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It gives a pretentious impression where I live. South Africans often use French versions of ordinary names, like Jean-Pierre (which shortens to JP, most of the time), but Marguerite seldom gets an airing. Nobody here would pronounce it like Margaret, but I can't answer for the USA. I far prefer Margaret to any of its variants, but I'd only use it as a mn: the diminutives don't please me at all.