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Sometimes I Want To Pull My Hair Out · July 2011

I thought that we had our names set in stone for our babies, Fletcher and Beatrice, who now thanks to all of you have beatiful middle names. This changed the other day when I was in a Tropical Smoothie. There was a mom with two children, one daughter and one son, nothing wierd there. They were making her mad and I heard her say Michael, Casey stop it right now. Still normal, but then she said Michael go wash your face and the little girl got up. At first I was thinking how horrible it sounded for a girl to be named Michael then I started thinking more and more and it seemed to fit better for a girl then a boy. I was looking to see if anybody had posted about this but couldn't find one. Now I sort of want to name our daughter Michael Sawyer. Is this wrong? Please give me advice since she will have to live with this name forever.

HannahO28 · July 2011

Is this a joke?

jonnygurl76 · July 2011

i think that is awful for a girl. sorry.

LiviMommy · July 2011

I know of a Michel (spelled this way, pronounced Michael). It's NMS.

KGF625 · July 2011

NMS...that is a definite boy name. What about Michelle?

MamaWino · July 2011

Michael is a boy's name. Sorry.

MandyWes · July 2011

HannahO28:
Is this a joke?

Yes

SHOPPRINCSS · July 2011

My cousins middle name is Michalyn...(MIKE-LYN) It's a family name...maybe this?

BFab11 · July 2011

Michael is a boy's name. That's why Michelle and Michaela exist, for girls.

magsugar13 · July 2011

it is a dumb a$$ name for a girl

pennysuedog · July 2011

NOOOOOOOO

amanda.beth · July 2011

Please do not name your sweet little girl Michael. Would you name her Robert? What about David? If you must, at least add an -a on the end to make it Michaela.

kellyrn9956 · July 2011

Yes, it is wrong.

OK for a "guilty pleasure" name...not OK to actually name a daughter Michael (and Sawyer too....blah!)

LemonBlush · July 2011

What!??? And to top it off, a mn of Sawyer, ANOTHER boy name? Wow. Stick with Beatrice please, for the sake of your daughter.

lavieboheme73 · July 2011

I wouldn't do it...it's a name much more commonly associated with boys than girls.

That said, if you're really attached to the idea, please consider a more feminine middle name, so she has something she can use if she gets tired of being mistaken for a man.

CPhillz · July 2011

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Rach21 · July 2011

The name "Michal" is a woman's name (she was Saul's daughter and King David's first wife in the Bible). If you really do wish to name a daughter Michal, I wouldn't do the Michael spelling. Michael + Sawyer = boy name. Michal + Beatrice = unusual but actually a girl name.

Another option is Michaela.

Keri Marie · July 2011

Well, my name is Keri Michael Marie. I do like Michael on a girl but I prefer it as a middle name. There are so many beautiful, feminine first names for girls it would be a shame not to use one. I really like Beatrice. I was named after my dad and my family is French so it's not odd for me. I know 3 other girls with Michael as a middle name and it's cute, but as a first name... not cute.

Save Michael Sawyer for a boy if you really like it. It is not a girls name.

Moneypenny424 · July 2011

Rach21:
The name "Michal" is a woman's name (she was Saul's daughter and King David's first wife in the Bible). If you really do wish to name a daughter Michal, I wouldn't do the Michael spelling. Michael + Sawyer = boy name. Michal + Beatrice = unusual but actually a girl name.
Another option is Michaela.

I was going to write this. I know 2 women named Michal, so if you are going to use this name, please use this spelling.

Marsee · July 2011

Don't name your girl Michael.

There's a girl on my month board who is going to name her daughter Michael. Some of us have tried to talk her out of it, but no dice. Please don't do it.

BlueRidge8 · July 2011

First, Indifferent

Second, Beatrice is 1,000,000x's better than Michael.

PhilsWife07 · July 2011

A better fit for a girl than a boy? I want what you've been smoking.

Sometimes I Want To Pull My Hair Out · July 2011

Can anybody give me the link to the thread where the woman was going to name her daughter Michael?

happilyeverafterxo · July 2011

I seriously hope this is a joke, but if it isn't...don't do it.

Spookster · July 2011

MUDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD! Please be MUD!

sherpa · July 2011

I've known a few girls named Michel (pronounced Michael). It's NMS but I do prefer it to Beatrice.

EDIT: Also, no matter how you spell it Michel Sawyer would be 10x more masculine than Fletcher. You might as well name your boy Sue.

Sometimes I Want To Pull My Hair Out · July 2011

It is just my taste in names. Everybody has different likes and dislikes.

L L CG · July 2011

There was a girl named Michael that went to school with me. All letters addressed to her began with, "Dear Sir," or "Dear Mr. Smith." Her entire life she had to deal with people mistaking her for a male. Beatrice is a gorgeous name.

kms34 · July 2011

You can't saddle a beautiful little girl with names like Michael and Sawyer. That's just cruel, IMO.

Michelle and Michaela are fine names if you love Michael.

Fancy3Face · July 2011

I have a son and a husband named Michael and I see it FIRMLY as a boy's name. Stick with Beatrice, its beautiful and timeless

My neighbor has a 3 year old named Gabriel Michael-its a GIRL. Beautiful little girl, but that's 100% a boy's name. Nothing unisex about it. In my opinion anyway.

I think you were doing great with Beatrice and Fletcher!

love_melongtime · July 2011

Come on ladies! I'm surprised so many of you responded. it's CLEARLY MUD.

HannahO28 · July 2011

love_melongtime:
Come on ladies! I'm surprised so many of you responded. it's CLEARLY MUD.

I'm guessing you're right...to go from Beatrice to Michael Sawyer seems fishy to me. Not to mention that trolling trolls LOVE having twins....

myantonia · July 2011

My aunt's name is Sarah Michael, but has always gone by "Mike" personally. It's my aunt, so it seems "normal" to me, but I wouldn't do this to a little girl. She eventually just had to start going by Sarah professionally after being mistaken for a man too many times. It's fine as a middle name, but give her some other option as a first name, and please let it be more feminine than Sawyer!?!

Sometimes I Want To Pull My Hair Out · July 2011

First off, I don't care whether you guys think of me as a troll or not.

Second, this post was about a really hard decision I am going to have to make soon, and I needed guidance. Most of you gave me guidance in a nice way, but others are being rude. This post is about Beatrice/Michael not Fletcher. How dare you say that that is not a masculine name! For your information he is named after my father who fought for this country.

Third, I am having twins because they run in my family. My mom has a twin, my grandmother had twin brothers, and my great grandmother was a twin.

lavieboheme73 · July 2011

Moneypenny424:
Rach21:
The name "Michal" is a woman's name (she was Saul's daughter and King David's first wife in the Bible). If you really do wish to name a daughter Michal, I wouldn't do the Michael spelling. Michael + Sawyer = boy name. Michal + Beatrice = unusual but actually a girl name.
Another option is Michaela.
I was going to write this. I know 2 women named Michal, so if you are going to use this name, please use this spelling.

The name is beautiful spelled this way, although pronunciation gets a bit tricky. A friend of our family has a daughter named Michal, and they pronounce it as though it were spelled "McCall", but I've also heard it pronounced "me-kahl".

ames71 · July 2011

Man, I had a feeling you were a troll after your first post, but I gave you the benefit of the doubt. Why do they always have twins???

sweetpea2003 · July 2011

Sometimes I Want To Pull My Hair Out:
First off, I don't care whether you guys think of me as a troll or not.

Second, this post was about a really hard decision I am going to have to make soon, and I needed guidance. Most of you gave me guidance in a nice way, but others are being rude. This post is about Beatrice/Michael not Fletcher. How dare you say that that is not a masculine name! For your information he is named after my father who fought for this country.

Third, I am having twins because they run in my family. My mom has a twin, my grandmother had twin brothers, and my great grandmother was a twin.

Don't get your panties in a twist. YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION (according to your OP) was that you thought Michael for a girl was "horrible". Your words. I would go with that first feeling because that is what almost everyone who meets your daughter is going to think.

As for Fletcher, chill out. Pulling the military card is ridiculous. Are you implying that nobody who serves in our armed forces can have a feminine name? Because as a military spouse, I can assure you that there are many many bad names in the military.. I guess I'm no longer patriotic. Confused

Sometimes I Want To Pull My Hair Out · July 2011

I wasn't saying that there aren't any feminie names in the military, I meant that it was hurtful to say that I would be better of naming him Sue. What?! Fletcher is a family name and it was in honor of my father who I am forever proud of for balancing family life with his passion. He was always kind and fair. Those traits are what I associate with my father and what I want people to associate with my son.

love_melongtime · July 2011

Sometimes I Want To Pull My Hair Out:
I wasn't saying that there aren't any feminie names in the military, I meant that it was hurtful to say that I would be better of naming him Sue. What?! Fletcher is a family name and it was in honor of my father who I am forever proud of for balancing family life with his passion. He was always kind and fair. Those traits are what I associate with my father and what I want people to associate with my son.

I dont really care what your reasoning for anything is. Naming a girl Michael Sawyer, both of with are MASCULINE NAMES, seems like a joke. And if you truly are being sincere about it, I would advise against doing it because it's a terrible name for a girl. I mean get real woman!