Alternatives to Maisie

Marcie

Diminutive of Marcella, Marceline, or Marcelle, Latin

"warlike"

Sweet and cosy, but with a bit of kick, Marcie is a diminutive of Marcella, Marceline, and similar. Ultimately derived from Latin and related to Mars, the Roman god of war, Marcie has been a fast…

Marcy

Diminutive of Marcia

"Mars, god of war"

Marcy is about as hip as bobby sox and saddle shoes – which is to say, it's probably due a revival in the not-too-distant future! It was a typical Peanuts character name, which peaked in the…

Maude

English and French diminutive of Matilda, German

"battle-mighty"

Maude, also spelled Maud, is a lacy, mauve-tinted name that was wildly popular a hundred years ago, but has been rarely heard in the past fifty. Some stylish parents are starting to choose it again,…

Tillie

English, diminutive of Matilda

"battle mighty"

A surprise recent hit revival with cutting-edge British, Tribeca and Malibu parents; Tillie, also spelled Tilly, is cute, frilly, and sassy all at once. Tilly features in the England and Wales Top…

Madge

Diminutive of Margery or Margaret

"pearl"

A super diminutive nickname name, and sometime Madonna nickname – it was how the British tabloids referred to her when she moved to London in the 1990s, which she found annoying until then husband…

Midge

Diminutive of Margaret

"pearl"

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

Mazzy

Mazzy is a feminine name that emerged in contemporary usage, possibly inspired by the 1990s alternative rock band Mazzy Star. The name may also derive as a diminutive form of traditional names like…

Minnie

Diminutive of Wilhelmina, German

"resolute protection"

Minnie was wildly popular at the turn of the last century — it was the fifth or sixth most popular name throughout the 1880s — but is completely obscure in the US today. Blame Mickey's girlfriend.…