Maggie

[Vintagejazz]

Someone I know has just called their baby this, and I think it's so cute, but a few people looked a bit when they heard the name. Just wondering if it's generally popular on MN?

[peppinagiro]

I know one, but it's short for Magdalena. I think it's cute.

[Harrin]

I used to like it a lot until a relative named their baby Maggie and now I can't bring myself to refer to her by name. I don't even really understand why!

[NewtRipley]

I'd do it. I'd name the baby Margaret, and use Maggie as a NN. I also like Peggy

I don't know why I don't associate it with Margaret Thatcher, but I don't

[mathanxiety]

CheerfulYank -- what a gorgeous little DD

I love Margaret and would use the full name on the BC.

I would be more likely to associate Maggie with the much-beloved Maggie Smith than Thatcher at this point.

Like Penguins I don't understand how the name has been so blighted by association with Thatcher while other names from the Thatcher period have emerged unscathed. My own family has so many Margarets they are all known by different nns, including the Irish version (Mairead). I knew a lot in school in Ireland, and all of my DCs had at least one Margaret or Maggie (always short for Margaret) in their classes in the US.

[mathanxiety]

The other version of Margaret I love is Greta. I think Maggie has an equally Scandinavian or German sound.

[Best1sWest]

I love it ( and I was not a fan of Thatcher at all). it wouldn't stop me using it at all. Rather, it reminds me of my childhood when I had several Aunty Maggies and they were all lovely.