Misty May

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Just want to get thoughts from women who don't know me...

May was my grandmother's middle name so that's a definite.

I really like the name Artemis but it seems so grown up and old so I'm thinking Misty for a nickname.

Does Misty May sound too cutesy?

Thank you for your input!!!!

Just awful. A joke, surely? Artemis sounds very much a man’s name and Misty May is just vile. People shouldn’t be allowed to limit their children’s life chances with this utter horseshit.

Misty may = misty day from American Horror Story for me

But if you like it why not go for it

Because she’s not the one who will have to go through her life being called Misty fucking May.

First thought was Play Misty For Me, old film about a psychotic woman obsessed with Clint Eastwood's character.

@shellistar

What about Mae as a modern spin on the classic May?

I love the name and it's so popular now. My niece is Sierra-Mae and there is an Eevee-Mae in DD's class.

Eevee is a Pokemon.

@MayorGoodwaysChicken

But if you like it why not go for it

Because she’s not the one who will have to go through her life being called Misty fucking May.

What ever happened to "be kind"?

Artemis May is much better than Misty May. Misty May sounds like a stage name for a pole dancer.

Eevee is a Pokemon.

I wasn't certain of the spelling. Although there are stranger names out there than being named Pickachu-Blanche

Only if you want her to sing at the Grand Ole Opry.

Misty May sounds like an extra from the worst witch 🧙‍♀️
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Artemis May is fine. Misty is a cat's name though, or a stripper.

It's very very twee, but you already know that and you like it. It's not my taste at all, it does sound like a fairy name.

That being said, would anyone actually call her Misty May? If May is her middle name, and Misty her nickname, then the vast majority of the time she will simply be Misty. Or do you plan on using both names, like a hyphenated one?

I love it!

I personally love all those names!

@garyclovis I don’t think it’s very kind to inflict a name like this on a child.

Artemis is a great name and clearly a girl’s name.
I don’t know where you’re getting the ‘t’ in Misty from, wouldn’t Missy be a more natural shortening, or Artie if it comes to that?
You won’t have control over her nickname forever, and May is a nice generic middle name.

Thank you for all your opinions!
I'm not sure about Misteeq it sounds like the x men! Can't call a kid after the x men and I think she's a baddie isn't she?

I was thinking call her Misty day to day although now I'm thinking Art or Artie might work. Definitely not Temmie...

Middle names are used when they're in trouble aren't they? I will try yelling different options across the park at the weekend.

First thought was Play Misty For Me, old film about a psychotic woman obsessed with Clint Eastwood's character.

I thought Misty Blue, a lovely song but I would not saddle a child with Misty.

What ever happened to "be kind"?

Indeed, it would not be kind to call a child Misty May. Or Mae.

I think the name is just gastly. A total jynx on the poor kid. She will turn 18 and make a rapid dash to the stripper pole.

@toastofthetown no I meant that there is kids with a lot worse names people seem to call children all sorts and these definitely aren't the worst I've ever heard

I love it OP!

I have May-Lotta on my own shortlist

Sorry OP, it's a no from me. Could only be worse if your surname was Morning.

Sometimes I wish parents would consider that their children grow up to be adults with jobs. Misty May? Come on.

Misty May sounds like a weather forecast.

Artemis is one of those relatively rare names where the female form is the original and male usage and various male forms are dervived from it, traditionally to honour the goddess and/or ask for her help and protection - e.g., that a child would grow up to be a great hunter. Artem/Artemy is still used in Russian and other Slavic languages, and Artemio in Italian and Spanish. I think it's most often been Artemus or Artemisius in English.

I think Artemis May is fine. Misty could be fine as a nickname for a little girl but a lot of women (not all) would grow out of it. I wouldn't want it or use it as a full name. I went to school with a Missy, short for Melissa, and she did get a lot of "that's my cat's name!"

There's a character in American Horror Story called Misty Day. Interesting back story: she was ostracised by her Pentacostal community, who tried to burn her alive when they discovered she was able to raise the dead