Mitzi

I’ve always loved this name since I first heard it! I think it’s a cute, spunky nickname, but I think it’s also a nice, independent stand-alone name as well. For some reason it gives me the feeling of a strong woman who makes her own decisions no matter what anyone says, living an eccentric but cool and fulfilling life. If I didn’t like my name as much as I do, I think I’d like to be called Mitzi, it just feels like the way I want to be :)

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(In terms of how it comes from Maria, I haven’t found anything in particular, but it seems to me that -itz/-izz may be a rare German diminutive suffix. According to Wiktionary Mizzi is another German diminutive, and the German language Wiktionary says that Miezel can be a nickname for Maria as well.)

Mitzi is used in German and Hebrew to call cats.
Sometimes Cats get named that too in both countries

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It's cute but I can't see it on a human.

Unfortunately, this is my name and I hate it. It's a rare name and it just sounds annoying to my ears. I'm named after my mom, God rest her soul but I always told her that I hated my name.

I love this name because Mitzi is one of my favorite cat villagers in Animal Crossing! I agree with the users below that I also don't know how is this name a diminutive of Maria.

I can't figure out how it comes from Maria! This was the name of my dog when I was a child. She was a daschound and the name seemed to fit her!

Childish.

What a nice nickname! I still don't get how it's a variant of Maria, though...

It's soooooo cute!

I personally find this name absolutely adorable, but I can see how it sounds childish and therefore wouldn't age well. I would recommend only using it as a nickname, and not a given one.

I think the name itself is cute and doesn't really sound ditzy, but I'd never use it since I can't seem to shake the association with that awful show Winx Club.

This name is so ugly. I died laughing while typing this lol. I hate it so much.

I still have the opinion that Mitzi is an ugly name. I hate it still. ;)
I've decided that I would use Mitzi as a nickname for Maria or Miriam though.

So many women name their small dogs Mitze. Most often poodles. I see it often. More than naming a child.

Disgusting, annoying, horrible name. Anyone who names their girl this is insane. I don't care if one famous person 7 decades ago had it, it is so irritating to hear.

Sounds like the name of a scrappy, mischievous girl!

I think Mitzi is an unusual, cool and fun name for a girl! :D It sounds very cute and reminds me of mittens. ^^

I am DEFINITELY naming my child this someday if I ever get the chance. It's unique and sounds cute and magical.

This is my nickname. My family saw the Ritz hotel and replaced the R with an M, haha. At first through the years it reminded me of Mitzi the monkey from little bear, but my family has been calling me this my whole life so I've come to like it. I never really had any teasing with this name, but of course it was only a nickname. So being that kids can be cruel I wouldn't give my child this as a first name, but rather a middle, or nickname.

One of the most hideous, infantile, and tacky names out there. It sounds absolutely ridiculous and ditzy. Heck, it even rhymes with ditzy!

So cute. You've got to love it.

This name is just adorable. What a wonderful nickname.