Cursive Names

Maggie in Cursive

The name Maggie in cursive: stroke-by-stroke animation, letter joins, a trace check, and a free printable worksheet.

Maggie takes 2 strokes to write in cursive — M-a-g-g-i-e in one continuous stroke; then go back to dot the i. The animation below draws it on the writing lines exactly the way children practice it in Scribble; trace it after, then take the worksheet to paper.

Maggie written in cursive on handwriting guidelines, with a green starting dot and a red stop sign

How to write Maggie in cursive

  1. 1Write M, a, g, g, i, e as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.
  2. 2Go back and dot the i.
Strokes: 2Pencil lifts: 1Letters: 6

The capital M fills the space between the baseline and the topline. g drops below the baseline. a, i, and e stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in Maggie connect

Follow the joins as you write Maggie: M ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of a; a ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of g; g ends on an overcurve that carries into the downcurve opening of g; g ends on an overcurve that carries into the undercurve opening of i; i ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of e.

The letters in Maggie

Shaky on m, a, and g or any of the others? Open the letter's own guide below for its stroke order, joins, and practice sheet.

Trace Maggie in cursive

Trace it the way children do in the app: start on the green circle and pull it along every stroke without straying off the word.

Put your finger or mouse on the circle and pull it through the first stroke.

Free printable Maggie cursive worksheet

Take Maggie to pencil and paper — the free printable worksheet has dashed models to trace, green starting dots for guided writing, a model to copy, and open writing lines to finish.

Need a different name? Make your own name tracing worksheet — free, for any spelling.

Frequently asked questions

1. Write M, a, g, g, i, e as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil. 2. Go back and dot the i.

Not quite: the body of Maggie flows in one continuous run, but it takes 2 strokes in all. The pencil lifts once: to dot the i.

Follow the joins as you write Maggie: M ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of a; a ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of g; g ends on an overcurve that carries into the downcurve opening of g; g ends on an overcurve that carries into the undercurve opening of i; i ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of e.

The capital M fills the space between the baseline and the topline. g drops below the baseline. a, i, and e stay between the baseline and the midline.

M is one of the connecting capitals, so Maggie flows from its first letter without a lift.

Practice writing Maggie with real feedback

Scribble teaches cursive this same way on iPad — watch, trace, write, and get feedback on shape, size, spacing, and slant.

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