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Maisy or Maizy?

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allofthechocolateraisins · 08/06/2019 12:58

Hello!

Whats your Vote for Maisy or Maizy?

Also, would you spell with a 'y' or 'ie'?

DH likes Maisy, I like Maizie. Are either very popular? Smile

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sunnyshines · 08/06/2019 21:54

Maisy or Macy

MollyHuaCha · 08/06/2019 20:43

S not Z.

Cbeebiesrehab · 08/06/2019 20:29

I know a Maizie and her mother is always complaining of people spelling it wrong. She actually had to go into school to complain because the teacher kept spelling it wrong and it was confusing her daughter. I would stick with the Maisie spelling myself.

Pinkvoid · 08/06/2019 18:34

Maisy.

My DC had a Maizi in their old school and that certainly did raise my eyebrows... Horrible.

Penny4Thoughts · 08/06/2019 15:24

Masie definitely pronounced with a z sound

OhhMyLittleGirls · 08/06/2019 14:53

Definitely Maisy, although Maisie is good too. If you go Maizy or Maizie she will spend her whole life correcting people!

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 08/06/2019 14:36

Maisie

Redhanger · 08/06/2019 14:31

Maisie just doesn’t look right at all to me. I’m really surprised it’s the ‘normal’ spelling.

I say it may-zay (the zay is a short sound) because I’m Scottish but I know English people say it more like may-zeeeeee

FlorenceKettle · 08/06/2019 14:07

@2cupsofcoffee Christ that's one hell of a reach Confused I'd put money on that actually never happening

Op - I'd go with Maisie

SavoyCabbage · 08/06/2019 13:54

I know a Maizy. The kids at school called her 'corn on the cob'

Haworthia · 08/06/2019 13:52

My Nan was Maisie (born 1926) so I always think that’s the proper spelling. Definitely no Z.

2cupsofcoffee · 08/06/2019 13:51

Maizy - maize - corn. Risk of being nicknamed "Corny" as she gets older?

Hopefullysmart · 08/06/2019 13:38

Maisie

avocadochocolate · 08/06/2019 13:36

Maisie or Maisy

sleepismysuperpower1 · 08/06/2019 13:33

i think Maisie, otherwise people won't have a clue how to spell it

homemadegin · 08/06/2019 13:31

@BuffaloCauliflower I'm Maisie as was my granny. I'm also Scottish. I may now have forgotten how to say my own name I've said it out loud so often and just said to dh how do you say Maisie, but I think locally here most people say may zay Grin

MikeUniformMike · 08/06/2019 13:27

How about Maezi?

Usuallyinthemiddle · 08/06/2019 13:24

Maisie quite popular here. Other two look like mis- spellings.

There are a couple or three Maisie's in our primary.

VenusOfWillendorf · 08/06/2019 13:23

Maisie, no Z or Y.

I would pronounce it as Maze-E.
May-see is the pronunciation for Macy, I think, though quite possibly these are the same name!
We have a Maisie in the family and call her Maze-E. Lovely name 😀

BuffaloCauliflower · 08/06/2019 13:22

It’s Maisie pronounced May-zee. That’s the only correct spelling and pronunciation

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allofthechocolateraisins · 08/06/2019 13:21

@Constance1234 No, not trying to be 'different' - Maizie was my Grandmas name hence why it is my initial choice, Maybe it's a United States and United Kingdom thing too! But now we live in the UK would never want to set her up for a life of correction spelling.

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Redhanger · 08/06/2019 13:19

I don’t like the isi in Maisie so we went with y :)

Everyone spells it Maisie though so probably go with that.

homemadegin · 08/06/2019 13:19

May zay

May zee

Depending on accent. As others have said never may say which is macey

NameChangedNoImagination · 08/06/2019 13:18

Pronunciation is still may-zee. I'd prefer Maisy

NannyR · 08/06/2019 13:18

I pronounce Maisie with a soft z sound, I would go for macie/macey if you want the may-see pronunciation.

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