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Maisie?

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Gingerbics · 05/06/2010 13:42

Expecting baby number 2 and we have suddenly fallen in love with the name Maisie (or should it be spelt Maisy?)
Think it would be such a lovely name for a little girl, was just worried it may be a bit cute for an adult.
Any thoughts or adult Maisies out there?
Thanks in advance

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Meglet · 05/06/2010 13:44

Ace name. Not sure if it's short for anything though as it might be too cute for a grown up.

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cyteen · 05/06/2010 13:45

Not a fan, too cutesy even for a little girl IMO.

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Romilly70 · 05/06/2010 13:45

lovely name, prefer -ie ending.
I know a Maisie, who is about 30 and the name really suits her

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lidofabiro · 05/06/2010 13:55

I like it

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bigbluebump · 05/06/2010 14:56

Too cutesy/cheesy for me. Maisie Mouse doesn't help either .

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SirBoobAlot · 05/06/2010 15:53

I have a lovely friend called Maisie Its beautiful.

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Pingpong · 05/06/2010 16:36

Too cutsie for my liking.

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MagalyZz · 05/06/2010 16:38

Not keen. It's a bit squeaky. But it's not terrible.

I prefer Maggie, which is cute without being cutesy...

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lidofabiro · 05/06/2010 16:54

I like it as a name in its own right, but just looked it up out of curiosity and apparently it can be short for Margaret or Marjorie.

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randomimposter · 05/06/2010 17:06

one of my cats is Maisie....

I DO like it though, but it's a BIT cute for me for an adult. Sorry.

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Missus84 · 05/06/2010 17:12

To cute for an adult - I would only use it if you could give her a proper name too. Margaret or possibly Mabel.

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Gingerbics · 05/06/2010 19:21

Thanks, really useful hearing your comments, definately a mixed bag but overall people don't seem that keen. Still tempted tho, definately food for thought!

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Threelittlemoomins · 05/06/2010 20:25

I love it, if that's any help and she could call herself May when she's older.

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Gingerbics · 06/06/2010 19:32

Aw thanks threelittlemoomins! Good thinking!

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DuelingFanjo · 06/06/2010 19:33

don't like it. Imagine being 35 and called Maisie!

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charlybear7 · 23/06/2010 16:38

I love it! My surname is Maisey and people quite frequently think its my first name. I'm thinking of keeping it if we have a girl and using it as her middle name!

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Ragwort · 23/06/2010 16:39

Lovey name - very suitable for a child and an adult - I'd love to be 35 and called Maisie !

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birdofthenorth · 23/06/2010 17:49

Love it. I know one aged 18 months and one aged 8. Both lovely girls.

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mollymax · 23/06/2010 19:18

I know of a Maisie who is probably now in her 60's. It is a lovely name and really suited her. If we had a boy i was going to use my maiden name as a middle name.

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LetThereBeRock · 23/06/2010 19:20

Maisie is lovely.

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lal123 · 23/06/2010 19:23

I love it and would have used it for DD2 - but DP didn't like it. He thought that it was cute for a little girl, nice for an old lady but not so good for hte in between bits!

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LimaCharlie · 23/06/2010 19:27

Very pretty name - short for Margaret I think

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Jenbot · 24/06/2010 20:58

I like it, I think I'm going to call my puppy Maisie, but don't let that put you off!

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Kathleen123 · 25/06/2010 15:00

Very pretty name.

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Lancelottie · 25/06/2010 15:07

There are three in my daughter's year (but none in the rest of her school, bizarrely)

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