Maggie
Meaning of Maggie
Maggie bursts onto the birth certificate like a sun-kissed pearl—fitting, since the name began as a pet form of Margaret, the Greek “margarites,” meaning just that. Over the centuries she slipped the formal gloves, trading courtly Margaret’s ballroom for a front-porch swing, where her breezy two syllables laugh with the wind. Anglo-American pop culture keeps polishing her shine: Dame Maggie Smith lends wit and backbone, baby Maggie Simpson proves even pacifier-muffled voices can steal a scene, and indie singer Maggie Rogers tucks modern rhythm into the mix. Stat sheets show her dancing steadily in the U.S. Top 300 for decades, bobbing like a buoy—never swamped, always ready for the next wave of parents seeking friendly sparkle. Classic yet sparky, Maggie feels as familiar as a childhood nickname and as fresh as a daisy (another nod to “Marguerite”), promising a little one who can scamper through puddles today and stride into the boardroom tomorrow, pearls—or sneakers—optional.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as MAG-ee (/ˈmæɡi/)
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Notable People Named Maggie
| Maggie Gyllenhaal is an American actress and filmmaker, daughter of Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Achs and older sister of Jake Gyllenhaal, with five Golden Globe nominations including one win, two Academy Award nominations, and two Emmy nominations. |
| Maggie Smith - Dame Margaret Natalie Smith was a celebrated British actress whose stage and screen career spanned more than seven decades and earned her the rare Triple Crown of Acting. |
| Maggie Nichols - Margaret Mary Nichols is an American former artistic gymnast who won team gold and floor bronze at the 2015 World Championships, medaled at the 2014 and 2015 USA Nationals, and was an Olympic contender before a 2016 knee injury. |
| Maggie Mac Neil - Hannah Margaret McNair Mac Neil is a Canadian former competitive swimmer and 100 meter butterfly specialist who won the 2020 Olympic, world, Commonwealth, and Pan American titles and holds the Commonwealth and Pan American records. |
| Maggie Rogers - Margaret Debay Rogers is an American singer songwriter and record producer who rose to fame in 2016 when Pharrell Williams heard her song Alaska at an NYU master class, later releasing albums including Heard It in a Past Life, Surrender, and Dont Forget Me and earning a 2020 Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. |
| Maggie Aderin-Pocock - Dame Margaret Aderin-Pocock is a British space scientist and educator, co-presenter of The Sky at Night, chancellor of the University of Leicester, and an award-winning science communicator. |
| Maggie Grace - Margaret Grace Denig is an American actress known for Lost, the Taken trilogy, The Twilight Saga, and Fear the Walking Dead. |
| Maggie Lindemann - Margaret Elizabeth Lindemann is an American singer songwriter who broke out with Pretty Girl in 2016, then shifted to an alternative sound with the EP Paranoia in 2021 and debut album Suckerpunch in 2022. |
| Maggie Steffens - American water polo star Margaret Ann Steffens won Olympic gold in 2012, 2016, and 2020 and set the women’s Olympic career goals record at the 2020 Games. |
| Maggie Lena Walker was a pioneering American businesswoman and teacher who in 1903 became the first African American woman to charter and lead a bank, advancing Black communities and paving the way for people with disabilities. |
| Maggie Haberman is an American journalist, New York Times White House correspondent, and CNN analyst known for her coverage of Donald Trump and her 2022 bestseller Confidence Man. |
| Maggie Shayne is an award-winning American author of more than 70 novels, honored with the RITA, Romantic Times, Readers Choice, and PEARL awards. |
| American humanitarian Maggie Doyne, a 2015 CNN Hero, co founded with the community in Surkhet Nepal a home for children, a center for women, and a school, wrote the 2022 memoir Between the Mountain and the Sky, and is the subject of a documentary of the same name. |
| Maggie Marie Bridges, a Brinson Georgia native and the second Georgia Tech student to win Miss Georgia, was crowned in 2014 and later competed at Miss America 2015 without making the Top 15. |
| Maggie Beer is an Australian chef, food author, restaurateur, and food manufacturer who judged The Great Australian Bake Off until 2022 and is a regular guest on MasterChef Australia. |
