Mamie

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Mamie

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Mamie is an English diminutive for Mary. Mary is the English form of Marie, the French form of Maria, the Latin form of a Hebrew (or Egyptian) name: Miriam, Mariamne, or Myriam. The meaning is disputed. Some suggestions include: “Lady,” "Wished for Child," "Bitterness," or "Drop of the Sea," or "Rebelliousness."

History:
Mamie is said to be “an American diminutive” * and thus would probably date from the 19th century. It is now uncommon.

Pronunciation: may-mee.

Alternates: Mame.

Famous Bearers:
Fictional Characters:
Auntie Mame (1958)
A movie about an orphan and his eccentric aunt.

Political Figures:
Mamie (Marie Geneva) Doud Eisenhower (1896-1979)
American first lady. Wife of Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Scientists:
Mamie Phipps Clark (1917-1983)
American psychologist.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.048 % named Mamie

Popularity of Mamie:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 451st most popular.
1875: 70th most popular.
1900-1910: 83rd most popular.
1910-1920: 126th most popular.
1920-1930: 163rd most popular.
1930-1940: 234th most popular.
1940-1950: 317th most popular.
1950-1960: 506th most popular.
1960-1970: 855th most popular.
1970-2000: N/A

*The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names (1977)