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Millie

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summersun7 · 27/04/2020 20:42

A few years ago now, I decided when the time comes and I have a baby I would call a girl Amelia and a boy Noah.
Just before I found out I was pregnant, I had a dream that I gave birth to a little girl and named her Connie.
I found out I was pregnant not long after. I knew I was having a little boy. I decided on Noah for a boy. But if my suspicions were wrong, I chose Matilda for a girl. It was confirmed I was having a boy and a few months later Noah was born.
Roll on a few years and I am expecting again.

This time I am really struggling with a girls name. My boys name is decided. I had posted so many threads and had a few good ideas, but still nothing feels like "the one". I have Daisy Matilda as one possible but I have been thinking back to Amelia......

I cannot use Matilda (used by a close friend) and I once adored Amelia, many years before Matilda.

So.... Just putting it out there. Do you think Millie would be a good compromise for someone who once loved Amelia and Matilda?

Thank you.

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gebs · 27/04/2020 20:59

We have friends that had an Amelia but give her the nickname Millie? I know it's not strictly the nickname for Amelia but it works for them 🙂

I love Constance/Connie, it's our dds middle name

yatapina · 27/04/2020 20:59

If you like it go with it, there are far worse names out there on here.

I know an Amelia who goes by Milli and an actual Milli. Can't say I've ever thought much of it tbh - names are defined by the person not the sound.

FrancisCrawford · 27/04/2020 20:54

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Mucklowe · 27/04/2020 20:54

Millie is such a weak, nothingy name. Like a worn wriggling down a pipe.

PhoebeFriends · 27/04/2020 20:51

Agree with Fizzy

FizzyGreenWater · 27/04/2020 20:48

Honestly? No - it's dull, seems outdated a bit now, and is just a bit naff - you'd at least have to have it as a nn for a longer name, and the only other option is Millicent which manages to be unbearably prim and hard sounding at the same time.

Amelia is madly overused so there are also lots of default Millies.

Mollie/Molly is loads nicer. But then there are millions of nicer names! Start a thread OP. There has to be an answer which isn't millie or Matilda!

Rainallnight · 27/04/2020 20:46

What’s wrong with Amelia?

I’m not mad about Millie - it’s a nickname so if you are going to use it, you should also give her the proper version.