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Help[Opinions] Re: Eleanor, Elizabeth and Margaret
in reply to a message by Georgia-Claire
I dislike Margaret because I know several women named Margaret who aren't very nice. I like the meaning, though.
How people get Daisy out of Margaret is beyond me. None of the sounds that appear in Daisy appear in Margaret. They also don't mean the same. Using Daisy as a nickname for Margaret is like naming someone Katherine and calling her Izzy. It just doesn't make sense at all and I don't like it when nicknames aren't derived directly from the name. I do like Daisy on its own.
Eleanor is lovely though I prefer Elinor. I prefer Nora on its own but it's fine as a nickname for Eleanor.
How Elizabeth is still in the top 100 is beyond me. It is a classic, yes, but has been popular for so long. Even Rachel and Rebecca are getting less and less popular yet Elizabeth is still being used. I don't really see its appeal. I wouldn't use a nickname for it at all.
How people get Daisy out of Margaret is beyond me. None of the sounds that appear in Daisy appear in Margaret. They also don't mean the same. Using Daisy as a nickname for Margaret is like naming someone Katherine and calling her Izzy. It just doesn't make sense at all and I don't like it when nicknames aren't derived directly from the name. I do like Daisy on its own.
Eleanor is lovely though I prefer Elinor. I prefer Nora on its own but it's fine as a nickname for Eleanor.
How Elizabeth is still in the top 100 is beyond me. It is a classic, yes, but has been popular for so long. Even Rachel and Rebecca are getting less and less popular yet Elizabeth is still being used. I don't really see its appeal. I wouldn't use a nickname for it at all.
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Daisy
Marguerite means daisy and both Marguerite and Margaret have the same roots, therefore people use Daisy or Pearl as a nickname for both - they are both directly derived from these names.
Marguerite means daisy and both Marguerite and Margaret have the same roots, therefore people use Daisy or Pearl as a nickname for both - they are both directly derived from these names.
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Margaret actually doesn't mean daisy. Marguerite is the French word for daisy, but Margaret isn't. Just because they are related doesn't mean they share a meaning. I mean the French word for daisy is marguerite, not Margaret, and they aren't even pronounced the same.
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That isn't what I said
If you'd read my post properly you'd realise this. Margaret and Marguerite both have separate meanings but come from the same roots - roots that mean pearl and daisy and therefore people use the nicknames Pearl and Daisy.
If you'd read my post properly you'd realise this. Margaret and Marguerite both have separate meanings but come from the same roots - roots that mean pearl and daisy and therefore people use the nicknames Pearl and Daisy.
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