Maisie dilemma

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I'm pretty certain that we will call our next daughter Maisie. I've had mixed reactions (both online and IRL) due to it being 'cutesy/childish/nicknamey/mouse/dog' but the truth is we cannot agree on any other name.

DP's firm favourite is Madeline/Maddie, which I'm not really that keen on. My favourite is Jessie/Jess which DP likes but is not keen that on. After trawling through 3 A-Z books this really is the only name that we both immediately said 'Ooh I like that!'

One of the reasons I like it is because our surname is very masculine and not at all graceful. I feel Maisie helps to pretty it up a bit.

Plus I've always seen Maisie as an old traditional Scottish name (although I realise it has become very popular recently so people assume it's modern) so for me has never sounded Twee, but maybe a bit 'old lady' which I kind of like.

I guess my dilemma is that lots of people don't seem to like it. So I'm wondering if maybe I'm making a huge mistake?!

Jessie would be safer and I really love it (it has sentimental value for me), but I don't want to force a name on DP that he's a bit unfussed about.

Maybe if we went for Jessica Madeline?? Is that a bit of a mouthful?!

(I think I'm going a bit mental!)

JRT is Jack Russell Terrier. I have one of those too, but we call him our Jack Russell Terror

I think Jessica Madeline is absolutely fine. Maisie Madeline is better though!

Sorry, I'm in the camp that hates the name Maisie...

But let's be honest - Maisie has become one of those names that will probably be seen at least twice in every year in school. The people she grows up with will see it as a perfectly normal name.

Alternatively, it's an old nn for Mary/Margaret, so you could use something like that to stave the haters off and give her the choice of something less cutesie when she's older.

If you do decide against it - I love Madeline, and Jessica is nice. Jessica Madeline works very well.

In conclusion: I much prefer Madeline/Jessica, but if you do go for Maisie, I don't think it'll cause her any problems, except with judgemental parents/teachers. By the time she's old enough for a job interview it'll be pretty mainstream.

Maisie is nice but I prefer Jessica Madeleine although some times it's better to have a shorter middle name if the first name is quite long. If you do choose Maisie I like Maisie Joy or Maisie Kate, Jessica Maisie is also super cute

I'm currently expecting quads at the moment but I'm yet to find out the genders so I am short listing from these names, I'm aware that some of them are quite unusual but I don't want them to be one of 4 kids in the same class with the same name. I'm open to all honest opinions before I choose the final 4:

Girls
Anarchy "Ana" "Annie" Jessica Ellen
Avia
Cara
Emilia Valentina
January "Jani" Nicolette
Josslyn
Joy-Anna
Kendall Kate
Madison "Maddie"
Nova
Rebel
Sophia

Tyler/Tylar
Vienna
Xanthe

Boys
Chai
Daxton
Felix
Gage
Jonah
Jedediah
Jeremiah
Kennedy
Palmer
Phoenix
Wyatt Jett Everett
Xavier
Zac

all the names need to flow with our surname Carter-Hunt

I'm another in the disliking Maisie camp. It's just too cutesy for me.

On the other hand, I love Jessica Madeline, or even Madeline Jessica.

If you like Jess & Jessie but not Jessica, what about Jessamine as an alternative?

I think Maisie is fine. I would never ever worry about the Madeline McCann issue if going for Madeline. It is a nice name and should be used.

Ok so fairly equal positive and negative reactions. Which is better than I had before to be fair!!

She will more than likely be a Maisie unless we look at her and she doesn't look like one. I'm sure she will make the name her own as she grows up... :)

Now just to find a middle name....

I like the name Maisie but I know a lot of people really dislike it. Have you thought about daisy? Similar in that it's pretty and same sound but I think generally is better received!

My grandmother's name was Maisie. I think of it as one of those 'old lady' names that has become very fashionable in recent years. It's just as popular as names like Lily, Ruby, Edie and Ethel and they seem to be very well liked on here.

Vintage, I don't think most people realise that it's an old traditional name. People assume it's short for Margaret, it's not, it's a derivative of Margaret. And because of it's sound (probably the ie ending) people assume it's a modern version of a made-up name.

I love the fact that it's an old Scottish name, it will fit perfectly with DP's very harsh/blunt traditional Scottish surname and lighten it up a bit.

I've been reading through other posts where other names I like are being given a total bashing so I'm not too worried about the reaction here on Maisie anymore. Each to their own. It would be boring if we all liked the same names. We'd all be called Olivia and Amelia!! I think we'll probably go for Maisie unless she really looks like a Madeline or Jessie :)

I always assumed my grandmother's full name was Margaret - shortened to Maisie. But apparently it was Mary Ann.
But I agree, it was traditionally a nickname for Margaret.