Maisy

Maisy is a spelling of Maisie, a Scottish familiar form of Margaret. Through that older name family it carries the meaning “pearl.” Its resemblance to the English word daisy is a separate association, although Daisy has also been used as a Margaret nickname through the French form Marguerite and its flower meaning.

The final y distinguishes Maisy from Maisie while normally preserving the same two-syllable sound. It can stand as the full given name or retain Margaret as a formal version. Macy sounds close in some accents but has a different surname history, so it should not automatically receive Maisy’s pearl meaning.