Maisie, also spelled Maisy, Maizie, Maysie or Mazie, is a feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, long used in Scotland (since at least the 16th century) as a diminutive of

Margaret Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular througho ...

. Notable people with the name include: *

Maisie Adam Maisie Adam (born 24 January 1994) is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actress. Early life Maisie Adam grew up in Pannal, North Yorkshire, with her parents Phillip and Jill Adam, and her younger brother Daniel. At 14, she was diagnosed ...

(born 1994), English stand-up comedian, writer and actress * Maisy Barker, English footballer * Maysie Bestall-Cohen (born 1945), New Zealand modelling agent and fashion show producer *

Maisie Carr Maisie Carr (''née'' Fawcett; 1912–1988) was an innovative Australian ecologist and botanist who contributed much to the understanding of the uniqueness of Australian plants and their environmental systems. Foundation years Maisie Carr was ...

(1912–1988), Australian botanist * Mazie E. Clemens (1890s–1952), American journalist and WWI war correspondent * Maisy Collis (born 2000), English footballer * Maysie Coucher Greig (1901–1971), Australian writer of romantic novels *

Mazie Follette Mazie Follette was an American dancer, actress, vaudeville performer, and Florodora girl. She also wrote poetry, and was a witness in the murder trial of Harry Kendall Thaw. Career Mazie Follette studied dance with Filiberto Marcheti. Follet ...

(fl 1901–1911), American dancer *

Maisie Gay Maisie Ravier is a fictional character, the leading character of ten films (1939–1947) and the radio show '' The Adventures of Maisie'' (broadcast 1945–1947, 1949–1953). She was played by actress Ann Sothern (1909–2001). Eight of the ten ...

(1883–1945), English actress * Maisy Gibson (born 1996), Australian cricketer *

Mazie Gordon-Phillips Mazie Gordon-Phillips (10 March 1896 – 8 June 1964) also known as "Queen of The Bowery" and "Saint Mazie", was a movie theater owner and advocate for people experiencing homelessness on the Bowery, New York City. Biography Gordon-Phillips gre ...

(1896-1964), American movie theater owner *

Mazie Hirono Mazie Keiko Hirono (; Japanese name: , ; born November 3, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Hawaii since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Hirono previously served as a member of the ...

(born 1947), American junior senator from Hawaii *

Maysie Hoy Maysie Hoy is a Canadian film editor and actress. Hoy has a brother, William Hoy (film editor), William Hoy, who is also a film editor. Life Hoy grew up in Canada, and moved to San Francisco to study improvisational theatre. She took up the ro ...

, Canadian actress and film editor *

Mazie King Mazie King (January 14, 1888 – November 1968) was an American dancer, singer, and vaudeville performer. Career Mazie King danced on Broadway in three shows: ''The Mimic World'' (1908), ''The Hen-Pecks'' (1911), and ''The Doll GIrl'' (1913 ...

(1888-1968), American toe dancer, vaudeville performer * Maisy Ma (born 1999), Hong Kong figure skater * Maisie Maxwell (1876–1977), Australian film actress *

Maisie McDaniel Maisie McDaniel (28 October 1939 – 28 June 2008) was an Irish country and showband singer and the mother of Lisa Stanley. Early life and family Maisie McDaniel was born Mary Anne McDaniel in Kensington, London, England on 28 October 1939. ...

(1939–2008), Irish singer *

Maisie Methuen Maisie Rose Methuen (born 22 June 2001) is a retired artistic gymnast for Wales and Great Britain. Methuen represented Wales at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Career Espoir 2014 In March, Methuen won silver behind Latalia Bevan in the Esp ...

(born 2001), English artistic gymnast * Maisie Mosco (1924–2011), English writer * Maisie Nankivell (born 1999), Australian rules football player * Maisie Peters (born 2000), English musician * Maisie Potter (born 1997), Welsh snowboarder * Maisie Renault (1907–2003), French resistance fighter * Maisie Richardson-Sellers (born 1992), English actress * Maisie Ringham (1924–2016), British trombonist *Maysie Shepherd Service, mother of William Stewart, Lord Allanbridge * Maisie Shiell (1916–2008), Canadian anti-nuclear activist *

Maisie Smith Maisie Louise Collender Smith (born 9 July 2001) is an English actress and singer. She appeared in the feature film ''The Other Boleyn Girl'' (2008) and played the regular role of Tiffany Butcher in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 2008 ...

(born 2001), English actress * Maisie Summers-Newton (born 2002), British swimmer * Maisie Trollette (born 1933), British drag queen *

Mazie Turner Mazie Karen Turner (1954 - 7 June 2014) was an artist from Newcastle, Australia. She worked in photography, sculpture and painting. She was born in Sydney in 1954 to parents Jim and Zug. After attending art school, she moved to Wangi Wangi, ...

(1954–2014), Australian artist * Mazie O. Tyson (1900-1975), American geographer *

Maisie Ward Maisie Ravier is a fictional character, the leading character of ten films (1939–1947) and the radio show ''The Adventures of Maisie'' (broadcast 1945–1947, 1949–1953). She was played by actress Ann Sothern (1909–2001). Eight of the ten ...

(1889–1975), British writer, publisher and speaker *

Maysie Webb Maysie Florence Webb, (1 May 1923 – 11 December 2005) was a British librarian and museum executive. She was Head of the Patent Office Library from 1960 to 1966, and when it was renamed, served as Keeper of the National Reference Library of Sci ...

(1923–2005), British librarian and museum executive *

Maisie Williams Margaret Constance "Maisie" Williams (born 15 April 1997) is an English actress. Williams made her acting debut in 2011 as Arya Stark, a lead character in the HBO epic medieval fantasy television series '' Game of Thrones'' (2011–2019). She ...

(born 1997), British actress *

Maizie Williams Maizie Ursula Williams (born 25 March 1951) is a British model, dancer and singer who became one of the original members of the successful 1970s disco music group Boney M. Though she did not sing on the studio recordings of their songs, she ...

(born 1951), British model and singer

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Maisie Dobbs ''Maisie Dobbs'' is a 2003 mystery novel by Jacqueline Winspear. Set in England between 1910 and 1929, it features the title character Maisie Dobbs, a private investigator building her business in the aftermath of the First World War. Generally ...

, protagonist in a series of detective novels by Jacqueline Winspear *

Maisy Gibbons '' Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama series that aired on ABC (American Broadcasting Company). It focuses on the residents living on the fictional Wisteria Lane as narrated by their deceased neighbor, Mary Alice Young (Brenda St ...

from ''Desperate Housewives'' *Maisie Farange, the protagonist in the Henry James novel ''

What Maisie Knew ''What Maisie Knew'' is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in ''The Chap-Book'' and (revised and abridged) in the ''New Review'' in 1897 and then as a book later that year. It tells the story of the sensitive daughter of divorc ...

'' (1897) *

Maisie Lockwood Maisie Lockwood is a fictional character in the '' Jurassic Park'' franchise. She is introduced in the fifth film, '' Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'' (2018), which is also the second installment in the ''Jurassic World'' trilogy. J. A. Bayona di ...

, a supporting character in ''Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'' and its sequel ''Jurassic World Dominion'' * Maisie MacKenzie, the kitten in the Scottish children's books by Aileen Paterson and (as Maisie Mac) in the animated broadcast ''Meeow!'' *

Maisy Mouse ''Maisy'' is a British animated children's television series produced by King Rollo Films, PolyGram Visual Programming, and Universal Pictures Visual Programming. The show is based on the book series of the same name by Lucy Cousins. The seri ...

, the titular character of the children's book series by Lucy Cousins and its animated adaptation *The title character of ''

Maisie Raine ''Maisie Raine'' is a British television crime drama series, first broadcast on BBC One, that ran from 28 July 1998 to 9 July 1999. Pauline Quirke stars as the eponymous title character, an unorthodox detective whose hands on yet down-to-earth a ...

'', a 1998-1999 British television drama series *

Maisie Maisie Ravier is a fictional character, the leading character of ten films (1939–1947) and the radio show ''The Adventures of Maisie'' (broadcast 1945–1947, 1949–1953). She was played by actress Ann Sothern (1909–2001). Eight of the ten ...

Ravier (Mary Anastasia O'Connor), played by actress Ann Sothern in ten films and a radio show *Maizy Russell, a character in the 1989 film ''

Uncle Buck ''Uncle Buck'' is a 1989 American comedy film written and directed by John Hughes, and starring John Candy and Amy Madigan with supporting roles by Jean Louisa Kelly (in her film debut), Macaulay Culkin, Gaby Hoffmann, Garrett M. Brown and Ela ...

'' *

Maisie Wylde Maisie Foster (also Wylde) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Alice Coulthard. The character was introduced by series producer Anita Turner and first appeared in 2009. It was announced on 30 June 201 ...

, in the soap opera ''Emmerdale'' *Maisie, in the British comic strip ''

The Perishers ''The Perishers'' was a long-running British comic strip about a group of neighbourhood children and a dog. It was printed in the ''Daily Mirror'' as a daily strip and first appeared on 19 October 1959. For most of its life it was written by M ...

'' *Maisie, the character loved by the protagonist in Rudyard Kipling's first novel, ''

The Light That Failed ''The Light That Failed'' is the first novel by the Nobel Prize-winning English author Rudyard Kipling, first published in ''Lippincott's Monthly Magazine'' in January 1891. Most of the novel is set in London, but many important events through ...

'' (1891) *Maisie, protagonist in the

Rosa Mulholland Rosa Mulholland, Lady Gilbert (1841 – 21 April 1921) was an Irish novelist, poet and playwright. Life She was born in Belfast, the daughter of Dr. Joseph Stevenson Mulholland of Newry. Originally, Mulholland wished to become a painter, ...

novel ''Our Sister Maisie'' (1907) *Maisie, a character from the British animated series Meeow! (Gaelic: Meusaidh)

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