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Down to two names help us decide...

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Ridiculousrick · 14/06/2012 22:24

Hi, DH and I are expecting a boy in September, we have decided he will be either Mikey or Martin. Would love some opinions please...

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FairLadyRantALot · 17/06/2012 01:13

neither .... not because of anything...
if you like Mikey at least use Michael .... and Mikey as a nickname.
If you really don't like Michael...than go for Martin , not that I like the name, but well...I am just thinking of little Mikey and Martin sending out applications to UCAS or for a job, and sorry, but Mikey won't be taken seriously.

JazzAnnNonMouse · 17/06/2012 01:05

Mikey is cute - Martin is middle aged man

Pooka · 16/06/2012 22:34

Had horrible ex called Martin, but even so prefer it to mikey.

I quite like Michael though.

takingiteasy · 16/06/2012 22:32

He can always refer to himself as Michael in adulthood if need be. There isn't a law about not being able to lengthen names is there?

mylittleprincess3455 · 16/06/2012 22:20

Mikey

CJfromTheWestWing · 16/06/2012 20:40

Michael, fab. mikey urgh.

Staceisace · 16/06/2012 18:51

I'm honestly not a fan of either but I'd prefer Mikey over Martin. Michael would be better as you'd end up calling him Mikey as a baby but then when he's older he could use Michael for important things like job applications etc.

DaisySteiner · 16/06/2012 18:44

Do I have to choose? Really?

Lunarlyte · 16/06/2012 18:41

I like Mikey, but if it were me, I would put Michael (or a relevant variant) on his birth certificate. Mikey is a fun name; a cheeky, cute, laddy name, but could you imagine a lawyer or doctor named Mikey?

'Judge Mikey Surname enters the courtroom'.

'Please help me, Dr. Mikey!'

Doesn't work, does it? Great NN, not so great a given name.

Kaekae · 16/06/2012 17:09

Love Michael, my 5 year old sons MN and my 19 year old brothers name. Don't like Mikey though sorry. A no to Martin also.

hubbahubster · 16/06/2012 06:17

My DH works with one and everyone calls him pikey Mikey. Just because it rhymes. Boys are like that...

scummymummy · 15/06/2012 15:47

Only if you pronounce Martin with a g on the end or self-consciously leave the g off farting to be snazzy, 2nd!

scummymummy · 15/06/2012 15:45

I like Michael a lot. Mikey is cute- reminds me of whem Samwise Gamgee was a Goonie. And while we're on the subject of great Spielberg movies of the 80s, Martin could be Marty! Or you could go for Eliot?

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TidyDancer · 15/06/2012 13:35

Mikey is absolutely a no for me. It's a NN. And it's definitely not a name that grows with a man.

I really don't like Martin either tbh, but it's the better of the two by a country mile.

Sorry to be harsh, but you did ask! :)

HandMadeTail · 15/06/2012 13:34

I agree with almost everyone else. If I had to choose between these two names, I would go for Martin. (Marty is cute......)

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ivykaty44 · 15/06/2012 13:32

Is this Mikey or Mickey?

TodaysAGoodDay · 15/06/2012 13:30

Mikey is terrible. Definately Martin.

ThisAintKansas · 15/06/2012 13:29

Mikey on its own is a no-no for me. Too cutesy wootesy. So Martin.

Michael is lovely, though.

gnocci · 15/06/2012 13:28

If the only other option is "mikey" then I'd say martin.

Michael on bc with nn of mikey, yes, actual name mikey? Er no.

Frontpaw · 15/06/2012 13:09

I do know a Mikey (don't ask how but its short for Zachary). He is in the US and it is a cute name for a toddler. I expect he will want to be Zac when he is older.

We also have a Mike, who is Mikey (also in the US) when his wife wants him to do something.

Florin · 15/06/2012 13:09

A grown man will not want to be called Mikey. Imagine him as a doctor or lawyer and being introduced, in the business world it would be so embarassing stuck with that name. Why not call him Michael on his birth certificate and then call him Mikey then as he grows up he can decide if he wants to be called Mikey/Mike/Michael

nbee84 · 15/06/2012 13:05

As Stellan says - Mikey might sound like a reasonable name for a child but as an adult it is not great. It has a childish ring to it and wouldn't sound very professional if your ds grew up to be a doctor/architect/solicitor/scientist etc

And people will always say "Mikey, is that short for Michael?"

Littlecherublegs · 15/06/2012 13:03

Dont like either though if I had to choose, I'd go for Martin.

Michael is much better than Mikey though and then I'd choose that!

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