Active discussions

Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

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

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
elfran · 28/09/2021 10:53

Artemis is such a name crush for me, and Misty is a cute and wearable nn for a little girl imo.

Is May the middle? Because if so go for it, I don't think there'd be many occasions she'd be called nn-mn-surname if you know what I mean. I've been called by a nn for most of my life but if anybody is going to use my full name (as in middle and surname), they'd revert to the longer versioning my first name. And Artemis May sounds 👌🏼

TheWayTheLightFalls · 28/09/2021 10:52

It’s really fine - she will hardly ever be called by her full name and when she is it’ll be Artemis May, not Misty May. I bloody love the name Artemis but we can’t use it. The (only) one I know is about 6 now and goes by Misa as a nn.

user1471481356 · 28/09/2021 10:52

Artemis is a male name isn’t it? And may is female? So I’m a bit confused. We used to have a cat called misty….

Toastytoads · 28/09/2021 10:51

I prefer Foggy February to Misty May

IdblowJonSnow · 28/09/2021 10:51

I like both names but not together. Sounds too twee!

daisypond · 28/09/2021 10:50

Artemis is great. Artemis May is great. Misty May is not great. Misty as a general nickname for Artemis is fine —as long as you don’t call her Misty May. Artemis is definitely a girl’s name.

ignatiusjreilly · 28/09/2021 10:49

Misty is a beautiful name! Makes me think of the old song, and beautiful Autumn mornings, and the cheap Bailey's knock-off called Irish Mist.

I prefer Misty to Artemis.

Noshowwithoutpunch · 28/09/2021 10:46

I always thought Artemis was a boys nameBlush.
I don't like Misty May. Sounds like a singing turn in a backstreet pub.