Maisie?

[JuniorMint]

Hi,

Just wondering what people think of Maisie, but also- my cat's name is Millie... would Maisie be too similar?! (We tend to call the cat Mills...)

Thanks

I haven't got a clue who 'Maisy Mouse' is.

It is a bit cutesy for my liking, but it's a nice name.

Christ.

Cutesy must be the most overused word on this board.

Tedious.

DS was going to be a Maisie. I love love love it.

Since having him I have learned about Maisy Mouse however Maisie will always be a cat from Morningside to me!

Apologies Gideon please provide us all with a list of words you find acceptable

No.

I'm not sure how well I'd imagine it working on an adult but that's possibly because I don't know any adult ones. I don't think it's overly popular but I would group it together with the Molly, Millie trend, which makes it's feel like it's popular. That would put me off but it's perfectly useable alongside your cat!

It works for little people but then I'm not sure, you could even say it's too cutesy?

I love irrational board rage!

I really don't like it sorry, nothing in particular and I think it's sweet on a toddler I just can't see it as a grown up name. It's too sickly sweet for me.

& absolutely fine with the cat name! I wouldn't even think to connect the two.

Cloying? Saccharine?

It reminds me of the play 'the boyfriend' the character Maisie in that us pretty fab. I think if it were me I would use Margaret on the birth certificate though

Is pretty fab*

Too childish and cutesy, sorry

Maisie was my Mum's name. She was the kindest, loveliest person I will ever know. I think it's a wonderful name!

What was the inspiration for your username poppydaisy if I may be so bold as to ask?

Our guinea pigs, Gideon. And yours?

How can a six letter, two syllable word be 'cloying and saccharine'?

God knows.

Those were for Gideon who finds 'cutesy' overused.

Yeah. I got them.

What I don't get is what makes this particular name cloying and saccharine?

It's simply an M. An A. An I. An S. Another I. An E. What makes those particular letters in that particular combination cloying and saccharine?

What makes C, O and D fishy?

Well the word COD doesn't invoke any reaction in me, so that's not really working.

Is Libby cloying and saccharine?
Holly/Hollie?
Jessie?
Cassie?
Janey?
Katie?
Susie?

What is it about Maisie as opposed to other names?

I don't like Maisie at all, sorry. I find it childish, cutesy and not very elegant/feminine. I am surprised how defensive some people are getting on this thread. The op has asked for our (honest) opinions on a name and that's what people are offering.

Gideon, yes I find all the names you've listed cutesy/cloying as well. Different people have different tastes. Of course words evoke moods and feelings; if strings of letters together didn't have any connotations attached to them, we all might as well just assign our children a number or barcode.