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Girl's alternative to Mike/Michael?

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RainwildsGirl · 09/10/2015 19:04

We are wanting to honour DH's grandfather who's name is Mike but we have a strong feeling this baby will be a girl.

Are there any other alternatives other than Michelle (which I hate) and Michaela?? It will be a middle name, not first name.

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mathanxiety · 12/10/2015 05:08

Michaela with the Mi-kye-la pronunciation is the usual one where I am.

You could even shorten it to Kyla.

There is also an Italian name Michela - Mee-KEL-la and the Polish Michalina (Mi-khal-EE-na)..

Would Mila be too far off target?

Artandco · 11/10/2015 19:48

Mihaela (mee-hi-ella)
Ella
Mika

WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant · 11/10/2015 16:03

Yes, I think that was the one!

CelestiaLuna · 11/10/2015 14:51

Marcheline?

NewbieT · 10/10/2015 20:52

My daughter's middle name is Mickie in honour of her grandad Michael, I think it's cute / feminine (DH hates it but heyho...)

Sophronia · 10/10/2015 18:24

Yes Maike or Meike "my-ka" is a German name.

Hufflepuffin · 10/10/2015 14:19

I think I would go with Micha in your shoes, it's obviously an honour name but a bit female and she can decide herself whether to pronounce it meeka or Mike-a. I know it's technically a boy name but that doesn't seem to matter any more!

Tfoot75 · 10/10/2015 12:29

I think Maike (pronounced Mike-ah) is a German girls name (at least I have known one)

50ShadesofNope · 10/10/2015 12:21

WhycantIuse - you're thinking of EuroTrip!!

She's called Mieke. In the film she's German but I'm not sure whether it's actually a German name (could be Dutch?)

Mieke is pronounced "Mee-ka" Smile

rainbowstardrops · 10/10/2015 12:12

I like the idea of Michael for a girl but maybe a more girly looking spelling?

Micky

Mikey

WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant · 10/10/2015 12:06

Wasn't there a teen-film, about a young couple. She was called 'Micah'
But she may have been German?

They had a lovey-dovey summer, then left for college. It was the same college, but girls/boys were split for rooms. When they got there, they were sharing a room as she spelled her name MIKE. They assumed she was a boy.

Micah. Spelled as mike. (Probably cause confusion all her life...)

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RainwildsGirl · 10/10/2015 09:12

Thanks for the suggestions.

I quite like Micheline. I didn't know Michaela could be pronounced 'kye-la' actually!

and part of me knows that its a middle name so it doesn't really matter if we like it much, its the reason behind it etc but I still don't want to cringe everytime I say it!!

Micaiah has potential too.

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Zhabr · 09/10/2015 22:58

My DD's second name is Mikhaila

Fletcherl · 09/10/2015 20:37

Could you call her Angel for the archangel?

Fletcherl · 09/10/2015 20:36

I know a lovely little girl Mikalena who is Norwegian.

lottiegarbanzo · 09/10/2015 20:36

Also, do the two pr. of Michaela help at all? Can be Kayla or kye-la. Arguably the latter might be regarded as more 'grown up' or sophisticated.

lottiegarbanzo · 09/10/2015 20:33

I once encountered a Michaelene, pr Michael-een, not Mish-ell-een as I'd vaguely imagined.

I like Micheline, could become Mishi.

Sophronia · 09/10/2015 19:49

Also Micaiah / Micaia (my-KAY-ah or my-KYE-a) is a Biblical name used for both males and females.

Gwenhwyfar · 09/10/2015 19:49

Michelle

Sophronia · 09/10/2015 19:47

Michal (Hebrew girls name meaning 'brook')
Micheline
Michelina
Michela
Michala
Mica
Michelangela
Mihaila

Tuiles · 09/10/2015 19:39

Make one up? (MN pet hate but hardly matters for a middle name)

Mikha
Mykea
Etc

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RainwildsGirl · 09/10/2015 19:33

The Leah idea is interesting, might float that one past DH.

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RainwildsGirl · 09/10/2015 19:32

grandfather's middle name is a surname so even less suitable!!

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BreeVDKamp · 09/10/2015 19:32

Oh I love that Leah idea! Subtle but meaningful. But doesn't meet the 'obvious' requirement to match your other DC.

ConesOfDunshire · 09/10/2015 19:31

Mimi? Perhaps as a middle name?

What was grandfather's middle name?