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Millicent

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FreeNiki · 12/05/2017 16:13

I'm not pregnant or anything.

Just remebering a girl I knew at school called Violet Millicent and wondered how people regarded the name.

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Floggingmolly · 12/05/2017 16:14

I was taught by a Sister Millicent...

villainousbroodmare · 12/05/2017 16:18

With horror. Millipede: unattractive segmented insect with excessive numbers of feet. Cent: tiny amount of money.

user1464799068 · 12/05/2017 16:28

Reminds me of the film Flushed Away

AntigoneJones · 12/05/2017 16:31

Reminds me of Milly Molly Mandy, and millipedes. Lots of millennium babies called Millie I think,

NennyNooNoo · 12/05/2017 16:37

The baddie in the Paddington film.

MumBod · 12/05/2017 18:50

Sweet

Gwencooper81 · 12/05/2017 18:51

My nan! It's nice enough I guess.

Spam88 · 12/05/2017 18:52

Ooh no, Millicent Bulstrode in Harry Potter 🙈

Sophronia · 12/05/2017 19:16

Millipedes and centipedes

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 12/05/2017 19:19

Love it. If I ever had a DD she would be Millicent.

CricketRuntAndRashers · 12/05/2017 20:28

Love it! But currently probably better used as a middle name... Viola Millicent maybe? (I think I'll put it on our middle name list... thanks :) )

SuperBeagle · 12/05/2017 21:44

I don't like it, but I also don't like Millie.

There was a Millicent in One Tree Hill. She started out being a nerd (obv) and ended up being a cocaine addict.

fabulous01 · 12/05/2017 21:45

I love it. My mother was Millicent, my middle name is millicent as I was born on her birthday and me long awaited twins one of them has Millicent as a middle name.
So no criticisms of it please lol

HildaOg · 13/05/2017 00:19

Horrific

Buntysoven · 13/05/2017 02:23

Militant

CheerBreeder · 13/05/2017 03:48

I don't mind Violet but Millicent is awful!

Glastokitty · 13/05/2017 04:41

Millie Tant from Viz.Grin

emesis · 13/05/2017 07:17

Milly Molly Mandy is what I think of.

FizzyGreenWater · 13/05/2017 08:41

Not nice at all I'm afraid. I think of milli = thousand and cent = hundred, so it just seems a really odd and unattractive reference. And the feel is prissy and fussy somehow.

I know a couple of folk that have wanted Millie but given this to have a 'proper' name, but the feel of it is so different that they're both very 'No she is Millicent known as Millie, do NOT call her Millicent!'

I'm all for giving proper names but not when you clearly actually don't like the full name very much-!

Batteriesallgone · 13/05/2017 08:42

Violet Millicent makes me think violent millitant! Don't like Millicent but like Millie.

JennyOnAPlate · 13/05/2017 08:48

I've never met one in real life and think of Millicent bulstrode (Harry potter).

kookiecookie3 · 13/05/2017 18:29

My mum loved Millicent, brought it up in both my previous two pregnancies

PotahtoPotayto · 13/05/2017 23:07

I too, think of millipede whenever I see/hear Millicent.

MusicToMyEars800 · 13/05/2017 23:09

I really like it Smile

indigo13 · 16/05/2017 14:44

Its absolutely beautiful