opinions?

[zorianna.livejournal.com]

I've kind of been twirling this name around in my brain for awhile, and I can't decide if it's too "old lady" or not. What do you think of Milly/Millie?

Comments

[sloane-hd.livejournal.com]

I love Millie, always have.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i'm not really a fan. it sounds too much like a nickname for me and i can't think of anything it can be short for..except for millicent, which is very old lady to me.
maybe miller? although that seems masculine and too much like a last name.
or emily could work, i suppose.

[zorianna.livejournal.com]

Millicent is all I could think of too, and aside from being old lady, it makes me think of a MEAN old lady. LoL Not a fan of Emily, though either. Thanks though.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

millie is cute, but i think its better as a nickname, although i am not sure for what.

[neroli.livejournal.com]

How about Amelia?

[zorianna.livejournal.com]

That's actually the first name I've heard to go with Milly that I don't hate. Thanks. :-)

[seksimaggie.livejournal.com]

I have a friend named Emily who goes by Milly because her name's so popular, but there aren't many Millys around.

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

I like Milly as a nn for Matilda or Emily, but not for Millicent.

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

There is also Mildred. I prefer Millicent. I think Milly could be a stand alone name, because I don't think many people today would automatically assume it was Mildred or Millicent as they would with a name like Charlie/Charles.

I know a little girl named Tilly. I like Milly WAY better.

[zorianna.livejournal.com]

Tilly reminds me of Jennifer Tilly. LoL

And I agree, while some people seem to think it sounds "nicknamey" it doesn't seem to be automatically associated with any names the way Nick or Charlie or Mike would, which is good, since I'm really not too crazy about any of the names Milly could be a nickname for.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I never gave this name a second thought until a few years ago, when I met a girl with this name in my program at university. I really love it now, though.

I have mostly heard of this name as a nickname for something else, but hers is actually not even short for anything. I like the idea of using it as a nickname for Matilda, if anything.

[sweatydog.livejournal.com]

I like Millie, just Millie.

[tak3th3fall.livejournal.com]

Not my favorite.
But Im sure it could be cute.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I like it!
I love old fashioned names on the new generations, I find it refreshing :)

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I forgot, I like it as a nickname, not as a name alone.
I prefer the Millie spelling

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I think it's great as a nickname. I'd used it as a nickname for Camilla.

[my-little-voice.livejournal.com]

I like Millie, but I wouldn't use it as a fn, only a nn.

[blue-suspenders.livejournal.com]

I think its a bit old fashioned.

[politicking.livejournal.com]

a friend of mine online has a little girl named Millie, i think it's absolutely adorable.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I would use it as a nick name for Matilda.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I knew an Emilia who went by Millie and I like that. I think Milly on its own is a lot more modern sounding than if it's a nickname for Mildred.

[o-honeybee-o.livejournal.com]

i love it. It's actually pretty common here (England) amoung young children.
I know 3 little Millie's/Milly's and it's not a nickname for anything.
Possible nicknames it could be for tho are Amelia, Emilia, Millicent (I dont like this tho lol) and a name i heard the other day is Millyana..which i guess you could spell Milliana.

[zorianna.livejournal.com]

Hmm, Milliana have a very pretty sound to it. I might have to add it to my list. Thanks!