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Melisande/Mirabel?

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Frankiefarr · 15/02/2021 13:41

Are we too out there with Melisande or Mirabel for a middle name for Xanthe?

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Lobsterquadrille2 · 17/02/2021 06:25

I love Xanthe but not keen on Melisande or Mirabel - they're both reminiscent of Enid Blyton (the latter was a new girl in one of the St Clare's books). I have a Miranda, so obviously biased but like Marina too - but you might want the harder consonant ending for balance.

VashtaNerada · 17/02/2021 04:56

Ah, it’s double ‘l’ in the play. I did immediately think of his character though (once saw Tom Hardy playing him and he was GORGEOUS Grin)

Melisande/Mirabel?
VashtaNerada · 17/02/2021 04:52

Isn’t Mirabel a boy’s name? It’s from a play by Congreve isn’t it?

Fireflies33 · 17/02/2021 04:18

Love Mirabel!

Smallonesaremorejuicy · 17/02/2021 01:58

Mirabel is very pretty .

Firebird83 · 17/02/2021 00:19

I like Mirabel Xanthe

finallychangedmyusername · 16/02/2021 12:34

I'd be tempted to pair Xanthe with a more mainstream middle name personally.

Xanthe Caroline keeps calling to me.

Or

Xanthe Alice
Xanthe Georgina
Xanthe Lydia
Xanthe Eleanor
Xanthe Charlotte
Xanthe Matilda

BallsToYouSue · 16/02/2021 12:06

Xanthe Miriam is also lovely. I love Miriam and Maria. Mirabel is nice though and definitely fine, not too out there for a middle name at all. I probably wouldn't pick it as a first name, but that's neither here nor there!

TatianaBis · 16/02/2021 11:50

If I had to choose, as per the OP, it would be Xanthe Mirabel. I think that works well.

TatianaBis · 16/02/2021 11:49

Love Mirabel, like Melisande. Prefer them both to Xanthe - which is a bit harsh.

I'd go with Mirabel Xanthe personally.

Chilldonaldchill · 16/02/2021 10:41

Mirabel is much nicer but Miranda is nicer still!

VenusClapTrap · 16/02/2021 09:43

I think they’re both very frilly, and a bit too much with Xanthe. I’d choose a simpler middle name personally. That said, nobody really uses middle names in day to day life, so it doesn’t actually matter.

Changethetoner · 16/02/2021 01:03

How about Melanie?

Bluesername · 16/02/2021 01:01

Mirabelle with this spelling is lovely

Serin · 16/02/2021 00:35

Mirabel? what as in the main crop potato variety?

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 15/02/2021 16:33

Mirabel is nice and would work with Xanthe (although I slightly prefer the similar Mireia or Miranda).

Destinyknown · 15/02/2021 14:59

Mirabel is ♥️ love it! It's a bit common and very sweet but also nice for a teenager and woman. Ah I like it so much

Trumplosttheelection · 15/02/2021 14:55

Yup Melisandre has wrecked melisande for a bit.

Miranda is lovely and less out there.

Xanthe Miranda could be taken to mean 'golden, worthy of admiration'
Which is pretty cool

Synchrony · 15/02/2021 14:51

I love Mirabel and it was on my long-list.

As a child/teenager I loved Melisande too. It reminds me both of Melisande from Mistletoe Farm, and also Princess Melisande in the animated film 'The Flight of Dragons', which I loved in the 1980s. I don't watch GOT so don't care about the association there.

I think Mirabel goes a bit better with Xanthe.

Timpeall · 15/02/2021 14:39

I thought of the GoT Melisandre who wasn't the warmest of characters, but I also thought of a Melisande from Enid Blyton's Mistletoe Farm. 8 year old me thought it was a very fancy name indeed.

Either are fine as a middle name.

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Frankiefarr · 15/02/2021 14:35

The advantages of posting here.! I don’t watch GOT and wondered why Google kept trying to autocorrect Melisande to Melisandre. So annoying as Melisande the real one was a powerful queen and proto feminist!

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ladygindiva · 15/02/2021 14:28

*called that

Dinosauraddict · 15/02/2021 14:28

I thought the GoT character too! Sorry OP.

ladygindiva · 15/02/2021 14:28

I really like mirabel. I also love Miriam, miranda. But my favourite Mir name is Mirela, I met a Romanian girl called tgat once, I think its so pretty.

Quercus3 · 15/02/2021 14:27

I really like Mirabel, lovely

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