My grandmother, whom I adored, was Mildred. Unfortunately, that's pretty much the worst name in the world! I'd love to honor her with a name that lends itself to the nickname Millie, Mila or something similar. Thoughts on the above or other options?
Not a fan of Millicent. I do love the name Mila by itself, but I'm not sure if the style goes well with DS, who is Theodore (we call him Theo). It feels a bit trendy, whereas we tend to gravitate toward more traditional names.
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Re: Camille, Camilla, Camelia...?
Other names that could use "Millie":
Emily
Milania
Amelia
Emilia
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Yeah, really! LOL but I like alot of dusty old names :-) to me, Gertrude (as an example) is old lady not chic, and hard for me to picture on a child. But Mildred to me reads more "solid citizen," or "community bake sale," but also "little girl hosing a tea party." I feel exactly the same about Astrid.
I wasn't saying you aren't entitled to dislike it or anything like that- you're probably in good company with plenty of people who don't care for it. I just meant since it has such a meaningful connection for you, it's too bad you don't like it (especially since I happen to think it's perfect).