Madge?

Miss Poohs · Post by **Miss Poohs** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:36 am

What is it short for?

Margaret, Marjory, I'm not at all sure, any ideas?

nancy · Post by **nancy** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:35 am

Have known two ppl called Madge and one is my best friend I grew up with in 40s/50s.She's from an Irish family and says her correct name is Mary.Other was an acquantance through work and her right name was Margaret!!
I'm sure theres plenty others out there,just to confuse you even more!!

ellenavon · Post by **ellenavon** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:41 am

All the Madge's I've come across have been Marjory.

Cheers

Ellen

Post by **Anne H** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:26 pm

Hi Miss Poohs,

Apparently it was medieval variant of Margaret. See here...
http://www.whatsinaname.net/php/search. ... me=Marjory

Regards,
Anne H

Post by **paddyscar** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:58 pm

Then too, there's Madonna who is often identified as Madge, but I don't think too many of us have the name Madonna running through our trees!

Frances

Post by **joette** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:54 pm

Yep I thought somebody was looking for Madonna's tree or something.
Thought Miss Poohs was a distant cousin!

Miss Poohs · Post by **Miss Poohs** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:06 pm

"Madonna" of course - a rich rellie at last

I'm not having much luck with this one.

I managed to get in touch with a rellie I didn't know about through GR (you were all right, it's deffo woth a try

)and he told me about a family related to my dear wee mummsie that I didn't know about.

It's all very hit and miss, but Madge was one of the names.

I'll keep pluggin away, ye never know.

Post by **paddyscar** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:48 pm

Miss Poohs wrote:"Madonna" of course - a rich rellie at last

Are you too old to be 'adopted' then, Miss Poohs?

Frances

Miss Poohs · Post by **Miss Poohs** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:28 am

I'm distinctly disadvantaged - that's got to be good - right?

momat · Post by **momat** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:27 am

there's Madonna who is often identified as Madge, but I don't think too many of us have the name Madonna running through our trees!

Some trivia!
There is a Madonna lyttleton in England as far back as 1536, in fact there are 44 in UK between 1536 & 1890s alone ,only one of which is Scottish.