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

Alba or Maisie?

66 replies

AmusedLemur · 03/04/2025 13:15

Hi, I’m due early May and I still haven’t landed on a name.
These two are my current girl shortlist.

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
DurhamDurham · 03/04/2025 15:57

Not keen on Maisie, love the name Alba. Probably influenced by the fact that I know an Alba and she's fabulous Smile

Darkclothes · 03/04/2025 15:56

I like both for different reasons.

Alba- 4 letters and you'd assume easy to spell and pronounce.

Maisie- Might be spelt wrong. Maizy, Mazee etc and would be a lifelong of having to spell it out.

Having said that, I have a simple, 4 letter name, and still spell it out most of the time!

zozozoe123 · 03/04/2025 15:54

Both lovely, I prefer Maisie

stopringingme · 03/04/2025 15:54

Maisie

unlikelywitch · 03/04/2025 15:54

Alba. Maisie is a bit twee and dated.

loropianalover · 03/04/2025 15:52

totk · 03/04/2025 15:48

Doesn't Alba mean Scotland? Bit like calling a kid Cymru?

It’s the Scots Gaelic name for Scotland, but I wouldn’t consider it any different than being named India, Paris, etc.

It also means dawn/sunrise in Spanish.

Buttonknot · 03/04/2025 15:51

How about Anya? Similar to Alba but nicer IMO.

totk · 03/04/2025 15:48

Doesn't Alba mean Scotland? Bit like calling a kid Cymru?

LittleGreenDuck · 03/04/2025 15:47

Alba

KayEmAy · 03/04/2025 15:45

Team Maisie

Bramble25 · 03/04/2025 15:30

Alba

Moreteaandchocolate · 03/04/2025 15:26

Maisie

SummerDaysOnTheWay · 03/04/2025 13:44

Mwydryn · 03/04/2025 13:42

Alba if you're Scottish or have Scottish connections.

Or Spanish or Italian

SummerDaysOnTheWay · 03/04/2025 13:43

Love them both. I think Alba is a bit more unusual 💛

Mwydryn · 03/04/2025 13:42

Alba if you're Scottish or have Scottish connections.

Emanwenym · 03/04/2025 13:42

Of the 2, Maisie.

Swipe left for the next trending thread