Why is Madonna's nickname 'Madge'?

When Madonna married the British film director Guy Ritchie, she tried very hard to fit in, to be British and to adopt British mannerisms. read more

Madge is often a nickname for women named Madeline or Margaret but it fit Madonna too. She reportedly disliked the nickname till Guy Ritchie spun her one saying it was short for"Your Majesty". On leaving the UK, she said in a couple interviews that she hates the nickname and that nobody should call her it any more. read more

Madonna herself didn't like the nickname ‘Madge’, until she found that it is the British shorthand for ‘Your Majesty’. The Queen Of Pop, who shifted to London to live with her film director spouse Guy Ritchie in the late 1990s, hated it when the tabloid press began calling her 'Madge'. read more

Complaining about the name, which has already been adopted by some US tabloids, she told Letterman:"You know, that's one of the reasons I left England, so I don't have to hear the word 'Madge' any more. read more