Active discussions

Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Maggie

67 replies

chuckieegg2008 · 16/02/2016 18:13

Like it or hate it?

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
LadyWithLapdog · 16/02/2016 23:41

You can't reclaim it any more than Adolf IMO.

MitzyLeFrouf · 17/02/2016 10:22

Love it. And love it as a full name, wouldn't put Margaret on the birth cert.

VocationalGoat · 17/02/2016 10:30

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

magpie17 · 17/02/2016 10:32

I love it! Agree that now it's time to forget about Thatcher and reclaim Margaret as a classic and versatile name.

MitzyLeFrouf · 17/02/2016 10:33

Maggie is such a gorgeous name.

YouSaffBridge · 17/02/2016 10:33

Love it. Pretty much 95% certain it will be any future DD's name. But it would be Margaret, as we like longer names and day-to-day short versions.

VocationalGoat · 17/02/2016 23:10

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

TheCraicDealer · 17/02/2016 23:44

I love it. Could defo see a wee Maggie running about the place. Would go for a argot as a FN though, which is ace in its own right too.

SaveSomeSpendSome · 17/02/2016 23:49

I love it.

I m not brave enough to use it though

TwoLittleBlooms · 17/02/2016 23:50

I like it and like previous posters think Margot as the full name (Maggie as nn) is cool!

NadiaWadia · 17/02/2016 23:54

Ironically, Margaret Thatcher was never known as Maggie by people she had actually met, family and friends etc., apparently.

I'm not fond of it anyway, it has a harsh sound somehow. Margaret is a little better (and classic, of course).

timemaychangeme · 18/02/2016 00:15

Love it

rallytog1 · 20/02/2016 07:59

Love it. But we couldn't get over the Thatcher links and for that reason we couldn't bring ourselves to use it :(

Think it's definitely time for some rehabilitation of this name though.

Monica101 · 20/02/2016 08:05

Agh no it's too soon to revive it.

Thatcher has ruined it for a few more generations yet.

thebiscuitindustry · 20/02/2016 08:11

I dislike Margot and much prefer Margaret. For a nickname I'd probably go for Meg or Greta.

FirstTimeInForever · 20/02/2016 09:34

Thatcher, Thatcher, milk snatcher.

Sorry OP, I don't think it'll ever lose these connotations as long as there are people who remember her.

GraciesMansion · 20/02/2016 09:53

It would get more than a few raised eyebrows here in County Durham due to the Thatcher connection but I do like it.

Secretlove · 20/02/2016 13:25

I really dislike it and would hate to be called Maggie myself. It seems old fashioned even for the one middle aged Maggie I know.

TaraBoxBrain · 20/02/2016 21:07

I think it's the opposite of harsh, kind of soft and lovely, a bit like Molly. I like it.

GloryGrant · 20/02/2016 21:08

I love it, I also love Meggie which was my grandmother's name.

squoosh · 20/02/2016 21:14

Love this name. Strong yet playful.

JudgeJudySheindlin · 20/02/2016 23:33

I like the name Maggie
Hate the name Margaret

dotdotdotmustdash · 20/02/2016 23:36

Rough and nasty. It's a no from me (but that might be a generational thing since I remember Thatcher too clearly).

Mclaren37 · 22/02/2016 05:10

Love it. Sounds feisty and fun and intelligent. Maggie Gyllenhal? I think the Maggie Thatcher thing is long gone. But then we have a Margot so I may be biased.

Mclaren37 · 22/02/2016 05:13

Btw I also think calling a little girl Margaret (nn Maggie) now would be very cool and way ahead of the game in terms of names that are soon to come back around. Margaret is fantastic for a girl in her 20s! Or it will be in a few years time - that's my prediction.