Madge (first name)
Madge is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
The name is the English diminutive of Margaret .
Variants include Mae , Maggie , Mamie , Marge , Margie , Mariel , Marinda , Mayme , Meg , Peg, Peggie , Peggy , Midge and Molly .
Well-known namesake
- Madge Bellamy (1899–1990), American film and stage actress
- Madge Blake (1899–1969), American actress
- Madge Evans (1909–1981), American actress
- Madge Kennedy (1891–1987), American actress
- Madge Ryan (1919–1994), Australian actress
- Madge Sinclair (1938–1995), American film and stage actress
- Madge Syers (1881-1917), British figure skater
- Madge Titheradge (1887–1961), Australian-British theater and film actress
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Madge. Accessed May 1, 2019 .