Margaret

[crzydimond.livejournal.com]

What do you all think of the name Margaret?

Apart from Maggie, what nicknames could it have?

I kind of like Greta, as a nickname. Is that too much of a stretch?

Comments

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I love Margaret.
Greta is not a stretch at all.
There are a lot of nicknames, like Meg or Margie.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I LOVE Margaret.

And I like a lot of the nicknames that can come from it as well, especially Meg and Meggie.

And when I was little, I had a friend with this name, and I always called her Margie (MAR-gee with a hard G, not MAR-jee).

[feisty-fitz.livejournal.com]

My mother's name is Mary Margaret. I've lived my whole life on the fence about whether I like it or not. I think it just sounds a bit stuffy as a name. But it has potential with a cute nickname. I think Greta would work just fine. :)

[aimeewins.livejournal.com]

that was my grandma's name. :) then she named my aunt Margaret Mary...

[thejoysofjess.livejournal.com]

I think that's a very Catholic name. It was my great grandmother's name. All of my grandmothers and their sisters are Mary _____ names.

[museofmyself.livejournal.com]

I really like it. It's classy without being stuffy. Plus, there are oodles of nice nicknames for Margaret, including Greta.

[hells-librarian.livejournal.com]

My grandmother's name is Margaret. Everyone called her Peg or Peggy.

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

I want to like it because it's my style of name, but I just don't. I mean, it's alright, but I'm not a big fan.

Meg, Meggie, Maggie, Greta, Margie.

Greta's not a stretch at all. I like the nicknames that come from Margaret a lot more than the actual name.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I love Margaret, and I would use the nickname Meg. Greta isn't a stretch, it's a short form for Margaret, after all.

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

It's my #2 name, and constantly switches with Lorraine for the top spot. I want to use the nickname Meg.

[rorylareina.livejournal.com]

I love Margaret. I know a few who go by Greta, and I also love that. Daisy is another traditional nickname.

[joereaves.livejournal.com]

Maggie, Madge, Meg, Meggie, Peg, Peggy, Daisy, Greta, Margot ...

Margaret has a lot of nicknames.

[sweatydog.livejournal.com]

<3 Maggie and Greta

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

Greta is a valid nickname for Margaret, very popular in Germany. So is Gretchen, and Gretel/Gretl.

In French, the word "Marguerite" means, literally, Daisy, so a lot of people use Daisy as a nickname for Margaret.

I guess other nicknames could be Margot, Margo, Margaux, Marge, Margie, Marjorie, Gritte, Mae. I have also heard Molly being used for Margaret.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i think greta would be fine.
besides maggie there's marg, margie, meg, peggy, peg, rita, madge, etc

[taillow.livejournal.com]

Large Marge, obvs.

[crzydimond.livejournal.com]

LOL Yeah hadn't thought of that one!

[oni85.livejournal.com]

i had an aunt greta who was margaret

I knew a girl who went by Marga too - it reeaaaaaally worked for her

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

LOVE Margaret!! It is one of my favorites! :) The nn I like best is Daisy, but I like Meg, M and Greta too. Such an awesome name.

[ugottafriend.livejournal.com]

Greta could certainly be a nickname for Margaret. Meg/Megan could too.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

I like Greta, but I also really like Meg and Molly for Margaret.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i know a little girl who goes by meggie (like maggie, but not). i think margaret is kind of an awful name, but i really love the nicknames. my cats name is maggie, so i am partial to that one. i just think its the most precious name. :)

[tokyo.livejournal.com]

I heard once that Birdie was a nickname for Margaret, and thought it would be a really cute nickname for a little girl. When she gets older, she'll have a plethora of other (more mature-sounding) nicknames to choose from. My favorites are Greta and Margot. :)

[eleanorgrace.livejournal.com]

I love a lot of Margaret nick names (see all the ones listed), especially Margie, Maggie, and Gretchen.

I also like Gert and Gertie, though I think those really are kind of a stretch for Margaret. (I also like the name Gertrude, which would naturally lend itself to those nicknames, but I don't think I'd saddle a child with it.)

[euphrosyna]

My aunt was called Gretta - we always thought it was short for Margaret, but we're not 100% sure!

[bluedano.livejournal.com]

My husband's grandma is named Margaret and goes by Peg or Peggy. My great-grandma's name was Margaret and she went by Mae.

[decembermalice.livejournal.com]

I know a Margaret that goes by Marnie.