• Margot

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈmɑː(ɹ).ɡəʊ/
    • US enPR: märʹgō, IPA: /ˈmɑɹ.É¡oÊŠ/
    • Rhymes: -ɑː(r)ɡəʊ

    Alternative forms

    Origin

    From French Margot, diminutive of Marguerite ("Margaret").

    Full definition of Margot

    Proper noun

    Margot

    (plural Margots)
    1. .
      • 1998 Anne Tyler, A Patchwork Planet, A.A.Knopf Inc., page 3:"I like names that end with an a, don't you? Or other vowels? Most often it seems to be an a. But wait: Margo's name ends with an o, for mercy's sake! Barnaby's mother. Or it used to be o. Then she met Barnaby's father and added a t."Sophia looked at me. I told her, "Mom thought Margot with a t was higher class.""First time I saw it written that way was on the wedding invitations," Gram said. "She brought them home from the printer's and I said, 'Who's this?' She said, 'That's me.' Well, I did try to accommodate. Her dad said it was stuff and nonsense, but I told Jeffrey the next time he came to call, 'Mar-gott will be down in a minute.' He laughed because he thought I was joking but I was serious. I honestly assumed people pronounced the t."----
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