Maisie

Pronunciation: MAY-zee (key)

Origin of the name Maisie:

Scottish pet form of Margaret (a pearl), from the Greek Margarītēs, which is derived from maragon (a pearl)..

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I love the name, it's adorable and more creative than something like "sara" or "kate" where three people look up when the teacher calls it.

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Mai, May, Maiz

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Maisie Dobbs, title character of Jacqueline Winspear's mystery book series
Maisie Mouse, children's stories.
"Daisy-Head Maisie," a popular Dr. Seuss book
"What Maisie Knew," novel by Henry James (1897)

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