Midge

Diminutive of Margaret
"pearl"

Midge Origin and Meaning

The name Midge is a girl's name meaning "pearl".

Sixties-style nickname which is also the name of a small biting insect, particularly prevalent in Scotland.

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Famous People Named Midge

  • Margaret "Midge" Costanza
    American political adviser and activist
  • Marjorie Katherine "Midge" Gladman
    American tennis player
  • Marjorie "Midge" Osterlund Rendell
    U.S. federal judge
  • Midge Rosenthal Decter
    American journalist and author
  • Virginia Louise "Midge" Williams
    American jazz singer
  • Midge Gillies
    British journalist and biographer
  • Margaret Rose "Midge" MacKenzie
    British film director
  • Agnes Theresa "Midge" Turk Richardson
    American nun, educator and magazine editor
  • Margaret "Midge" Purce
    American soccer player

The name Midge in Pop Culture

  • Midge Klump
    character on TV's "Riverdale"
  • Midge Daniels
    character on TV's "Mad Men"
  • Midge Pinciotti
    character on "That 70's Show"
  • Midge Hadley
    Mattel fashion doll, Barbie's best friend
  • Midge Hardcastle
    character in "The Hollow" by Agatha Christie
  • Miriam "Midge" Maisel
    character on TV's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
  • Midge
    Moe's nickname for Marge on TV's "The Simpsons'
  • Midge Rayne
    character in TV's The A List