Madge (given name)

Madge is a female given name, a short form of Madeline.^[1] Madge may refer to:

In acting:

• Madge Bellamy, American movie actress who was a popular leading lady in the 1920s
• Madge Blake, American character actress most famous for her role as Aunt Harriet Cooper
• Madge Evans, American film actress who began her career as a child actress and model
• Madge Kendal, English actress
• Madge Sinclair, Jamaican actress

In fiction:

• Madge Bishop, one of the matriarchs of Australian television soap opera Neighbours

In music:

• Madonna (entertainer), American artist

In other fields:

• Madge Bester, the world's shortest living woman
• Madge Gill, English outsider and visionary artist
• Madge Oberholtzer, American schoolteacher who was born in Clay City, Indiana
• Madge Syers, British figure skater
• Madge Weinstein, Internet personality who maintains Yeast Radio

Madge is also a male surname common in Southwest England

References

1. ^ Behind the Name