Mumsnet Logo
My feed
Premium
Please
or
to access all these features

AIBU?

To not understand the appeal of the name "Maddie"?

27 replies

greendes · 21/06/2017 19:22

All I read about on here is the name Maddie!!!!!

Can someone please explain to me why a name that starts with Mad is appealing!?

OP posts:
Report

JeReviens · 21/06/2017 19:23

I would hazard a guess that most sane and rational people can differentiate between a mental condition and any other word at all that contains the three letters of that condition.

Report

Quadrangle · 21/06/2017 19:24

I feel the same but presumably other people aren't reminded of the word Mad

Report

Cuppaoftea · 21/06/2017 19:26

Has it become popular again? Madeleine was my Grandmother's name so I love it . . . although she would have been horrified if anyone dared call her Maddie Grin

Report

FishInAWetSuitAndFlippers · 21/06/2017 19:26

Different people like different things - shocker Hmm

Report

Squishedstrawberry4 · 21/06/2017 19:27

I adore Madeline but not keen on maddy

Report

Lovedlost · 21/06/2017 19:28

I had a friend called Ufuk. Weird initially, but there it is.

Report

VeryButchyRestingFace · 21/06/2017 19:31

I love ❤️ Madeleine but in my part of the world, it's too difficult to detach the name Maddie from it's pejorative use you're a maddy.

I guess if you're not used to hearing it used that way, it's fine. Smile

Report

user1497435493 · 21/06/2017 19:32

Not a fan of the name personally.................. for reasons I won't go into.

Report

GinSwigmore · 21/06/2017 19:32

I am often on the baby naming threads, there have only been two on the name Maddie I can think of recently. So it really can't be all you read about on here, surely?! Grin

Report

AgentProvocateur · 21/06/2017 19:33

Are you from Glasgow, verybutchyrestingface? Grin

Report

HarryDresdensLeatherDuster · 21/06/2017 19:33

Because it's a beautiful name Confused. It's short for Madeline/aine/eine which is gorgeous. Genuinely cannot see the issue.

If you are being that silly about names surely almost all of them are off the cards? Can't use Amanda because it has 'man' in it; Benedict because there's a 'dic' in there; Jessica because there is 'sic'.

Report

Storminateapot · 21/06/2017 19:34

It's my daughter's name, (Madeleine shortened to Maddie) what's wrong with it? In over 17 years she has never once been called 'mad' in the pejorative sense because of it, even though one of our family shortened versions is Mad or Mads.
There are a few Maddie or Maddys in her school, most are shortened from Madison these days.

Report

mygorgeousmilo · 21/06/2017 19:34

I also don't get the repeated mentions and threads about the absolute love for the name. Madeleine or Maddison, or Maddie. Honestly it will forever bring Madeline McCann to the forefront of my mind, the poor soul.

Report

Ohyesiam · 21/06/2017 19:34

I don't understand why about 50% of popular names are popular.
But I think that days more about me than anything else.

Report

Wattyyyy · 21/06/2017 19:34

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

Branleuse · 21/06/2017 19:36

i never really associate the name maddie with actual mental health problems

Report

Branleuse · 21/06/2017 19:36

i never really associate the name maddie with actual mental health problems

Report

Joinourclub · 21/06/2017 19:36

I think the sound is pleasing??
I don't like Elilie because it makes me think of Smelly. But I get that most people don't feel the same .

Report

user1497435493 · 21/06/2017 19:40

I also don't get the repeated mentions and threads about the absolute love for the name. Madeleine or Maddison, or Maddie. Honestly it will forever bring Madeline McCann to the forefront of my mind, the poor soul.

This. ^ Didn't want to be the one to say it.

Report

VeryButchyRestingFace · 21/06/2017 19:41

Are you from Glasgow, verybutchyrestingface? Grin

Am ur.

Report

GirlInterruptedOftenByKids · 21/06/2017 19:41

I'm guessing I'm the only one who read Swish of the Curtain as a child? Maddie to me will always be the pesky little sister :D

Report

JacquesHammer · 21/06/2017 19:43

Because (a) most people wouldn't associate the name "Maddy" with being "mad" and (b) who actually still refers to mental health problems/anger as "being mad"

Report

LastGirlOnTheLeft · 21/06/2017 19:43

Me too, Girl! I love the book so much my daughter has the middle name Madeleine. 😀 only because DH vetoed Lynette as too old-fashioned!!

Report

DailyMailReadersAreThick · 21/06/2017 19:44

Madeleine McCann is the first thing I think of so it would be very odd indeed for me too name my child that. Other people obviously have different connotations.

Report

getdownshep · 21/06/2017 19:45

It's my daughters name too, she loves it.
I don't think she had ever had any negative comments as far as I know.
She is 25 and it really suits her.
You could say the same thing about Jessica and Holly. Or Ben.

Report
Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.

Sign up to continue reading

Mumsnet's better when you're logged in. You can customise your experience and access way more features like messaging, watch and hide threads, voting and much more.

Continue with Facebook Continue with Google Continue with Apple
Already signed up?