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Scottish Girl Names That Mean Jewel

Scottish girl names that mean jewel almost always trace back to one word: pearl, and this list shows how many ways Scotland has spelled it.

Names20
OriginScottish
MeaningJewel
GenderGirl

Look closely and you'll notice something unusual: eleven of these twelve names are really the same name, spelled a different way each time. Maisie is a Scottish pet form of Margaret meaning pearl, and nearly everything else on this page grew out of that one root.

Marsali is the exception, a Gaelic form of Marjory that lands on the same meaning by a separate path. Together they show an old Scottish habit: clipping a formal name into something warmer and shorter, then letting that short form drift into a dozen affectionate spellings.

Scottish girl names that mean jewel: one root, many spellings

Margaret comes from the Greek word for pearl, and Scottish naming tradition took that formal name and shortened it into Maisie, a warm, everyday pet form. From there, parents kept respelling it: Maisy, Maizie, Maizy, Maisey, Maizey, Maizee, Maysie, and Mayzee are all the same pearl name in different clothes.

Which spellings feel classic versus playful

Some of these names read as timeless, others as playful. Maggie is the classic nickname-name, familiar and steady even as its rank slips. Mayzie carries a Dr. Seuss association, while Maisy has literary roots in Henry James and in Lucy Cousins's picture-book mouse. Marsali, said 'MAR-sə-lee,' offers a softer, more distinctly Gaelic sound for parents who want the pearl meaning without a Maisie spelling at all.

Names List

Maisie#233 in the U.S.PearlPronounced MAY-zee▶Maggie#294 in the U.S.Pearl — as a diminutive of MargaretPronounced MAG-ee▶Maisy#745 in the U.S.Scottish pet form of Margaret, from the Greek Margarites meaning 'pearl'; Maisy is an alternate spelling Pronounced MAY-zee▶Maizie#901 in the U.S.Scottish diminutive variant of Maisie, itself a Scottish pet form of Margaret; Margaret derives from GreePronounced MAY-zee▶Maizy#1899 in the U.S.PearlPronounced MAY-ZEE▶Maisey#2239 in the U.S.pearlPronounced MAY-zee▶Mayzie#2241 in the U.S.pearl, via MargaretPronounced MAY-zee▶Maizey#3096 in the U.S.Pearl; a playful spelling variant of Maisie, the Scottish diminutive of Margaret from Greek margarites mePronounced MAY-zee▶Maizee#4332 in the U.S.-ee spelling of Maisie — a Scottish pet form of Margaret ('pearl'); also echoes 'maize'; routes layeredPronounced MAY-zee▶Maysie#5372 in the U.S.-ay- spelling of Maisie — a Scottish pet form of Margaret, from Greek margarites, 'a pearl'Pronounced MAY-zee▶Mayzee#5373 in the U.S.Mayz-/-ee spelling of Maisie — a Scottish pet form of Margaret, from Greek margarites, 'a pearl'Pronounced MAY-zee▶Marsali#5883 in the U.S.The Scottish Gaelic form of Marjory/Margaret — from Greek margarites, 'a pearl'Pronounced MAR-sə-lee▶Maezie#6058 in the U.S.A -ez- spelling of Maisie — a Scottish pet form of Margaret, from Greek margarites, 'a pearl'Pronounced MAY-zee▶Masie#6064 in the U.S.A spelling of Maisie — a Scottish pet form of Margaret, from Greek margarites, 'a pearl'Pronounced MAY-zee▶Islamae#6464 in the U.S.A compound of Isla ('an island', Scottish) and Mae (variously 'a pearl; bitter; the month of May'); a comPronounced IZ-lah-may▶Maizlee#7797 in the U.S.A modern name, joining Maisie (a pet form of Margaret, 'a pearl') or the word maize with the fashionable Pronounced MAYZ-lee▶Mazey#8235 in the U.S.A spelling of Maisie — a Scottish pet form of Margaret, from the Greek margaron, 'a pearl'Pronounced MAY-zee▶Mazy#9319 in the U.S.A spelling of Maisie/Mazie — a Scottish pet form of Margaret, from the Greek margarites, 'a pearl'; routePronounced MAY-zee▶Maesie#9949 in the U.S.A spelling of Maisie — a Scottish pet form of Margaret, from the Greek margarites, 'a pearl'Pronounced MAY-zee▶Maisee#9951 in the U.S.A spelling of Maisie — a Scottish pet form of Margaret, from the Greek margarites, 'a pearl'Pronounced MAY-zee▶

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Frequently Asked

What does Maisie mean?

Maisie is a Scottish pet form of Margaret, and it means pearl. It's rising in the US, currently ranked #233, and sits at the center of a whole family of respelled variants on this page.

Why are there so many spellings of Maisie?

Short, affectionate Scottish names like Maisie have always invited playful respelling. Parents looking for something familiar but not common have reshaped it into Maizie, Mayzie, Maizey, and more, all keeping the same pearl meaning.

Is Marsali related to Maisie?

No — Marsali is a separate Scottish Gaelic name, the form of Marjory rather than Margaret. It arrives at the same pearl meaning by its own route, not as a Maisie spelling.