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Thoughts on Miley

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LittleDonkin · 21/11/2012 20:04

I like this name and thinks it goes well with my DD's name which is Erin. What do you think?

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BunnyLebowski · 21/11/2012 20:07

I think it's horrible.

And it makes me think of Miley from Glenroe

CremeEggThief · 21/11/2012 20:07

I'm Irish, and it was the name of one of the main characters in a long-running soap called "Glenroe". He was a grumpy, middle-aged farmer...

LittleDonkin · 21/11/2012 20:09

Erin is Irish too so prehaps it could work on some level Grin

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thegreylady · 21/11/2012 20:16

Makes me think of Miley Cyrus aka Hannah Montana!
How about Milly?

LittleDonkin · 21/11/2012 20:21

I dont like Milly as I see it as more of a "cutesy" baby name whereas I see Miley as having a bit of attitude and can actually imagine an adult with the name.

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Viviennemary · 21/11/2012 20:22

Sorry but it's really dire. Reminds me of that dreadful Miley Cyrus person.

BunnyLebowski · 21/11/2012 20:24

I think it'd be bad on a child, terrible on an adult woman.

PoppyWearer · 21/11/2012 20:25

It's worth noting that Miley is Miley Cyrus' nickname, from "smiley", it is not her "real" name.

I have come across a couple of very young Mileys and sorry, I don't like it, I think it's chavvy.

MistletoeAndTomHardyPlease · 21/11/2012 20:28

what's her real name?

EvenIfYouSeeAPoppy · 21/11/2012 20:28

There are so many pretty names you could use. Please don't saddle your child with that name.

Girls' names that go with Erin (nice name btw): Lucy, Amy, Amelia (and you could call her Miley as an unofficial nickname if you really had to), Lily, Emily, Anna, Sadie, I could go on.

Hulababy · 21/11/2012 20:29

It would make me think of Miley Cyrus, as in Hannah Montana. As said already Miley was originally just her nickname, not her real name (think that was Destiny), although I think she has now changed her name formally to Miley.

ENormaSnob · 21/11/2012 20:30

Awful.

LittleDonkin · 21/11/2012 20:34

Looks like I may revert back to my original favourites which are Lois or Thea!

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BunnyLebowski · 21/11/2012 20:38

Lois is fantastic!!

Thea sounds wet and lispy.

LittleDonkin · 21/11/2012 20:41

Lois is my favorite I think it sounds great with Erin Smile

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RancerDoo · 21/11/2012 20:52

Lois is a fab name, v v v cool.

Rhubarbgarden · 21/11/2012 21:15

Thea is beautiful.

ConfusedandBemused · 21/11/2012 21:27

Little donkin google Miley from Glenroe.....just awful really really awful!

forgetmenots · 21/11/2012 22:24

Love Thea. Lois so-so, really dislike Miley, it's very trendy whereas I think Erin (and Thea) are classic. Good luck OP :)

crocodilesmiles · 23/11/2012 12:44

I like Miley a lot.....It sounds like I'm alone on that one though!

winkle2 · 24/11/2012 09:39

I like Miley too but I would use it as a nickname. Then you could say it evolved from her full name and people wouldn't think you named her after Miley Cyrus!

Alisvolatpropiis · 24/11/2012 15:45

Miley Cyrus real name Destiny Hope Miseltoe

Miley is marginally better than that.

I really don't like Miley. At all. Marley might be better? Thought I don't like that much either.

mathanxiety · 24/11/2012 17:53

Please NO.

With Erin as a sister, you would make a lot of Irish people smirk.

Lois or Thea would be far nicer.

How about Mila?

squoosh · 24/11/2012 18:12

There could be a hundred perky American starlets called Miley in the world and still the first person that springs to mind when hearing that name is a certain craggy faced farmer from Glenroe.

Combine it with Erin and I'd think you were a Glenroe superfan!

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