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Misty?

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BelleTheBeatnik · 28/03/2012 16:44

Is it a little bit twee? Does it remind you of the little Sylvanian beaver? Or is it a perfectly 'acceptable' girl's name?

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SodoffBaldrick · 02/04/2012 03:16

Woo.

BuntyPenfold · 02/04/2012 00:02

I know a youneek one - Mistee.
I'm afraid she is a bit of a laughing stock.

SE13Mummy · 31/03/2012 23:48

I've taught a Misty.... it's not a name I'd choose for my own children but it suited the child in question perfectly!

FebreezeYourJeans · 29/03/2012 16:45

I'm a teacher, and some of my students call me Miss T, and it sounds entirely like a pony to my ears.

ThatllDoPig · 29/03/2012 16:42

I wouldn't do it for a human either. She might get called Foggy.
Pretty for a creature though IMO

oikopolis · 29/03/2012 16:40

yep it's a nn for Melissa, and other M names I suppose.
I think it's quite sweet as a nickname. i wouldn't use it as a birth cert name personally, just because it does sound quite twee on the wrong sort of person.

EmmaCate · 29/03/2012 15:43

LineRunner shares my concerns.... Freak woman stalker film would spring to mind.

somewherewest · 29/03/2012 15:42

Yep. I had a budgie called Misty

ardenbird · 29/03/2012 15:41

The only Misty I know has the full name Mercedes (everyone associates it with the car, but the car was named after the guy's daughter!). I think it is also a nickname for Melissa.

If she's really keen on Misty, maybe she could pick a name it is a nickname for?

moggle · 29/03/2012 13:03

I lived in the US for a few years when I was a child and there were a lot of girls around my age called Misty.
My favourite was a girl called Misty Rainwater who lived down the road. She still gets mentioned frequently at my parents' house, 20 years later!

MagsAloof · 29/03/2012 11:25

Cat's name. Awful.

DoNotDisturb · 29/03/2012 08:27

I like it but then I quite like dog names for babies Grin

sashh · 29/03/2012 08:23

My cat's short name is Misty

manicinsomniac · 28/03/2012 18:38

It's a perfectly recognised top 300 name in America.

I wouldn't be brave enough to use it but do think it's quite cute

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BelleTheBeatnik · 28/03/2012 18:23

Don't worry! It's not for my baby. My pregnant friend mentioned today, and I didn't really know what to say, particularly as the only other baby name she's previously mentioned is extremely common, so I was quite surprised!

I said it's a bit like Coco et al - like Marmite. IMO it's cute for a baby and lovely on someone with model looks, but downright awful on your Average Josephine, iyswim. However, there's seems to be a general consensus that it's too pet-like, so I may have to steer her away from poor Misty and the common name! Grin

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PercyFilth · 28/03/2012 18:02

Pony

PrincessPrecious · 28/03/2012 18:01

Definitely a pets name.

missmiss · 28/03/2012 18:01

American trophy wife.

MistyMountainHop · 28/03/2012 18:00

i love the name

/biased

VickityBoo · 28/03/2012 17:59

A family members (no longer with us) cat in afraid

fuckityfuckfuckfuck · 28/03/2012 17:57

It was my budgie's name. Not one to use on an actual human.

lisaro · 28/03/2012 17:56

It's not twee - it's (to my ears, fair enough) ridiculous. At best it's a name for a pet. And I also remember the comic. Please don't set an innocent little child up for a lifetime of funny looks or worse, comments. You may think that would be wrong, and yes, it would, but this isn't an ideal world, and it would happen.

babyblabber · 28/03/2012 17:47

i would agree, it's a pony's name.

4paws · 28/03/2012 17:37

It's a lovely name for your kitten/puppy/pony.

You really didn't mean baby did you?

iklboo · 28/03/2012 17:34

There's a swimmer called Misty Hyman isn't there?