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[Opinions] Paige
What do you think of Paige? I think it was a little popular in the late 90s and early 2000s along with other one syllable names such as Claire but its popularity seems to be going down and it's almost out of the top 100. Do you know any? Would you consider it as being too common?I love the sound but have problems with the meaning. Doesn't it mean page as in a servant? I don't know whether I like that meaning. I always thought it meant page as in the page in a book. Could that be a possible meaning? Does it make you think of a servant?I think it has a strong, country-ish feel and it makes me think of someone who reads a lot. Would you spell it Page or Paige?

This message was edited 11/3/2011, 8:03 AM

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What bugs me about the meaning is that it was originally referring to boys and came from the Greek for "little boy", but it's used as a girls' name... but it sounds ok on a girl. The servant part doesn't really bother me though.
I knew a Paige (but not well) as a teenager and 2 people I know have daughters named Paige, but I don't know oodles of them. It doesn't wear on me like hearing of another Emma, Emiliy, Lily or Sophia.

This message was edited 11/4/2011, 1:23 AM

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My daughter knows a Paige Knight. So her parents weren't thinking 'paper'!Remember that a page wasn't so much a servant as an apprentice who would become a knight himself one day.I wouldn't use it, but the sound is pretty.
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Paige is a GP of mine. It's trendy, but I think it's a decent name. I couldn't see myself actually using it, but it's fine for someone else. Back when I was a kid, there was a girl at my dance studio named Paige. I also had a classmate who went by Paige, which was her middle name. Aside from them, I don't think I've met any others.The whole servant meaning issue doesn't bother me all that much. I think of a page in a book before I think of a servant. I'd stick with Paige for a girl. Page seems more masculine.

This message was edited 11/3/2011, 9:02 PM

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I love Paige! I used to not really care for it but I've been loving it a lot lately. I would definitely use the Paige spelling as it's more name-y this way, Page is just a word to me. I don't know any Paiges, so I wouldn't consider it common.
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I know a few Paiges, all born 6-10 years ago. It's common enough at the school I work at that I wouldn't use it. To me, Page is a part of a book, and Paige is the name, also my street's name.
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I think Paige is a fabulous name. For me, it doesn't feel too confined to the 90s or 2000s because it never had a HUGE jump in popularity followed by a HUGE fall. It's simple and classy and I think it ages well. I don't think it's too common for use.I also don't think the meaning is a huge deal. I mean, there are names with WAY worse meanings being thrown around no problem (Cecilia, Claudia, etc.). It doesn't really make me think of a servant, although that is how the meaning is intended. I agree that it has a strong, country-ish feel. That's actually a great way to describe it. :) I'd spell it Paige, though, since Page looks like a page from a book and is too word-name-y for my taste.
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I actually know a few younger girls named Paige. My cousin Paige, who's best-friend is Paige (both 6), and then the little girl Paiyge (5) in one of my classes and my friend's half-sister Paige (3). My 16-year-old brother knows a few as well. I have never been a huge fan of it. The sound is nice, but I don't really like when words are spelled differently to look more like names. And Page just looks incomplete as a name to me. :/
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I don't like it though I don't mind Page as a MN for a boyIt's my cousin's name Paige Taylor (First and middle), she's 15 (her twin sister is Ellese), I know she was 3 or 4 friends with the same name. I don't know any little Paige's thoughI'm in the UK btw
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I've a niece named Kimberley Paige. Paige is just okay for me. I used to like it until I discovered the meaning ("servant, page") which seems kinda silly for a name, to be honest. Re: spelling, Paige looks best, imo.
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My roommate's name is Peige and she pronounces it like "beige", so now when I see any spelling of Paige this is how I say it! I don't think it's too common and it doesn't make me think of a servant. I also don't think meaning of a name should sway you on whether or not you like it -- a lot of beautiful names have mediocre meanings!I personally like the snappiness of the spelling Page. :)
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I like Paige - I wouldn't use it, but I always like it on someone else.OT: I went to school with a girl named Paige Turner XD
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There's something about this name i like and i've never known what lol.
but i do really like it! i'd use it more for a middle name, but i do like it as a first name too!
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Yes I think it does mean "page" like a servant, but I don't think of that when I hear the name - I think of pages of a book and page boy at a wedding.I do quite like Paige, I think it works well as a middle name with lots of names! I would definitely spell it Paige because Page is a word...
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I've always really liked Paige. I took it off my list for good when my brother had a Phoebe. I figured cousins named Phoebe and Paige would be too Charmed for the same family. :)I don't know any Paiges well, but I have met people with the name. I also knew a Mary Paige (double name). The meaning is definitely "servant," I think specifically one who attended a knight as part of his own training for knighthood. I prefer the Paige spelling, both because it's what I'm used to seeing as a female name and because it distances the name a little from the words meaning medieval servant or paper. In all honesty, though, when I see Paige, I don't think of servents or pages from books; I just think of it as a name. Page has sort of a split personality for me. As a word, "page," I think of pages from books. As a name, "Page," I do think of knights and tournaments.
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Nooo, that would be awesome! I love P-names. I'd like Penny and Phoebe for sisters. The problem is there's not a single full name for Penny I like.
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I always liked this name when I was younger. I wouldn't worry too much about the meaning though. most people don't know the meanings to names. so it doesn't matter too much. i like the Paige spelling better because it looks like a name. Page looks like a book. though if i were naming a boy i would use either Page or Payge to make it more masculine.
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Do you really think Payge makes it more masculine? I think Ys always add to the femininity of a name. The problem with the meaning is is that a page is a servant and it's also a word. At least where I live :/
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Yes page is a word meaning servant, but how often is it really used? It's certinately not a common word nowadays.I think page as in pages of a book is a much more common useage, and probably the first thing people would think of with the name Paige. Few people would hear the word "page" and think servant first...

This message was edited 11/3/2011, 9:20 AM

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When I think of a person and Paige, I think of a Page Boy w/ that special little haircut before a book ever comes to mind... Guess I'm 1 of the few.
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You're probably right. It's hardly ever used which is good :)
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i never heard it used as servant before. and most of the time I do think they the Y make it more feminine but for some reason it just looks masculine in this name.
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