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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

My daughter knows a Paige Knight. So her parents weren't thinking 'paper'!

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Remember that a page wasn't so much a servant as an apprentice who would become a knight himself one day.

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I wouldn't use it, but the sound is pretty.

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.

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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.

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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.

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I'd stick with Paige for a girl. Page seems more masculine.

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

I love Paige! I used to not really care for it but I've been loving it a lot lately.

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I would definitely use the Paige spelling as it's more name-y this way, Page is just a word to me.

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I don't know any Paiges, so I wouldn't consider it common.

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.

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.

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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.

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. :/

I don't like it though I don't mind Page as a MN for a boy

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It'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 though

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I'm in the UK btw

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.

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!

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I personally like the snappiness of the spelling Page. :)

I like Paige - I wouldn't use it, but I always like it on someone else.

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OT: I went to school with a girl named Paige Turner XD

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!

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.

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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...

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. :)

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I don't know any Paiges well, but I have met people with the name. I also knew a Mary Paige (double name).

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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.

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.