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Maggie

DH and I are NO where near conceiving another LO any time soon but we have always loved the name Maggie. And we argue back and forth on whether or not it is a stand alone name.  Do you think Maggie is a just nickname or does it stand alone? We don't like Margaret at all. Curious what you ladies think.
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Re: Maggie

  • NannaNanna member
    I personally think it is too informal on its own and wouldn't use it.  
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  • I know the most lovely young lady named Maggie. I love it. I would make it a nn for Margaret. Maggie is too nicknamey and doesn't grow well IMO.

    ETA: Maggie can be a nn for Magnolia and Margo/Margot as well. Also there's Margery and Magdalene/Magdalena. 

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  • I love it as a nn for Magdalena but I think it's a little young sounding for a stand alone name.
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    I know the most lovely young lady named Maggie. I love it. I would make it a nn for Margaret. Maggie is too nicknamey and doesn't grow well IMO.

    ETA: Maggie can be a nn for Magnolia and Margo/Margot as well. Also there's Margery and Magdalene/Magdalena. 

    Ditto this 

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  • Maggie makes me think of a dogs name. Not professional but then again what do you consider a professional name?
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  • I think it's a nickname. 

    Found this online: Full names for Maggie

    Maega
    Maegan
    Magenta
    Magnolia
    Maegra
    Magdalena
    Margaret
    Margerie
    Margot
    Margarita
    Magda
    Magna
    Magali
    Miaega
    Magdalene
    Margeen
    Magena


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    I think it's a nickname. 

    Found this online: Full names for Maggie

    Maega
    Maegan
    Magenta
    Magnolia
    Maegra
    Magdalena
    Margaret
    Margerie
    Margot
    Margarita
    Magda
    Magna
    Magali
    Miaega
    Magdalene
    Margeen
    Magena

    I agree w/ pp ? I think this is a name that needs a formal name. And there are so many choices! I even know a Maude who goes by Maggie.

  • I may be the only one but I think it's fine as a stand alone name. But then I'm not really concerned about my doctor, lawyer, dentist having a professional name if they do a good job. I do medical billing and have seen docs with all sorts of names including Clover. I've considered the name Maggie if we ever have another girl. Go for it!
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  • I like it.  Jon Stewart's dd is Maggie - not a nn for anything else. 
  • LMS05LMS05 member
    I like it. I was friends with a woman named Maggie in college (not short for anything). 
  • I automatically assume it's a nickname. To add a "full" name to the list, consider Marguerite.
  • I like it! I'm good friends with a Maggie, and that is her full name. She's a professional and has never had any problems.








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  • I really disike it as a name, I'm sorry!  I even have a niece with this name and I still can't stand it.  All I can think of when I hear it is a black lab.

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  • I thinks its nice and its fine as a stand alone name
  • It is a real name that thousands of people have carried on their birth certificate for decades. And it's cute and all, but I personally think it's way too cutesy for an adult.

    I don't want a cutesy name like that to be my daughter's only name possibility for the rest of her life. So I would put Margaret on the birth certificate. Then she would have the option of Maggie, but she would also have the option of Margo, Meg, Peggy, Mae, Maisy, Daisy, Greta, etc. There's nothing wrong with having more options later in life.

    So to me, this is not a question of whether it can stan alone or not. It's a question of, "Is it too cutesy for an adult?" And my personal answer to that is "yes".

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