Margo, Margot, or Margaux?

Or something else?

What’s your preferred spelling? Do you like it better on its own, or as a nickname for [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] or [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]?

I like [name_f]Margo[/name_f] the best!

[name_f]Margaux[/name_f] is my favourite. I like [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] and [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] but wouldn’t use [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] as a NN for [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]. And I hate [name_f]Margaret[/name_f].

My favorite is [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]. I would use it on its own.

My favorite is [name_f]Margot[/name_f]…[name_f]Margo[/name_f] is also nice but [name_f]Margot[/name_f] seems more elegant and complete. [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] is striking and chic but would get misspelled so much (at least in the US) that I’d only recommend it as a middle name.

While I actually love [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] most of all, I prefer [name_f]Margot[/name_f] etc. as full names…they stand alone well and it seems unnecessarily confusing to name her [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] and call her something else that most people will assume is her full name. As nicknames for [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] I like [name_f]Maggie[/name_f], [name_f]Meg[/name_f], [name_f]Maisie[/name_f], and [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] because they seem more obviously like nicknames.

[name_f]Margaux[/name_f] & [name_f]Margot[/name_f] are my favorite spellings. I like them both as stand alone names, But I do think [name_f]Margot[/name_f] is a great nn for [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f].

I think I would go with [name_f]Margot[/name_f].
[name_f]Margo[/name_f] seems to be missing something, and [name_f]Margot[/name_f] is actually the original form of the name, I think. Plus, previous poster was right, I would guess that there would be a lot of spelling issues with [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] (if you’re in the US).

I like both the [name_f]Margo[/name_f] and the [name_f]Margot[/name_f] spelling. I would use the name as a full name not a nickname.

I think I like it best as a nickname for [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], but if I had to pick a spelling… I like [name_f]Margot[/name_f] a lot, which may not be the general consensus.

[name_f]Margot[/name_f]. [name_f]Margo[/name_f] feels like it’s missing something and [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] is faux-[name_m]French[/name_m].

[name_f]Margot[/name_f]. On its own. Though I like [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], too.

Someone asked this a few weeks back, and a couple posters pointed out that [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] was an invented spelling by [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] Hemmingway a few years back who changed it from [name_f]Margot[/name_f]. But not an original spelling.

Not that you should necessarily care - just including because I didn’t know that!

Uh, no. [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] is just [name_m]French[/name_m].

Yes, I know [name_m]Hemingway[/name_m] changed her name from [name_f]Margot[/name_f]. It’s even on the Nameberry entry for the name. But the [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] spelling is a legitimate (and [name_m]French[/name_m]!) place-name. Observe: Margaux - Wikipedia

[name_f]Margot[/name_f] or [name_f]Margaux[/name_f].

[name_f]Margot[/name_f] (this spelling is the original and most classy and sophisticated for me) is sassy and spunky enough to use as a first name. I also like it for a nn ([name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] and [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]). [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] is after a [name_m]French[/name_m] wine so I don’t like this spelling. It may be a place name but I consider it faux-[name_m]French[/name_m]. [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] de Valois, known as [name_f]Queen[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f], was the daughter of [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] de Medici and the first wife of [name_m]Henry[/name_m] IV of [name_f]France[/name_f]. [name_f]Margot[/name_f] also has literary pedigree: [name_m]Alexandre[/name_m] [name_m]Dumas[/name_m] wrote a novel called “La [name_f]Reine[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f]” about this queen. Therefore, [name_f]Margot[/name_f] is the standard [name_m]French[/name_m] spelling. When a name is from a certain culture, I like to use that version of spelling and pronunciation.

I like [name_f]Margot[/name_f] best and on its own rather than as a nickname (though I don’t think it’s necessarily bad as a nickname, I just think it can hold its own as a given name).

[name_f]Margo[/name_f] would probably be pronounced correctly the most often since the silent “t” wouldn’t trip English speakers up. I assume it’s an anglicized version that evolved for just that reason.

I think [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] would be misspelled/mispronounced quite often. Whether its a legitimate spelling or not, to me it gives a vibe like you’re trying a little too hard to be unique or [name_m]French[/name_m], so I prefer the more standard [name_f]Margot[/name_f].

[name_f]Margo[/name_f] sounds to me like a pushy PTA woman of certain years.

[name_f]Margaux[/name_f] sounds like a faux wine.

I love [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f].

It’s also not exactly true and it ignores the widespread usage of [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] in [name_f]France[/name_f]. It is place and also a given name that was used before [name_m]Hemingway[/name_m]. It just didn’t have English exposure. It’s also currently about as popular as [name_f]Margot[/name_f] in [name_f]France[/name_f]. I say “about” because I remember it more popular at one point but I’m not sure if they’re neck-and-neck at this point or which one is slightly ahead.

I think Nameberry sometimes grips onto legends and holds onto them. “[name_f]Margaux[/name_f] is 100% fake” is one of them.

I love [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]! My eldest daughter is [name_f]Ravenna[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] and I’m still just as in love with it :slight_smile:

This is definitely true.

I prefer the spellings [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] and [name_f]Margo[/name_f]. Everytime I see the [name_f]Margot[/name_f] spelling I keep trying to pronounce the silent “T” at the end.

[name_f]Margot[/name_f] :stuck_out_tongue: it’s the original spelling of the name and, in my opinion, [name_f]Margo[/name_f] looks like an incomplete chavvy nickname while [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] looks very “I’m trying far too hard to make this average name posh and classy” in letters, like the name of an amazing chocolate [name_m]French[/name_m] gateau and you find out that it’s just £1 Swiss roll. It doesn’t do a beautiful name justice.

Wow I’m kind of bitterly ranting. Sorry.