking · 24/08/2026 19:28

Georgia! I have a Georgia. She’s Georgie or Jojo (that came from baby sister’s mispronunciation).

Zara and Naomi are nice.
Hate Margot.

ThatWhiteElephant · 24/08/2026 20:09

I prefer Zara or Naomi from your list.

BleedinglyObvious · 24/08/2026 20:10

In order:
Georgia (but not Gia or Gigi)
Zara (know several)
Naomi (too many different ways people say it, only like NA-o-mi or NAY-uh-mi), Margot (Maggot)

Itsa10fromLen · 24/08/2026 20:11

Naomi or Georgia

ScruffMuffin · 24/08/2026 21:11

1 Naomi
2 Zara

3 Margot (sorry, but it's pretty boring by now)

4 Georgia - one of the feminised versions of a male name that somehow doesn't sound fully formed or remotely feminine to me.
Edited to add: I didn't explain that well. But it sounds like George. a. Like an afterthought. See also: Antonia... Antony. a. Paula... Paul. a.
Feminised names like Charlotte, Francesca, Alexandra seem to have a bit more about them.

Redredrumdedrum · 24/08/2026 21:13

Wow such a lot of different opinions and yet no clear winner! Hmmm lots to ponder. Thanks all

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Petuniapetals · 24/08/2026 19:04

How about Margaux if you don’t appreciate the maggot comments? I like it. No strong opinion on Zara or Georgia but Naomi I absolutely cannot stand. I too haven’t met one I liked and I knew one with a Liverpudlian mum. The way she pronounced it completely set my teeth on edge.

Weirdly I do know French people who have used this spelling.

As it is like the wine appellation, I find it grotesquely chavvy (you can say chavvy, MN, when it isn't English or possibly American chavs), but they seem to think its Ok. To me it's a bit like a son called Bollinger.