Miranda - do you like the name?

[delilah88]

Is it a lovely name? Never mind mentioning the TV programme as that won't matter in a year or so.

Beatrice is the more popular name. I think last time I looked Beatrice was in the top 200 or so -but outside the top 100. MIranda was at about 700 and Rosalind was even less popular.

Narked - don't worry. I think it's safe

Yes, love it.

Beautiful, strong, and still uncommon.

My niece is Miranda. Known for some reason by her friends as Miro.

She is at a 1200 all girl secondary school and there are only two of them if that helps.

The only Mirandas I've ever met were stunningly beautiful, very intelligent and very rich. One of them was also lovely, warm and witty and a good mate for many years so it has good associations here.

It's lovely.

Little one I know also goes by Mindy, which is sweet.

x-post with racing; "beautiful, very intelligent and very rich" - yes, that would be the associations I'd make, too. Yolanda and Marina, also.

OK. But if anyone mentions my other two favourites I'm going to cry.

It makes me think of mandarin oranges

I really like Miranda, esp since I knew a very glamorous one when I was little and so the name still relates to her

I love it. I know two, one aged 7 and one aged 5. One of them is a nightmare to handle but so bubbly, cute and beautiful that she hasn't put me off the name.

I think its a beautiful name. Elegant but slightly fey.

Hi narked! I think people either love or hate it instinctively, so I don't think it will 'catch on' by being mentioned. That darkgreener website said in fact it was falling in popularity

Good!

it's my middle name. i have always liked it, and nearly called dd it. sort of wish i had now.

Fab.

I really like it - one of those few timeless names, that you'd never be able to guess the age of the owner, unlike, say, Margaret, Karen or Millie.

I like it, very pretty. Minerva for an alternative?