Maggie - thoughts please

[Eleta]

Like, dislike, neutral? Any thoughts welcome

Maggie is one of a range of nice diminuitives of Margaret. I would not use it as a name in it's own right (I really dislike shortenings used as given names)

Nah.

I'm not usually a fan of dimuntives as names in their own right, and I'm another child of the 80s who is most definitely NOT a fan of Thatcher.

However, I know a lovely 2 y.o. Maggie. The name suits her really well, and is really quite cool in fact. I'm surprised how much I like it cos of the above!!

Also, I know a grown up Margaret who calls herself Mags - I like that as well

na don't like it at all
what about megan !! meg !, meg's ,meggie ! maggies is to old !!
but each to there own !!

Servalan, just had to say cool MN name!

Why thank you nooka

I like it alot. I have a Maddy (Madeleine)who I sometimes call Maggie when the mood takes me. (Shall be sorry for this when she starts confusing her d's for g's!). I'm not keen don't like Margaret as know too many grumpy old ladies by this name, so I would use Maggie as a name in it's own right. Or if you want something longer to shorten it from then Magdalen / Magdalain(a). As for Maggie Simpson, she's a very cute star shaped intelligant baby as far as cartoon characters go so I wouldn't worry 'bout that.

thatcher

Quite sweet. Not keen on Margaret, though.

I really like it.

I'm not keen on Margaret, sounds a tad frumpy, but Margo and Margarita are gorgeous names. Despite my huge penchant for very common names I'd consider Margo/Margarita for a middle name for a girl.

maggie - like it

maggie tulliver from The Mill on The Floss is a bit of a heroine of mine

i know a maggie and it's a really lovely kid's name. not sure about when she's older though. and you might get people automatically assuming it's short for margaret.

love it

i love maggie but not margret

I love Maggie

aww, it didn't come out...

i like it

try again

I love it.

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Hate it I'm afraid.

love!
dd wanted ds2 to be maggie if he was she!

but weve come up with lots of 'oh well good job he was a boy then' comments
i love it!

DD1 is Maggie (Margaret) - so obviously I love it!

Love it. It's our girls name if I ever turn one out (2 ds's currently!)

Margaret is a middle name for me (after my Granny who was known as Peggy) and having hated it as a child, I have to admit it's really grown on me over the years. I actually like all the derivitives of Margaret though anyway and I think Maggie is sweet.