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Misty May

133 replies

Namethoughts92 · 28/09/2021 10:42

Just want to get thoughts from women who don't know me...

May was my grandmother's middle name so that's a definite.

I really like the name Artemis but it seems so grown up and old so I'm thinking Misty for a nickname.

Does Misty May sound too cutesy?

Thank you for your input!!!! Smile

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shellistar · 28/09/2021 11:23

Eevee is a Pokemon.

I wasn't certain of the spelling. Although there are stranger names out there than being named Pickachu-Blanche

PlanDeRaccordement · 28/09/2021 11:22

Artemis May is much better than Misty May. Misty May sounds like a stage name for a pole dancer.

garyclovis · 28/09/2021 11:22

@MayorGoodwaysChicken

But if you like it why not go for it

Because she’s not the one who will have to go through her life being called Misty fucking May.

What ever happened to "be kind"?
ChrissyPlummer · 28/09/2021 11:20

@shellistar

What about Mae as a modern spin on the classic May?

I love the name and it's so popular now. My niece is Sierra-Mae and there is an Eevee-Mae in DD's class.

Eevee is a Pokemon.
SylviaTrench · 28/09/2021 11:20

First thought was Play Misty For Me, old film about a psychotic woman obsessed with Clint Eastwood's character.

MayorGoodwaysChicken · 28/09/2021 11:19

But if you like it why not go for it

Because she’s not the one who will have to go through her life being called Misty fucking May.

Lookwhoseinsideagain · 28/09/2021 11:18

Misty may = misty day from American Horror Story for me

MayorGoodwaysChicken · 28/09/2021 11:18

Just awful. A joke, surely? Artemis sounds very much a man’s name and Misty May is just vile. People shouldn’t be allowed to limit their children’s life chances with this utter horseshit.

DocAutumn · 28/09/2021 11:18

I prefer Artemis or 'Art' to 'Misty'.

toastofthetown · 28/09/2021 11:15

@Babydust13

Ii thought Artemis was a boys name but I guess nowadays anything goes

Misty May sounds like a country singer

But if you like it why not go for it

If by ‘these days’ you mean Ancient Greece
OuiOuiBonjour · 28/09/2021 11:13

Artemis was a Goddess not a God. It's a female name by origin.

Can be used for boys too though.

Babydust13 · 28/09/2021 11:10

Ii thought Artemis was a boys name but I guess nowadays anything goes

Misty May sounds like a country singer

But if you like it why not go for it

anguauberwaldironfoundersson · 28/09/2021 11:08

@ignatiusjreilly

Have you thought about Misteeq instead of Misty? Misteeq May has a nice ring to it.

Now I have Scandalous as an ear worm.

ignatiusjreilly · 28/09/2021 11:06

Have you thought about Misteeq instead of Misty? Misteeq May has a nice ring to it.

toastofthetown · 28/09/2021 11:05

I love Artemis and Artemis May sounds good together. While Misty May alone sounds like a shade of paint, it’s pretty rare I’m the times when she’s be referred to as nickname and middle name together so I wouldn’t worry that it sounds cutesy.

rainbowdashsneeze · 28/09/2021 11:03

@Toastytoads

I prefer Foggy February to Misty May
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anguauberwaldironfoundersson · 28/09/2021 11:01

If you're settled on Artemis then can the nickname be Temmie?

OuiOuiBonjour · 28/09/2021 10:58

I like Artemis May.

Misty May sounds a bit like a fabric rinse or Fabulosa room spray to me!

I do love the name Misty but pairing it with May makes it seem like more of an adjective than a name.

witchlikehazel · 28/09/2021 10:56

May is nice.

The rest I don't like. And yes OP you are right - too cutesy with Misty, too out-there with Artemis.

daisypond · 28/09/2021 10:56

Definitely do not spell it Mae.

shellistar · 28/09/2021 10:55

What about Mae as a modern spin on the classic May?

I love the name and it's so popular now. My niece is Sierra-Mae and there is an Eevee-Mae in DD's class.

Emelene · 28/09/2021 10:55

I actually think Artemis May is really beautiful. Smile

daisypond · 28/09/2021 10:54

Artemis is famously a Greek goddess, the equivalent of Diana in Roman mythology.

TheWayTheLightFalls · 28/09/2021 10:54

user the goddess Artemis was female, but I think Artemis Fowl has muddled things.

Gorl · 28/09/2021 10:53

Sounds like a mills and Boone heroine

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