If we went with Maggie would...

[PolytheneGirl]

If we went with the name Maggie for a little girl would we spend the rest of our lives hearing about The Simpsons? Me an DH both like it but he already gets quite a bit of stick from my family about watching that show, even though he doesn't really anymore!

What do you all think?

I knew a few 'Maggie's as child. It really put me off the name. I think of quilted housecoats, trodden down slippers and a fag.

Showing my age!

And no I wouldn't think of the simpsons, I think of maggie smith, maggie o'farrell, maggie gyllenhal (actress)

Apart from the Thatcher link,to me it's a harsh-sounding name for a little girl.

Thatcher. I couldn't use it, sorry.

sorry I think its an unattractive name

I like it. Really nice for a little girl, and cool teen and young lady too. Go for it, OP.

I actually quite like it.....did think of Thatcher though.
If you love it go for it.
My dn was given a name that I had horrible associations with. (abusive uncle)
To begin with I couldn't even say it out loud and refered to him as baby, cutie,sweetie anything but his name.
Almost a year on and I coo his name like everyone else because the name makes me think of HIM.
If I cant get over that then I am sure that oters will get over Thatcher/ Simpson connotations.

I'm the OP of the Margot thread - we intend to use Maggie as a nn for our imminent DD. we'd briefly thought about Thatcher but figured with Margot as the full name it's removed enough - and plus, there's an association with every name these days, good or bad depending on the person. If you love it, use it!

I also did think of Thatcher first!
I like Marguerite as a name, very pretty, but like Meg as a nn better than Maggie. Also Maggie makes me think of magpie and maggot linguistically.

I have a 2 year old Maggie, short for Magdalen, nobody has ever made a Simpsons or a Thatcher joke.

Maggie is a terrific name. Every Maggie I've known has been gorgeous, too, and just plain fun. It's a name with a lot of personality. Besides Maggie Smith - who is obviously wonderful - you have a whole brigade of young actresses with the name: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maggie Grace, Maggie Lawson, Maggie Q...I could go on! I seriously doubt you would have to worry about a Simpsons reference.