I love the name (pronounced like Mila Kunis), but do you think it's too exotic-sounding for a blond, blue eyed, fair-skinned girl? (DH and I both possess all those recessive traits, so it's pretty much guaranteed our child will as well!)
3 friends of mines named their daughters Mila (but no worries, this is in Macedonia). In my language Mila means "dear". And yes, we are fair-skinned people in general:)
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No, I think it's a great name no matter what your LO's coloring may be. I think you just associate it with dark hair and dark eyes because of Mila Kunis.
And BTW, I hate to burst your bubble but there are no guarantees when it comes to genetics. Just because you and DH both have recessive traits, doesn't mean those will be expressed in your LO, esp if either or both of you have dominant traits. Yes, the possibility is there but it doesn't mean you are "guaranteed" anything.
DH and I are both have dark hair and dark eyes, and DS is blonde and blue-eyed. Yes, we both carry these recessive genes but the probability that he would express them was 25% as opposed to 75% likely to have brown hair and brown eyes. So you never know.
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No, I think it's a great name no matter what your LO's coloring may be. I think you just associate it with dark hair and dark eyes because of Mila Kunis.
And BTW, I hate to burst your bubble but there are no guarantees when it comes to genetics. Just because you and DH both have recessive traits, doesn't mean those will be expressed in your LO, esp if either or both of you have dominant traits. Yes, the possibility is there but it doesn't mean you are "guaranteed" anything.
DH and I are both have dark hair and dark eyes, and DS is blonde and blue-eyed. Yes, we both carry these recessive genes but the probability that he would express them was 25% as opposed to 75% likely to have brown hair and brown eyes. So you never know.
Actually, hate to burst YOUR bubble but blond hair and blue eyes are both recessive traits - therefore, neither of us carry the allele for brown hair or brown eyes. My parents both had brown hair but each carried the recessive allele for blond, but since I ended up with the double blond allele, there is no way I can pass on brown.
For example, let's use B for brown eyes and b for blue eyes. If each of my parents are a Bb, that means they each have brown eyes but carry the recessive gene for blue eyes. Since brown is dominant, the big B overrides the small b and they end up with brown. When they have kids, they have 3 possible combinations: BB (=brown, no ability to pass blue on), Bb (=brown, but have the possibility of having a blue eyed child), bB (same as prior) or bb (which manifests itself in blue eyes, with no possibility of passing along brown)
No, I think it's a great name no matter what your LO's coloring may be. I think you just associate it with dark hair and dark eyes because of Mila Kunis.
And BTW, I hate to burst your bubble but there are no guarantees when it comes to genetics. Just because you and DH both have recessive traits, doesn't mean those will be expressed in your LO, esp if either or both of you have dominant traits. Yes, the possibility is there but it doesn't mean you are "guaranteed" anything.
DH and I are both have dark hair and dark eyes, and DS is blonde and blue-eyed. Yes, we both carry these recessive genes but the probability that he would express them was 25% as opposed to 75% likely to have brown hair and brown eyes. So you never know.
Actually, hate to burst YOUR bubble but blond hair and blue eyes are both recessive traits - therefore, neither of us carry the allele for brown hair or brown eyes. My parents both had brown hair but each carried the recessive allele for blond, but since I ended up with the double blond allele, there is no way I can pass on brown.
For example, let's use B for brown eyes and b for blue eyes. If each of my parents are a Bb, that means they each have brown eyes but carry the recessive gene for blue eyes. Since brown is dominant, the big B overrides the small b and they end up with brown. When they have kids, they have 3 possible combinations: BB (=brown, no ability to pass blue on), Bb (=brown, but have the possibility of having a blue eyed child), bB (same as prior) or bb (which manifests itself in blue eyes, with no possibility of passing along brown)
You are right, I know genetics well, DH is a geneticist and I am a biotechnician. You will not have a brown haired child but you should know that red hair can be recessive to blond but you will most likely have a blond.
No, I think it's a great name no matter what your LO's coloring may be. I think you just associate it with dark hair and dark eyes because of Mila Kunis.
And BTW, I hate to burst your bubble but there are no guarantees when it comes to genetics. Just because you and DH both have recessive traits, doesn't mean those will be expressed in your LO, esp if either or both of you have dominant traits. Yes, the possibility is there but it doesn't mean you are "guaranteed" anything.
DH and I are both have dark hair and dark eyes, and DS is blonde and blue-eyed. Yes, we both carry these recessive genes but the probability that he would express them was 25% as opposed to 75% likely to have brown hair and brown eyes. So you never know.
Actually, hate to burst YOUR bubble but blond hair and blue eyes are both recessive traits - therefore, neither of us carry the allele for brown hair or brown eyes. My parents both had brown hair but each carried the recessive allele for blond, but since I ended up with the double blond allele, there is no way I can pass on brown.
For example, let's use B for brown eyes and b for blue eyes. If each of my parents are a Bb, that means they each have brown eyes but carry the recessive gene for blue eyes. Since brown is dominant, the big B overrides the small b and they end up with brown. When they have kids, they have 3 possible combinations: BB (=brown, no ability to pass blue on), Bb (=brown, but have the possibility of having a blue eyed child), bB (same as prior) or bb (which manifests itself in blue eyes, with no possibility of passing along brown)
You are right, I know genetics well, DH is a geneticist and I am a biotechnician. You will not have a brown haired child but you should know that red hair can be recessive to blond but you will most likely have a blond.
Ooh - very true! I had a grandmother with red hair. Either way, it's good to know the name works with a (very) white girl. Like you said, I probably think of it as exotic because I think of Mila Kunis when I hear the name.
Re: Mila?
EDD 07/29/2017
Beautiful name
I love it! It's unique without being weird.
ETA: I think it would be a great name for a blond haired, blue eyed girl.
No, I think it's a great name no matter what your LO's coloring may be. I think you just associate it with dark hair and dark eyes because of Mila Kunis.
And BTW, I hate to burst your bubble but there are no guarantees when it comes to genetics. Just because you and DH both have recessive traits, doesn't mean those will be expressed in your LO, esp if either or both of you have dominant traits. Yes, the possibility is there but it doesn't mean you are "guaranteed" anything.
DH and I are both have dark hair and dark eyes, and DS is blonde and blue-eyed. Yes, we both carry these recessive genes but the probability that he would express them was 25% as opposed to 75% likely to have brown hair and brown eyes. So you never know.
Actually, hate to burst YOUR bubble
but blond hair and blue eyes are both recessive traits - therefore, neither of us carry the allele for brown hair or brown eyes. My parents both had brown hair but each carried the recessive allele for blond, but since I ended up with the double blond allele, there is no way I can pass on brown.
For example, let's use B for brown eyes and b for blue eyes. If each of my parents are a Bb, that means they each have brown eyes but carry the recessive gene for blue eyes. Since brown is dominant, the big B overrides the small b and they end up with brown. When they have kids, they have 3 possible combinations: BB (=brown, no ability to pass blue on), Bb (=brown, but have the possibility of having a blue eyed child), bB (same as prior) or bb (which manifests itself in blue eyes, with no possibility of passing along brown)
This link explains things better: https://www.athro.com/evo/gen/punexam.html
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You are right, I know genetics well, DH is a geneticist and I am a biotechnician. You will not have a brown haired child but you should know that red hair can be recessive to blond but you will most likely have a blond.
Ooh - very true! I had a grandmother with red hair. Either way, it's good to know the name works with a (very) white girl.
Like you said, I probably think of it as exotic because I think of Mila Kunis when I hear the name.
BFP #2 8/22/12 | EDD 5/5/13 | DS1 born 5/9/13
BFP #3 4/25/15 | EDD 1/7/16 | MMC 7/2/15 @ 13w1d | D&E 7/8/15
BFP #4 12/9/15 | EDD 8/22/16 | DS2 born 5/18/16 at 26w2d
Just keep swimming.