See the results of this poll: Does "Maisie" work as a nickname for Madeleine?
Respondents: 63 (This poll is closed)
- Yes : 38 (60%)
- No: 25 (40%)
I’m more and more convinced that a nn is a nn. Anything goes really. If you call her [name]Maisie[/name] from the beginning, no one will bat an eyelash.
[name]Madeleine[/name] is the only spelling of [name]Madeleine[/name] I really like although [name]Madeline[/name] is ok too. I say Mad-eh-line
I love the name, but there are so many spelling variations now that it’s really turned me off to ever using it.
I think it works, but if you wanted it to make more sense you could always use a middle starting with s, so it would be like a smoosh nn. Like [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Susan[/name] nn [name]Maisie[/name] or something. But it could work either way.
I pronounce [name]Madeleine[/name] with the line at the end.
I would be pleased to meet a [name]Madeleine[/name] with the unique nn [name]Maisie[/name]. there are enough maddies.
I love love love [name]Madeleine[/name], but not [name]Madeline[/name] bc it could end with lyn to some ppl. [name]Maisie[/name] I find adorable but like you I see it as more of a nn so I prob wouldn’t use it as a full name.
I like both [name]Maisie[/name] and [name]Madeleine[/name]. With the way you are spelling [name]Madeleine[/name] I pronounce it Mad-eh-len. I am planning on using [name]Maisie[/name] as a nickname for [name]Mae[/name], but I like [name]Maisie[/name] on its own too!
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Does [name]Madeleine[/name] “[name]Maisie[/name]” work?
Yes, especially [name]Madeleine[/name] paired with a middle name starting on S - [name]Madeleine[/name] Saiorse, [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Sarah[/name], [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name]. -
[name]How[/name] do you pronounce [name]Madeleine[/name] (with the ending of -lynn, -line, -len, or something else)?
Ending with -len. -
What would you think if you met a [name]Madeleine[/name] “[name]Maisie[/name]”? Cute!
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Lastly, what do you think of the names [name]Madeleine[/name] (or [name]Madeline[/name]) and [name]Maisie[/name] (or [name]Maisy[/name]) in general?
I like [name]Maisie[/name] more than [name]Madeleine[/name], but that’s just a personal preference. A good name!
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Does [name]Madeleine[/name] “[name]Maisie[/name]” work?
— Yes. [name]May[/name] / [name]Maisie[/name] would work for almost any M- name. However, “[name]Maidie[/name]” would be a more logical choice with this full name. -
[name]How[/name] do you pronounce [name]Madeleine[/name] (with the ending of -lynn, -line, -len, or something else)?
— “mahd-[name]LEN[/name]”; If you are going with the French spelling, I don’t see the point of using the English -lynn or -line pronunciations. -
What would you think if you met a [name]Madeleine[/name] “[name]Maisie[/name]”?
— Very pretty name that will age well and work in almost all sceneries. A smart way of avoiding the popular “[name]Maddy[/name]”. -
Lastly, what do you think of the names [name]Madeleine[/name] (or [name]Madeline[/name]) and [name]Maisie[/name] (or [name]Maisy[/name]) in general?
— [name]Madeleine[/name] / [name]Madeline[/name] is a classic strong name you can’t really go wrong with. [name]Maisie[/name] is an adorable nickname but not substantial enough to be a full, formal name.
I think [name]Maisie[/name] works just fine as a nickname for [name]Madeleine[/name]. I pronounce it mad-uh-len. I love the name [name]Madeleine[/name] (my daughter is [name]Madelyn[/name], named after her great-grandmother), despite the different spellings and pronounciations. And I adore [name]Maisie[/name]! Wanted to call my [name]Madelyn[/name] by [name]May[/name] or [name]Maisie[/name], but she decided to go by [name]Maddie[/name]. 
I have a daughter called [name]May[/name] and her nn is [name]Maisie[/name].
I agree with the other posters- a nickname used from the start works.
Not to me. Too totally different names. [name]Maisie[/name] is fine on its own.
As much as I want it to work for you… I agree with the following:
[name]Madeleine[/name] nn [name]Maisie[/name] is cute! I think it totally works. If it can work for [name]Margaret[/name] or [name]Mary[/name], why not [name]Madeleine[/name]? I say it with the “len” ending–almost like MAD-len, but then again, I took French for two years and I’m edging on being a Francophone. If I met a little [name]Madeleine[/name] “[name]Maisie[/name]”, I would think how creative and fun and yet classy and cool her parents must be for giving her such a cool name! As for the names separately, I adore [name]Madeleine[/name]. I love that it’s French, I love that it’s familiar although it seems to be quite overlooked for the more common [name]Madeline[/name] and [name]Madelyn[/name] spellings, it’s feminine, charming, chic. I hate that it gets shortened automatically to [name]Maddie[/name] (which I used to think was adorable–now I’m just sick of hearing [name]Maddie[/name]!). It’s hung around on my favorites for a really long time, but somehow it always misses out on being on my actual short list. If I ever used it, I would opt for [name]Madeleine[/name] nn [name]Leni[/name]. I think [name]Della[/name]/[name]Dell[/name] and maybe even [name]Lainey[/name] could be cute nns, as well. I’m definitely a proponent of getting away from the predictable [name]Maddie[/name]. [name]Maisie[/name]… it’s cute. It’s very cute, but definitely too cute on its own. I have to say I probably like [name]Macy[/name] and [name]Daisy[/name] more, personally, but I think [name]Maisie[/name] would be refreshing to come across and it is a cute name.
[name]May[/name] NN [name]Maisie[/name] is also cute. [name]Do[/name] you ever get any comments on that or do people just accept the nickname and that’s that?
Yes, I think it’s fine! I’ve always pronounced [name]Madeleine[/name] like MAD-uh-line, but looking at these other posts I realize that I might be wrong? Hmm.
I like the name [name]Madeleine[/name]/[name]Madeline[/name] very much, especially for the literary connection. However, there are a few things that concern me about the name. For one, its popularity ([name]Madeline[/name] is #96, [name]Madelyn[/name] is #67, you get the gist). Names that start with Mad- are very popular. Does that bother you too? Anyway. Also, the pronunciation issues would annoy me.
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Does [name]Madeleine[/name] “[name]Maisie[/name]” work?
Works for me. If [name]Maisie[/name] can be short for [name]Margaret[/name], I don’t see why it can’t be short for [name]Madeleine[/name]. -
[name]How[/name] do you pronounce [name]Madeleine[/name] (with the ending of -lynn, -line, -len, or something else)?
I pronounce it with mad-uh-[name]LEN[/name]. That is the French pronunciation. -
What would you think if you met a [name]Madeleine[/name] “[name]Maisie[/name]”?
I like it. I’d probably be glad not to meet yet another [name]Maddie[/name]! -
Lastly, what do you think of the names [name]Madeleine[/name] (or [name]Madeline[/name]) and [name]Maisie[/name] (or [name]Maisy[/name]) in general?
I love [name]Madeleine[/name]. [name]Madeline[/name] is also pretty (that I pronounce with the -[name]LINE[/name] ending) and don’t really like [name]Madelyn[/name]. I’d be happy to meet a little [name]Madeleine[/name]. [name]Maisie[/name] is a bit too cutsy for me to choose, but it’s a fine nickname and one I’ve never heard outside of Nameberry.
I’ve never had any comments…occasionally I’m asked whether she is actually [name]May[/name] or [name]Maisie[/name]. I think [name]May[/name] to [name]Maisie[/name] in terms of sound is quite logical. (our [name]Ava[/name] gets [name]Avie[/name] a lot) I also know a [name]Maya[/name] who is nicknamed [name]Maisie[/name] and two regular Maisies. For me [name]Maisie[/name] on its own was just too nicknamey.
We call her [name]Maisie[/name] at least half the time but generally other people call her [name]May[/name].
Btw I also know a [name]Madeleine[/name] who is called [name]Della[/name]!
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Does [name]Madeleine[/name] “[name]Maisie[/name]” work?
I instinctively say no. Though in a few years, I won’t be surprised if [name]Maisie[/name] is a common nickname for [name]Madeleine[/name] seeing as [name]Daisy[/name] is/was a common nickname for [name]Margaret[/name]. -
[name]How[/name] do you pronounce [name]Madeleine[/name] (with the ending of -lynn, -line, -len, or something else)?
Mad-uh-line. -
What would you think if you met a [name]Madeleine[/name] “[name]Maisie[/name]”?
I would think that it’s a bit of a stretch, but at least she’s not another [name]Maddie[/name]. I would prefer to meet a [name]Maisie[/name] “[name]May[/name]” or [name]Maisie[/name] no nickname than another [name]Madeleine[/name]. -
Lastly, what do you think of the names [name]Madeleine[/name] (or [name]Madeline[/name]) and [name]Maisie[/name] (or [name]Maisy[/name]) in general?
I’m not a fan of [name]Madeleine[/name]/[name]Madeline[/name]. It’s one of those names that I dislike for no apparent reason. [name]Both[/name] [name]Maisie[/name] and [name]Maisy[/name] are adorable.
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Does [name]Madeleine[/name] “[name]Maisie[/name]” work?
Yes, it’s less intuitive that [name]Maddie[/name] though and she may still get called [name]Maddie[/name] by peers. -
[name]How[/name] do you pronounce [name]Madeleine[/name] (with the ending of -lynn, -line, -len, or something else)?
I would say Mad-eh-lyn but I suspect many out in the world would say Mad-eh-line like the French girl. -
What would you think if you met a [name]Madeleine[/name] “[name]Maisie[/name]”?
I’d think “cute nick name”. If the child went mainly by [name]Maisie[/name] I might also think “Why didn’t they just call her [name]Maisie[/name]?” -
Lastly, what do you think of the names [name]Madeleine[/name] (or [name]Madeline[/name]) and [name]Maisie[/name] (or [name]Maisy[/name]) in general?
I like the sounds of both ‘lynn’ and ‘line’ endings- the whole ‘how will it be pronounced/how would I spell it’ thing is the very reason I took it off my own list. [name]Maisie[/name]- I know one a little one who’s smart, polite and cute as a button so it registers highly.
[name]Maisie[/name] could work as a nickname for [name]Madeleine[/name], but I think you would be better off using [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Daisy[/name] of [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Sadie[/name] or something so it seems like a bit of a smoosh and more intuitive.