Baby girl name

[BlueMoon37]

What do you think of the name Matisse for a baby girl? I love this name.

The only one I ever met was male

I’ve never heard it before but I can imagine it really suiting someone!

I’ve only known it as a male name. if you like it shortened to mattie go for Matilda.

NO!

Not keen: a male painter is the vision it conjures up for me.

Henri Matisse - French painter

Don't be daft it's the SURNAME of a very famous dead French painter (male).

Is there a girls name with a similar sound maybe?

It's a pretty sound, I get that. But it's the equivalent of calling her Picasso, Monet or Rembrandt.

What about Mattie? It has good Edith Wharton vibes!

I know it is thevlast name of French painter Matisse, but it is also a gender neutral name and I find it very sweet for a girl.

I work with a lovely female Matisse! I think it's a lovely name and have never once thought of a male French painter when I see her 🤣

Wasn't it a car by daewoo?

Mati is cute as a shortening!

It is also a girl name, you can look it up

It is very sweet OP, but I'm not sure it is a name other than a handful of people have named their baby after the painter is it? I think that's the origin - and truthfully I've never actually heard it being used.

If you like artists of that era, what about Camille? This sounds pretty and makes me think of Monet's wife - and also Camille Claudel so more arty connections. Matisse's wife was Amelie?

I've come across one Matisse - a young woman - I find it unusual but nice.

It's a teeny bit pussy cat if I'm totally honest Op.

It does sound sweet but I'm not sure about it for a baby. Gorgeous for a kitten.

I like it very much. Great tribute to the artist and has a lovely feminine sound

It’s a lovely name. Don’t swap it for Matilda that’s so common now and doesn’t have the same qualities at all.

Matisse is gorgeous.

Others similar, to me, though not as nice ..

Mietta
Manon
Majella
Elise
Alize
Odessa
Melissa
Artemis
Iris
Sistine

Picasso has more nickname options.

I like the name Mattie, and I like Edith Wharton, but I'm still not over that ending two years after reading it! Not sure I could use the name 😂

how about Kandinski nn Kandi or Chagall nn....?