Baby name Mickaël

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I am French and DH is English . I quite like Mickaël as it is a name in France and one day we could possibly be living in France . However would love to get some opinions from the English on the name .

I like it but names with special characters can be a bit of a pain for form/legal stuff.

I knew a boy called that. His parents were from Portugal. It was often shortening to Mickey. Totally universal name.

How are you pronouncing it? Mick-A-el? Like Mikhail Gorbachev?

@Elouera Yep exactly like that Mick A el . Maybe Micka or Micky for short

The one I knew was pronounced like that. I can't remember how it was spelt but no one ever miss- pronouced it to the 'English' way.
I miss little Mickey. His family moved back to Portugal.

How's it pronounced?

My favourite French boys name is Etienne (Stephen) I love it! We also have Loïc, Félix, Louis and Mathis in the French side of the family.

Lovely!

I love it, but DP is French so I'm biased.

I love it !

The trema can cause problems on uk forms. How upset would you be if it was missed off some documents?
Love the sound of the name, think the spelling could cause problems.

It’s pretty dated in France, not very on trend.

I thought Michel was the French version of Michael. ?

I think a lot of English people would think you spelt it wrong, and would spell it wrong themselves as a result.

The accent won't appear on his UK passport. DS has a French name but it is accentless on there.

Is it a Breton version of Michel?

I thought Michel was the French version of Michael. ?

It is traditionally but Mickaël has been quite popular/trendy for the past couple of decades.

OP, I'm french too and I think it'll work fine in the UK. If they occasionally mess up the trema, meh, who cares. I also like Mikaël.

Just make sure the name is written properly on the french passport and ID.

I think it's nice.

Great choice