Full Name for Maisie?

SnarkasaurusRex · February 2016

I love the name Maisie, but it feels too cutesy for an adult (it's also pretty rhyme-y with our surname). I can't come up with any full names that night work well with Maisie as a NN, other than Margaret, which I am NAF of (crappy relative with the name and I can't get over the association). Any suggestions?

Maren is on our shortlist. DH thinks it works as a NN for that but I'm not sold.

SmrBrd2012 · February 2016

Marjorie? Marissa? I think anything will be a bit of a stretch though.

SunnySurprise · February 2016

I once met a Maria who went by Maisie! Any name that starts with Ma- could work. Maxine? Matilda? Massima? Mairead? Keep in mind that if you choose to use a name that could lead to another nickname as well, people might start calling her by that instead of Maisie one day. If that doesn't matter to you, you can of course call your daughter by whichever nickname you prefer and let her pick what she'll introduce herself as once she's old enough.

Bringmemylongswordho · February 2016

Maisie is a diminutive of Mairead, so any form of Margaret could work.

Nearly any name starting with Ma- could also work, but is more of a stretch.

SnarkasaurusRex · February 2016

Agreed. Everything Ma- feels like a stretch to me, and I don't love any of the Margaret variations. Guess it's one to toss! Bah.

ellebee2 · February 2016

Melissa??

PS - I love Maren (but not with the nn Maisie). I think if you want Maisie, just go with that as the full name.

alileecam · February 2016

My niece is Maisie (not a nickname) but I agree that having it be a nn for a more "grown-up" or versatile name is a good idea.
Other names that it could work as a nn for, in addition to those mentioned above:
Marguerite
Mary (possibly Mary + name, like a double name; I know a ton of these in the south--like Mary Charles, Mary Lyle)
Marjorie
Marisol

MaryBB77 · February 2016

I'm Mary. Some people call me Maisie. I like it

ElcaB · February 2016

I honestly don't understand why people feel it necessary to give their kid a "full" name. If you like Maisie, go for it, and if your daughter dislikes it she can always go by a MN or something.

groovylocks · February 2016

Bringmemylongswordho said:

Maisie is a diminutive of Mairead, so any form of Margaret could work.

Nearly any name starting with Ma- could also work, but is more of a stretch.

kaboom. I was going to guess Margaret.

Look if Peggy can be a nn for Margaret, Maisie can sure pass!

SnarkasaurusRex · February 2016

ElcaB said:

I honestly don't understand why people feel it necessary to give their kid a "full" name. If you like Maisie, go for it, and if your daughter dislikes it she can always go by a MN or something.

...because I want her to have an option of a full, adult sounding name to put on resumes? Like I said, I don't like it as a full name because (a) it's cutesy and (b) it's overly rhyme-y with our last name. I'm well aware that I could just give her the name Maisie if I wanted to...the issue is that I don't want to.

SnarkasaurusRex · February 2016

groovylocks said:

Bringmemylongswordho said:

Maisie is a diminutive of Mairead, so any form of Margaret could work.

Nearly any name starting with Ma- could also work, but is more of a stretch.

kaboom. I was going to guess Margaret.

Look if Peggy can be a nn for Margaret, Maisie can sure pass!

I do feel like Margaret is the best choice, but my crazy aunt who's had about 5 marriages and just as many affairs at this point is named Margaret...I can't do it!

I thought about Marjorie, but we have a family member who is just Jorie, and I don't want to risk the NN Marge.

sillyfox · February 2016

DH's grandmother recently passed, and her name was Maisie. Personally, I see it as perfectly fine for an adult name, and would have been happy to name my DD Maisie. But I like PP suggestions of Margaret, Mary, and Melissa. Good luck!

kmvisioli · February 2016

I think it easily works well for Melissa or Marissa. Hope you find something you love!

CajunSnowWhite89 · February 2016

It a little old fashioned but you could also use May as a first name. That would go well with Maisie.

FluffleSprout · February 2016

I like it as a nickname for Mary or Mae.

aj1327 · February 2016

I love the name Mae!

AndiPandi127 · February 2016

So, maybe this is a little too cutesy, but what about naming her something like Mary Suzanne or similar and making Maisie a first and middle name combo nickname?

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