Miriam - what do you think?

[Ceolas]

We are seriously struggling for a girl's name for our baby due next week.

We have a bit of a Bible theme going on although it's not glaringly obvious from our other DCs names.

DH is dead keen on Miriam and I like it without loving it. Trouble is, I don't have any name in particular that I could say I love...

So what do you think? We don't know any Miriams at all and she would be the only one in the school for sure.

Any random thoughts/associations welcome

I like the French version - Myriam. Either way it's timeless and would last your DD a whole lifetime. Ruth is another name that sounds great no matter what age.

You think of Esther Rantzen, but not of Miriam Margolyes???

I don't hate it but I find it a bit middle aged, like Marjorie or Marian.

Miriam Margolyes is new on me I'm afraid.

Possibly my pregnancy hormones, but I am not keen on the way DH pronounces Miriam. Scottish accent does something funny to the first 'i' sound. Sort of at the back of the throat...

I love it. It is my sister's name and it is her birthday today. Maybe that's a sign

Ooh maybe. Would love to have baby today!

Ceolas - you STILL here lol sorry I used to hate that phrase .

I'm not keen on Miriam sorry, as you say especially when said with a Scottish accent, with the hard R.

I know it's really common right now but what about Grace? It's hard when you don't have a surname to compare it you see.

I really like it. I also like Marianne and Ruth and names that are quite ladylike and middle-aged chic, not old lady chic.

Miriam is lovely.

Miriam is lovely I think.

sorry my random associtions are all the Miriams I know are either matronly (miriam stoppard and margoyles)

Or completely EVIL and BONKERS and VILE. (ex best friend- in fact oldest friend).

So perhaps am not best one to comment.

Love it.
Considered it if we had had another girl(but we didn't)
I love Mim as a shortened form too.

I really love Miriam. It was on our shortlist for DD2 til we realised it was too similar to DD1 (Madeleine). I also liked Meredith and we didn't use it for the same reason.

Mimi is cute while she's a tiny baby too. Or Mirry

Mimi is pretty

I tried saying it out loud with my accent (Glaswegian-ish) and it doesn't sound right sorry

I like it. It's a feminine, but not too girly name

love Miriam and really like Marion, too

Love it. Also really like Ruth, Esther, Matilda and Jane.

Miriam Stoppard here too. That association would not increase its appeal for me.

I like Miriam. Ruth is ok.

Along similar lines is Meredith, which I love, and the nn Meri is just soooo cute!

I came on to say "love it", and now see Miriam Stoppard

Ach, what the hell. Go for it - she'll have retired soon, and all will be forgotten!

DD has a good friend called Miriam, and the girls call her Mim or Mims, which I think is really sweet.
I also know a lovely Ruth, which is another name I really like.

Mathilda is gorgeous.

I like Miriam too, and Ruth. How about Margot as another alternative?

I think it is a beautiful, elegant name.

A Miriam I used to know was generally known as Mima, this could be a nice alternative to Mimi.