Melisande/Mirabel?

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Are we too out there with Melisande or Mirabel for a middle name for Xanthe?

Melisande is very close to Melisandre who is the thousands of years old woman in Game of Thrones who constantly got her boobs out whilst persuading a bloke to burn his own daughter to death at the stake, so I would say no to that one.

I'm not hugely keen on Mirabel either to be honest, although I do like Xanthe

Mirabel

Melisande is very close to Melisandre who is the thousands of years old woman in Game of Thrones who constantly got her boobs out whilst persuading a bloke to burn his own daughter to death at the stake, so I would say no to that one.

Yep I misread it initially and thats exactly the thought that popped into my mind. I would hazard a guess I won't be the only one to misread it and make that connection.

Mirabel however is lovely.

Mirabel is lovely. I thought exactly the same thing about Melisande I'm afraid. A vile character in that slightly fucked up program (which yes, I did watch some of, until it got way too torture porny).

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Melisande is very close to Melisandre who is the thousands of years old woman in Game of Thrones who constantly got her boobs out whilst persuading a bloke to burn his own daughter to death at the stake, so I would say no to that one.

Yep I misread it initially and thats exactly the thought that popped into my mind. I would hazard a guess I won't be the only one to misread it and make that connection.

Mirabel however is lovely.

This!

I really like Mirabel, lovely

I really like mirabel. I also love Miriam, miranda. But my favourite Mir name is Mirela, I met a Romanian girl called tgat once, I think its so pretty.

I thought the GoT character too! Sorry OP.

*called that

The advantages of posting here.! I don’t watch GOT and wondered why Google kept trying to autocorrect Melisande to Melisandre. So annoying as Melisande the real one was a powerful queen and proto feminist!

I thought of the GoT Melisandre who wasn't the warmest of characters, but I also thought of a Melisande from Enid Blyton's Mistletoe Farm. 8 year old me thought it was a very fancy name indeed.

Either are fine as a middle name.

I love Mirabel and it was on my long-list.

As a child/teenager I loved Melisande too. It reminds me both of Melisande from Mistletoe Farm, and also Princess Melisande in the animated film 'The Flight of Dragons', which I loved in the 1980s. I don't watch GOT so don't care about the association there.

I think Mirabel goes a bit better with Xanthe.

Yup Melisandre has wrecked melisande for a bit.

Miranda is lovely and less out there.

Xanthe Miranda could be taken to mean 'golden, worthy of admiration'
Which is pretty cool

Mirabel is ♥️ love it! It's a bit common and very sweet but also nice for a teenager and woman. Ah I like it so much

Mirabel is nice and would work with Xanthe (although I slightly prefer the similar Mireia or Miranda).

Mirabel? what as in the main crop potato variety?

Mirabelle with this spelling is lovely

How about Melanie?

I think they’re both very frilly, and a bit too much with Xanthe. I’d choose a simpler middle name personally. That said, nobody really uses middle names in day to day life, so it doesn’t actually matter.

Mirabel is much nicer but Miranda is nicer still!

Love Mirabel, like Melisande. Prefer them both to Xanthe - which is a bit harsh.

I'd go with Mirabel Xanthe personally.

If I had to choose, as per the OP, it would be Xanthe Mirabel. I think that works well.

Xanthe Miriam is also lovely. I love Miriam and Maria. Mirabel is nice though and definitely fine, not too out there for a middle name at all. I probably wouldn't pick it as a first name, but that's neither here nor there!

I'd be tempted to pair Xanthe with a more mainstream middle name personally.

Xanthe Caroline keeps calling to me.

Or

Xanthe Alice
Xanthe Georgina
Xanthe Lydia
Xanthe Eleanor
Xanthe Charlotte
Xanthe Matilda

I like Mirabel Xanthe