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Mila? Cute girls name suggestions please

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MimiBeee · 25/10/2022 20:45

What do you think of the name Mila ?
With the middle name Belle .
Any cute girl name suggestions? :)

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Malfi · 25/10/2022 20:53

I like Mila, but it is a bit nothingy. I don’t like Belle at all. I’m not sure if you mean something different to what I do by “cute”, but I definitely wouldn’t want a name to be cute. It’s not a good thing.

FennelAndOnions · 25/10/2022 21:04

Why do girls names have to be cute? Toddlers grow up, do adults want cutesy names? Personally I don’t like Mila, it’s just a nothingy name that gets mixed in with all the Myah/Ella/Lila/Isla/Millie/Ellie names that are everywhere. I don’t like Belle either, Mila Belle sounds like a boat or a train.

Epicstorm · 25/10/2022 21:10

Mila Belle sounds too much like one name. Mirabelle.

MimiBeee · 25/10/2022 21:17

Epicstorm · 25/10/2022 21:10

Mila Belle sounds too much like one name. Mirabelle.

I agree with this haha ! My children love the name but I keep thinking of Encanto !

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MimiBeee · 25/10/2022 21:19

FennelAndOnions · 25/10/2022 21:04

Why do girls names have to be cute? Toddlers grow up, do adults want cutesy names? Personally I don’t like Mila, it’s just a nothingy name that gets mixed in with all the Myah/Ella/Lila/Isla/Millie/Ellie names that are everywhere. I don’t like Belle either, Mila Belle sounds like a boat or a train.

Because I'm the mum and it's my choice :) my other children have names I consider to be sweet and cute but also names that would suit adult life

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Hwicks · 25/10/2022 21:27

I really did like this name, it was on our list too but I realised it’s one of those names with 2 pronunciations and it would really bug me having to correct people all the time!
Mee-lah
My-lah
Out of interest how would you pronounce it? X

MimiBeee · 25/10/2022 21:30

Hwicks · 25/10/2022 21:27

I really did like this name, it was on our list too but I realised it’s one of those names with 2 pronunciations and it would really bug me having to correct people all the time!
Mee-lah
My-lah
Out of interest how would you pronounce it? X

I know what you mean but I am so stuck on names ! I need help haha

Mee La . What about you? :)

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BatsAtHome · 25/10/2022 21:34

I quite like Mila, it is an attractive, simple name, unlikely to become extremely popular but still familiar. If you love it, you should use it. Being short and sweet I would add a weightier middle:
Mila Josephine
Mila Juliette
Mila Theodora
Mila Felicity
Mila Leonora
Mila Paloma

I like the matching A endings best.

TheVanguardSix · 25/10/2022 21:49

I love Mila. It is usually a diminutive for Milena/Milada. But there are no rules. I only mention it because it’s in my own family. But my family’s old school Czech. The rules no longer apply. 😁
Other names:
Nina
Bonnie
Minna
Lola
Cleo
Zoe
Una
Rae
Rhea
Birdie
Blythe

There was a patient at my old surgery, many moons ago, whose daughter was called Daisy Bee. Cutest name. 😊

Nofilter90 · 25/10/2022 21:56

I have a Mila pronunced Mee La

Luredbyapomegranate · 25/10/2022 22:34

It’s very nothing-y and also makes me think of the massively overused Mia

Mila Belle sounds like a cheese

Mariella, Marina, Melinda, Marianna.. maybe something like that

sopeas · 26/10/2022 00:48

Beautiful name when pronounced mee-la

how about:

Mila Iris
Mila Pearl
Mila Annie
Mila Eloise
Mila Eden
Mila Rosanne
Mila Catherine
Mila Seren
Mila Blake
Mila Primrose
Mila Beatrice
Mila Alice
Mila Alora
Mila Juliet
Mila Camille
Mila Jasmin
Mila Quinn
Mila Alexis

inappropriateraspberry · 26/10/2022 01:05

Makes me think of milia, the little spots you get under the skin!

gorillalala · 26/10/2022 01:14

Hwicks · 25/10/2022 21:27

I really did like this name, it was on our list too but I realised it’s one of those names with 2 pronunciations and it would really bug me having to correct people all the time!
Mee-lah
My-lah
Out of interest how would you pronounce it? X

I know a Mila (pronounced Mee-la), and her mum has to correct the pronunciation often!

I think it's a gorgeous name.

Also for what it's worth - I have a name that I have to frequently correct the pronunciation of, but it doesn't bother me, it's just a part of life now at nearly 40 😆

Mumofgirls2017 · 26/10/2022 06:14

Mila and Belle are ok but together they somehow run into one and sound like Millabelle?! Other suggestions for middles

mila pearl
mila rose
mila daisy
mila Juliet
mila ruby
mila grace
mila florence

other names

mia
ella
orla
maisie
millie
ayla
isla
cora
bella
willow
willa
lilah
lola
lyra
rosa

ChagSameachDoreen · 26/10/2022 08:07

I hate Mila. So whiny and mealy.

KirstenBlest · 26/10/2022 08:37

Not keen on Mila. Is it Meela or Myla? Too similar to Mia, Maya, Mai, Lila etc
Anything Belle is a bit naff. You are naming someone who will be a woman most of her life.

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