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Misty May

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Namethoughts92 · 28/09/2021 10:42

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!!!! Smile

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reprehensibleme · 28/09/2021 16:51

just read your surname is Fox. Artemis Fox is a brilliant name. Misty Fox does have a bit of a stripper vibe, sorry

HuntingoftheSnark · 28/09/2021 18:08

Artemis is a beautiful name and I'm surprised that anyone would think it's a boy's name. Middle names are rarely used. Artemis Fox is a really excellent name! If you want to call her Misty then your choice.

Mushypeasandchipstogo · 28/09/2021 18:21

Anything but Misty May ! I thought that the craze for having May, or even worse Mae, had passed… I had a lovely friend called Autumn once, how about Misty Autumn.

WeasilyPleased · 28/09/2021 22:33

Love Artemis May. I'm surprised some pps think it's a man's name. Artie is cute but I'm not so keen on Misty tbh.

MsTSwift · 29/09/2021 08:45

Imagine being a shy bookish 13 year old called Misty May. Cruel.

TatianaBis · 29/09/2021 11:44

I have an Artemis. She's called Missy for short.

Misty May sounds like a Tennessee hooker.

whatausername · 29/09/2021 15:10

It's very porn-y

Fivebeanchilli · 29/09/2021 15:19

Artemis is stunning. I'm shocked anyone thinks it's a boys' name.
Artemis May is lovely.
Misty is fine as a nn (though I don't think Artemis is too huge as a name) but Misty May sounds very twee. But you wouldn't use it like that so I wouldn't worry about it.

peaceinourtime · 30/09/2021 10:00

Go for it, the names go very well together.

Myusernameisnotmyusernameno · 30/09/2021 11:04

@megletthesecond

You are not naming a My Little Pony.
That was my thought as well. Cherry-May also awful.
Toottooot · 30/09/2021 11:31

Awful - you’re naming a child not a pet.

NewNameADayKeepsSpiesAtBay · 30/09/2021 11:37

Artemis May Fox = excellent name. That will take her anywhere in life in any profession.

For shortenings my preference in order would be
Arty
Temmy
Missy
Misty

Not so keen on Misty but it’s perfectly fine, just personal preference and Misty Fox a bit…not sure just not my taste

TheWitchCirce · 30/09/2021 11:43

If you want to call her Artemis - call her Artemis. Likewise Misty (sounds like a horse to me)

Don't try and preplan the nickname. Meet her. Love her. The nickname will come organically or not at all.

CrepeCaramel · 02/10/2021 13:49

OP I think the best thing to do is to make a list of all the name options you like and then Rank them

IrritableBitchSyndrome · 02/10/2021 14:02

Tallulah May Fox is fantastic, but maybe more for a fictional character. I like Roselia May, Amelia May, Talia May, but Misty seems a better name for a cat or a dog than a baby to me.

EchidnaKidney · 02/10/2021 14:21

Please don’t name your child Misty Fox. You’ll need to be careful to avoid the “foxy” connection there. Easy to get the stripper connotations with Misty/Missy/Miss Fox. Arty would be ok in that regard but still - Arty Fox? Sounds like a character from a CBeebies thing.

Camandmitch · 03/10/2021 12:34

Misty May is the most successful beach volleyball Olympian.

ignatiusjreilly · 03/10/2021 15:37

I know a little girl called Artemis, middle name Cuno (apparently it's German). She's known as Arty for short, but I've never heard anyone call her Arty Cuno. Like a pp said, no-one will use her nickname with her middle name so it won't be a problem.

CloseYourEyesAndSee · 03/10/2021 16:51

Misty May is AWFUL sorry
Artemis is nice actually. I know one who is known as artie

bravelittlepenguin · 03/10/2021 16:51

I know a Misty Maeve. Her parents are very down to earth and cool. I think it's a cool name.

Aorh · 04/10/2021 09:27

On the one hand, it sounds utterly ridiculous, but then I’m also wondering if you’d ever hear the nickname and middle name together? Surely any time the middle name is used, it’s with the full first name?

Balonzette · 04/10/2021 11:45

Misty May Fox doesn't work. On many levels, all of which have already been said.

Artemis Fox is very cool and very interesting.

And with a less wet, overdone middle name it would also sound good. Artemis Eliza Fox, for example. Just anything other than May/Mae.

ByThePool2021 · 04/10/2021 15:58

Misty Mae Fox is a gorgeous name.

It’s your choice to name your baby whatever you like. I see teens with all sorts of unusual names but they really do not hinder their life choices and no-one judges.
I remember Jamie and Jools Oliver getting slated for naming their daughter Petal. Such a beautiful name though and she’s grown up so pretty and no one judges anymore.

Petal Mae Fox?

Riada · 04/10/2021 16:01

I like Artemis. Misty just sounds too wafty and insubstantial, though, especially with May added.

Mollymalone123 · 04/10/2021 17:34

I’m sorry but it sounds like a porn name too.May is lovely-Artemis is lovely but not Misty