Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 17:02     Subject: Re:Mia a real name or nickname?
How about as a nickname for Meredith? I knew one who went by Mindy, it's no further off.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 16:57     Subject: Mia a real name or nickname?
Miriam is a classic name. That's like saying William or Charlie are ugly names.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 12:26     Subject: Mia a real name or nickname?
I really don't like this name and don't think it's pretty. It's crazy popular though. I know more Mias than I know Olivias/Avas/Charlottes
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 12:19     Subject: Re:Mia a real name or nickname?
One of Queen Elizabeth of England's great-granddaughters is named Mia. Mia Grace Tindall.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 10:50     Subject: Mia a real name or nickname?
I know a Mia whose full legal name is Mia, and also a Mia whose real name is Amelia. Both ways work just fine!
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 10:47     Subject: Mia a real name or nickname?
Mia is a real name. Miriam is not as pretty.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 10:45     Subject: Mia a real name or nickname?
My DD's legal name is Mia.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 10:23     Subject: Mia a real name or nickname?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Miriam is a super ugly name. Just name the kid Mia.


+1. Why would you saddle a little girl with a weird, old-lady name like Miriam?


Because it's lovely and classic? I love Miriam but it sounds bad with our last name. (Just found out I'm having another boy, so there goes the girl's name waiting in the wings anyway....)


I think Miriam is a beautiful name. how is it weird?


Straight out of the secretarial pool in 1964.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 09:28     Subject: Mia a real name or nickname?
Mia is a real name. It's relatively common in Finland. Actress Mia Wasikowska. Steven Tyler's daughter is named Mia.

We had a friend who has a daughter named Mia. She was married to a Czech, and in the Czech Republic, names that are not "on the calendar" (of saints) have to be approved by the registrar, which requires showing that the name is "registered in some country of the world and was not insulting or demeaning." Mia passed the test, and she was allowed to name her baby Mia. So, it's official--it's a real name.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2019 15:49     Subject: Re:Mia a real name or nickname?
It’s a real name — and a rather nice one, too.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2019 14:14     Subject: Mia a real name or nickname?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Miriam is a super ugly name. Just name the kid Mia.


+1. Why would you saddle a little girl with a weird, old-lady name like Miriam?


Because it's lovely and classic? I love Miriam but it sounds bad with our last name. (Just found out I'm having another boy, so there goes the girl's name waiting in the wings anyway....)


I think Miriam is a beautiful name. how is it weird?
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2019 14:04     Subject: Mia a real name or nickname?
Yes, Mia is a real name as it is. I know a couple of them.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2019 13:58     Subject: Mia a real name or nickname?
Anonymous wrote:"Mia" is a common term for bulimia ("Ana" is anorexia).

There are a lot of "pro-ana" and "pro-mia" sites. It's a "thing." I wouldn't name my child this.


My name is Ana. Its a non issue.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2019 13:14     Subject: Mia a real name or nickname?
I also love Miriam, as well as Mariam.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2019 12:57     Subject: Mia a real name or nickname?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Miriam is a super ugly name. Just name the kid Mia.


+1. Why would you saddle a little girl with a weird, old-lady name like Miriam?


Because it's lovely and classic? I love Miriam but it sounds bad with our last name. (Just found out I'm having another boy, so there goes the girl's name waiting in the wings anyway....)