Maisie
Maisie is a girl name of English origin, meaning Pearl; child of light.
What Maisie means
Pearl; child of light.
Maisie sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Maisie comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Maisie is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Maisie?
Maisie sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Maisie
Two ideas meet in Maisie: Gem and light and brightness. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Maisie
These share Maisie's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Maisy — Pearl; child of light.
- Crystal — Clear, brilliant ice.
- Daisy — The day's-eye flower.
- Dawn — First light of day.
- Emberly — Glowing ember; spark.
- Goldie — Made of gold.
- Ivory — Pure, creamy white.
- Nell — Bright, shining one.
- Nellie — Bright, shining one.
- Pearline — Little pearl.
- Summer — The warm, bright season.
- Treasure — Something precious and valued.
More English names
- Mabel — Lovable and dear.
- Marigold — The golden marigold flower.
- Linden — The linden tree.
- Marlowe — From the hill by the lake.
- Lincoln — Town by the pool.
- Mason — Worker in stone.
- Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
- Maxwell — From the great stream.
- Legend — A celebrated story; a renowned one.
- May — The hawthorn blossom; the fifth month.