Why do magazines refer to Madonna as "Madge"?!
Question:
Why do magazines refer to Madonna as "Madge"?
Just wondering where that name came from and what it means.
Answers:
The celebrity magazines often create nicknames for celebrities in order to create a sense of intimacy. Psychologically, if you know her by a nickname, you'll feel like you really know her and become more interested in her life. It can also be used derogatorally, such as calling Michael Jackson "Wacko Jacko".
Madge is indeed usually a nickname for Margaret. It's used more commonly in England, so this may be an allusion to the fact that she is married to an English man and lives in London.
BTW, her Kabbalah name is Esther. Esther was a Hebrew woman who married the king of Babylon (I think that was the country) and saved her people. She is the only woman to have a book in the Bible named after her.