Miri as standalone name

[MumtobeJul24]

Expecting first baby soon.

DH and I both love Miri as a name but none of the longer versions.

Does it work as a standalone name? I think it does and keen to use, husband not so sure.

thanks

I think it's a lovely name.

Miri isn’t just sounds put together like pp said!
In Welsh it means merriment / fun and is often used as a girl’s name.
its perfectly fine as it is. Or lovely as a nickname for Miriam etc.

I know of 2 little Miris. One is Mirabelle and one is Miriam. I’d say it’s fine as a stand-alone name but you will probably get a lot of people asking you what it’s short for!

I thought this was about MRI scans for a minute

I like it! Either as a stand alone name or as a nickname for Mirabel or Miranda. The only time I've heard the name Miri is in Back to Life

If I heard Miri I would think it's a short version of a longer Indian name

I agree with another poster that it sounds like a contraceptive

It sounds incomplete, and also as PPs have said, like a contraceptive. My first thought was also that creepy child in Star Trek. I think a person with that name would spend a considerable amount of time during their life answering the question "so what's Miri short for"?

Miri as a nickname for Miriam is fairly common amongst Jewish women/girls and hence would be my first assumption, being from that culture.

This is so strange. I was, just yesterday, talking to DD about her name. I once met someone called Miri and absolutely loved the name. When pregnant, many years later, I really wanted her to be Miri so I gave her a name which could be shortened to Miri. When we talked yesterday, DD was so surprised as somehow, she didn't end up with the Miri nickname! She's either her full name or a different nickname (given by her then 2 year old brother).

So, please, just call her Miri. It's really lovely.

I love it. I’ve only ever heard it on that tv show which I can’t remember the name of.

Miriam is a bloody awful, dreary name. You don’t have to go for a longer version.

Sounds a bit like Siri, or any other generic brand name.

Miri is a name (not diminutive) in Welsh. I like it.

Yes, I know one.

I love it!!

I like it. I really dislike Miriam but Miri is quite sweet

Awful. Fine as a nn for Miriam. Sounds like a sister voice assistant to Siri

Or just call her Mary. That's a great name. Similar sound.

The Miri I know is shortened from Miriana (Italian) which is lovely

Is it really a name, @Mwnci123? It makes me think of Miri Mawr.
It comes up on Darkgreener.

I know a Miri. Only the one though, so maybe it's a stretch.

I think of it a meaning Mirth, so it seems a bit strange, but it's a happy sounding name.

To close to Myra.

Thanks for your comments everyone.

do you think Marianne could go to Miri or is that too much of a jump?

I know two little girls called Miri, both families are Welsh speaking. It's a lovely name, meaning happy / joyful.