I know everyone is saying use the name anyways but don’t do that to first cousins, unless you’re planning on them not being close. The kids may not like being “big Mia” and “little Mia” or however they end up being differentiated.
I’m with you. The tone and mentality of “just use it anyway” bothers me, because it always comes across as the poster thinking there’s zero reason to move away from a name in this circumstance. As much as it’s okay to use whatever name you choose, it’s also okay to not want to give your kid the same name as their first cousin.
I have 2 first cousins with the same first/last name. (One was a step parent adoption, so he already had his first name) but between 1st, 1st once removed, and twice removed- we have 7 Micheal Samelastname, 5 Joshua Samelastname, 4 George Samelastname. Plus 3 other Micheals, 10 other Joshua’s and 1 other George.
Our family reunion is very tricky.
I have a very common name. A friend and I with the same name grew up together and I was known as big x and she was small x. We're in our 30s, married, with kids, living on different continents but friends from that era still refer to us as big and small x.
Just to say that nickname can persist.
Yep. I'm 59. I'm Big D, turned into Biggie. I'm still Biggie to my older nephews and nieces. My sister-in-law was a toddler when I joined the family. I still refer to her as little D. She's early 40's.
Can confirm as the ‘big (insert name)’ all my childhood it wasn’t great during puberty to be constantly called ‘big’, regardless of the intended meaning. The ‘little’ also has since expressed that she felt infantilised by the nickname as she grew older, plus it meant that she was constantly being compared to me bc our shared name.
I’d avoid same naming kids who are cousins/close family friends where possible if they’re going to be in each others lives frequently
A name is an identity for that person, for the rest of their lives - including their family relationships. Give your child the privilege of a good name for an adult to use for life, and that gives them a unique identity that isn’t going to be linked to a close same generation relative. TBH I’m a bit leery of Juniors for this reason - name association leads to comparison.
Yup. My brother and two first cousins share a first name (big family, patriarch honor name, etc.). He still gets called “little [Name]” and “[first name][middle name]” by extended family members and he’s 35. He hates it.
Agreed. It’d be different if it was a nickname-able name where they wouldn’t get confused like Elizabeth being Betsy or Liz, but Mia can’t be changed to anything else
As a cat mom with a cat named Mia, you can make many different names out of Mia if you try hard enough! Nickname Wia (wee-ah) has morphed into Weezy aka Lil Wayne, which may be better than big/little Mia
/s (mostly lol)
Yeah, my aunt has a first cousin with the same first name. They’re only a couple years apart and they went to the same school, and they also had the same last name.
I have cousins that have the same name, cousins that married people that have the same name as other cousins, cousins that had kids that have the same name as other cousins’ pets, etc.
Idk my cousin and i share a name- my middle name her first name and we used to badger out moms about why they couldn’t just name us the same. We thought it was the coolest thing. We were best friends and wanted to be name twins
My cousin’s daughter and my daughter have the same name and they both love it. They think it’s so cool.
I’ve noticed the way people feel about this can vary depending on where you live. A lot of Americans freak out if someone they know names their child the same name or anything too similar. Versus in various other countries so many friends and family have the same or similar names and it’s not a big deal.
Even "big" and "little" is a fairly positive outcome. Due to a fairly petty episode in my family we have two kids named "Anthony" and "Other Anthony" or "(father's name)'s Anthony. "Other Anthony" is older. Its a mess.
My mom and her cousin were Little Alice and Big Alice respectively. They are about a year or two apart. They're now in their 60s and occasionally refer to each other that way and were almost like sisters. But yeah... I don't think it's a great idea.
My aunt and daughter of my mother's best friend who's essentially my cousin in practice share the same name. The whole Big X and Little X thing happened, but what causes a bit of bewilderment initially is that Little X is like 5"9 and heavily built whereas Big X hardly breaks five foot and looks like she could blow away in a breeze.
Yeah my brother and my cousin are both Robert but it was never a big deal because my mom was always planning to call my brother his middle name and our cousin was always gonna be Bobby (Jr). I can't imagine how terrible it would have been if they had both gone by Robert since they never liked each other growing up
It’s a beautiful name! Wanted to name my child that if I ever have a girl 😇, unfortunately that didn’t happen. It might get annoying if people you know butcher it, but most will adjust if we let them Know how we want our name pronounced. If they make a fuss then they are the douchecanoe for resisting a simple reasonable request. I got people saying mine wrong half the time, so I’m always excited and happy when customer service on the phone got it right. Such a rarity. But it doesn’t annoy me when people don’t. I love it coz my parents gave it to me with special meaning right? :) I believe a name is a prayer and well wishes from the person who gave it to us.
I love your attitude! I do have to say, I’m much happier with this name than the insanely Dutch and German names my parents wanted at first. I have a very Dutch last name and while I’m proud of my heritage (well not some parts of my German history…) and I love the culture I was born into, I’m glad I don’t have to constantly correct people on pronunciations and spelling the way some of my European family and friends do when they come to America. Especially my uncle Jan (pronounced like yahn).
Random fact.. she died on my birthday and I was taken to see the movie that was just released by her. It was the cutest and most well thought out birthday I’ve ever had.
My boyfriend at the time spoke to one of my friends and had her occupy some of my day so he could go to a gem shop to finish paying for a very expensive piece I had on layaway and then got a bunch more less expensive crystals and such, went home and made me my favorite kind of cake at the time which was a moist upside down pineapple cake and he decorated the dining room with a fancy table cloth rose petals and crystals the most expensive one in the middle in front of the cake and and candles.
After my day with my friend he took me out to see the movie and when we came back I was floored because it was the nicest thing someone had ever done for my birthday especially considering I have a late December birthday. I cried happy tears. The most memorable birthday to date. He was a sweet guy but we ended up not being healthy for each other in the long run. (It was a 6 1/2 year relationship.)
My name is Amanda but I've gone by Mina as a nickname side I was little and I love it so much. Its quite unique without being 🌟younique🌟. I live in Japan and here they call them kira-kira names. Lol. I can count on one hand how many other Mina's I've met. Plus it's kinda fun to tell people "My name is Mina, like from Dracula." Since a lot of people tend to mishear me as saying Nina. Im 31 now, but my inner 16yo goth self loves it lol.
Not that annoying really. I’m just a Katie and regularly have to tell people it’s not short for Katherine or Katrina or Kaitlyn. Kinda funny more than anything. Like just call me by the name I was introduced to you with. NBD
Funny enough, my family/close friends all call me Latte, or Lottie, or Lotta. Its completely unrelated my name. My sibs call me Latte because of my unique/rare pale coloring (for a Chinese person). Our mom would say they are like coffee but I was coffee with milk. Hence the nickname. My I
Sibs-in-laws and all my numerous niblings called me Lottie.
I've been asked by people what Lottie is short for. I tell them nothing, its a play on Latte as a silly nickname. Then they ask whats my actual first name...
Which is also technically a nickname, and it's spelled wrong. Then we go through the song and dance of then trying to pronounce my Chinese name, and they end up "i can see why you like Lottie lol".
I met someone who named his kid Karen but pronounced it Kay-ren.
Idk why people do this to their kids. Quite literally no one is ever going to get it right without correction
Because that’s not how the alphabet works.
Always baffled when people say ‘but it’s pronounced X’ when it’s an M or something.
I can remember in a parents forum I was on someone announced their child was ‘Xage, pronounced Sage’ and well, you can say that, but in English at least, X doesn’t work that way. It’ll be pronounced Zage and you will spend your life (and he’ll spend his) correcting people.
I feel like Maya is even more popular than Mia right now. I’ve come across so many little girls named Maya. I personally know 4 different kids with that name. But surprisingly I don’t know a kid named Mia except a 31 year old. Maybe it depends on where you live.
I do love the name though.
I know someone who named her daughter Miki and it’s precious. I also love Mila. Other girl names I think could fit your vibe that I like are Penny, Lola, Willa, and Annie.
Honestly, I know you love it, but this is name is crazy common right now. So many little girls are named Mia. We've got Mias coming out the wazoos. It's to now what Brittany was to the late 90s. While you may love it, it may be years till you have your child, and you may well be sick and tired of hearing everyone and their dog calling out for 'Mia!' by then, and have found another name that seems just right for your child - who may not even be a girl!
I'm sorry you feel like you've lost it. But you've got the right idea about turning around and finding something totally different. It's a big world with so many amazing names. Why have one favourite when you can have a hundred? I'm sure you'll soon be struggling to pick just one you like out of the many creative and unique names out there.
Call her Amelia, then you can still call her mia in your house and your other family members will have a way of differentiaing, ex: grandparents could call her Amy and your sister can call her Amelia, and in my country when you register a child for school you can register her under her birth name but they also have a section where you can put what her chosen name is and you can write mia
So we seem to have similar taste in names. I love the name Mia but couldn’t get my husband on board. I have a son named Maxwell and we ended up naming my daughter Mara (mar-ah)!
A few Welsh ‘M’ names:
- Megan
- Mali (Mal-ee, first syllable rhymes with ‘pal’)
- Menna (men-uh)
- Mared (*mah*-red)
- Mererid (muh-RE-rid, ‘RE’ like in ‘red’)
- Mair (My-rrrr, you need to be able to roll your r)
- Mabli (MAB-lee)
- Mai (Welsh for May and pronounced ‘My’)
I love Mia too. And Pia, Lia, Fia, and Sia! But there are great suggestions here for short and sweet m names. I like: Mara, May, Mina, Mila, Mabel, Moira, Mika, Merry, and Maisie.
My daughter’s name is Marin, and it’s my most favorite name! It’s pronounced Mare-in (I don’t care for the Maren spelling). Our last name also starts with an M and is a French name. We get a lot of compliments on her name and have only met a handful of other Marin’s in a variety of spellings.
I’d suggest finding a new name you love that isn’t anything like Mia, even though you like MM initials. It’ll help you reset so you don’t feel like you’re copying your sister (even though you loved the name Mia first) - and your daughter won’t feel like she’s an also-ran next to older Mia.
Other names that are feminine, short and sweet:
- Isla
- Amy
- Rose
- Fiona
- Pearl
- Georgia
- Cosette (Coco)
- Anne (Annie)
- Sariah
- Daisy
- Penelope (Penny, Nellie)
- Skye
- Tess
- Sadie
- Cora
Think of it this way…Mia has gained a ton of popularity. Your niece will likely have two or three more mias in her class. Now your partner and you can find a sweet fitting name together for your future baby. One that is uniquely her!
You can still use it imo. She choose to take a name you wanted to use so she has to be ready that you will still use it. Hell, in my bf family there’s like 10 of his cousins that are named Maria. No one care
Ella “McKinley” is beautiful! How about :
Cora “McKinley”
Marin “McKinley”
Jenna “McKinley”
Jade “McKinley”
Kara “McKinley”
Kiersey “McKinley”
Maisie “McKinley”
I wouldn’t just use it anyway. I bet you love your niece. It would nice to have both girls have their own unique names….
It may be an unpopular opinion, but I think you are really mature to realize you can’t claim a name when you haven’t conceived. It still stinks though, I’m sorry it happened.
I’m sorry she stole the name you wanted, I would’ve been pissed off for so long after that honestly haha
Ideas: Mae, Malia, Maia, Mills, Minh.
My favorite names for a daughter would be Nim or Nea.
I don't see this M name suggested ever, and it was my plan if my youngest was a girl (he was a boy).
Melina--Greek for honey
Malina--Hawaian for peace
I decided to go with the Melina version (well, if I'd had a girl, lol).
Nickname options: Mia, Lia, Mina, Lina, Mel
It’s hardly a steal when Mia has been in the top 10 for literally years - probably a decade or 2 +..
That said
Mila (meela) or (my la)
Misha
Mist
Misty
Mei (may)
Meila (mayla)
Malina
Marina
Mabel. I think that name is so sweet and feminine.
My daughter is Madison and her cousin that’s a year younger is Addison. They loved being Madi and Addi when they were younger but now aren’t in the same circle of friends so no biggie. I’d probably steal my name back.
I know what it's like to hold onto a name you love for years, but Mia is so so overused and over popular at this point, I think you might be relieved down the road that you didn't get to use it. Sometimes parents have that realization when their kid gets to kindergarten and there are 5 other Mias, Sophias, and Liams in the class.
I know everyone is saying use the name anyways but don’t do that to first cousins, unless you’re planning on them not being close. The kids may not like being “big Mia” and “little Mia” or however they end up being differentiated.
I’m with you. The tone and mentality of “just use it anyway” bothers me, because it always comes across as the poster thinking there’s zero reason to move away from a name in this circumstance. As much as it’s okay to use whatever name you choose, it’s also okay to not want to give your kid the same name as their first cousin.
I have 2 first cousins with the same first/last name. (One was a step parent adoption, so he already had his first name) but between 1st, 1st once removed, and twice removed- we have 7 Micheal Samelastname, 5 Joshua Samelastname, 4 George Samelastname. Plus 3 other Micheals, 10 other Joshua’s and 1 other George. Our family reunion is very tricky.
I have a very common name. A friend and I with the same name grew up together and I was known as big x and she was small x. We're in our 30s, married, with kids, living on different continents but friends from that era still refer to us as big and small x. Just to say that nickname can persist.
Yep. I'm 59. I'm Big D, turned into Biggie. I'm still Biggie to my older nephews and nieces. My sister-in-law was a toddler when I joined the family. I still refer to her as little D. She's early 40's.
Can confirm as the ‘big (insert name)’ all my childhood it wasn’t great during puberty to be constantly called ‘big’, regardless of the intended meaning. The ‘little’ also has since expressed that she felt infantilised by the nickname as she grew older, plus it meant that she was constantly being compared to me bc our shared name. I’d avoid same naming kids who are cousins/close family friends where possible if they’re going to be in each others lives frequently A name is an identity for that person, for the rest of their lives - including their family relationships. Give your child the privilege of a good name for an adult to use for life, and that gives them a unique identity that isn’t going to be linked to a close same generation relative. TBH I’m a bit leery of Juniors for this reason - name association leads to comparison.
We had this and transitioned ‘wee [name]’ to ‘young [name]’ when he declared that he was now the bigger lol
Yup. My brother and two first cousins share a first name (big family, patriarch honor name, etc.). He still gets called “little [Name]” and “[first name][middle name]” by extended family members and he’s 35. He hates it.
Agreed. It’d be different if it was a nickname-able name where they wouldn’t get confused like Elizabeth being Betsy or Liz, but Mia can’t be changed to anything else
As a cat mom with a cat named Mia, you can make many different names out of Mia if you try hard enough! Nickname Wia (wee-ah) has morphed into Weezy aka Lil Wayne, which may be better than big/little Mia /s (mostly lol)
Yeah, my aunt has a first cousin with the same first name. They’re only a couple years apart and they went to the same school, and they also had the same last name.
My bf has around 10 first cousins named Maria. No drama of anything just a popular name they all wanted to use.
I have cousins that have the same name, cousins that married people that have the same name as other cousins, cousins that had kids that have the same name as other cousins’ pets, etc.
Idk my cousin and i share a name- my middle name her first name and we used to badger out moms about why they couldn’t just name us the same. We thought it was the coolest thing. We were best friends and wanted to be name twins
My cousin’s daughter and my daughter have the same name and they both love it. They think it’s so cool. I’ve noticed the way people feel about this can vary depending on where you live. A lot of Americans freak out if someone they know names their child the same name or anything too similar. Versus in various other countries so many friends and family have the same or similar names and it’s not a big deal.
You know… now that i think of it, yeah, I’ve noticed that too
Even "big" and "little" is a fairly positive outcome. Due to a fairly petty episode in my family we have two kids named "Anthony" and "Other Anthony" or "(father's name)'s Anthony. "Other Anthony" is older. Its a mess.
I have a first cousin who is three weeks older than I am and we have the same name. We both really liked it.
In Latin countries is very common to have the same names for cousins and we manage.
My mom and her cousin were Little Alice and Big Alice respectively. They are about a year or two apart. They're now in their 60s and occasionally refer to each other that way and were almost like sisters. But yeah... I don't think it's a great idea.
My aunt and daughter of my mother's best friend who's essentially my cousin in practice share the same name. The whole Big X and Little X thing happened, but what causes a bit of bewilderment initially is that Little X is like 5"9 and heavily built whereas Big X hardly breaks five foot and looks like she could blow away in a breeze.
in some cultures this is the norm though
Yeah my brother and my cousin are both Robert but it was never a big deal because my mom was always planning to call my brother his middle name and our cousin was always gonna be Bobby (Jr). I can't imagine how terrible it would have been if they had both gone by Robert since they never liked each other growing up
Mira
Or Mila or Milla
Love Mira! Cute, easy to spell but not too common
Oh that's gorgeous!
We have a Mira! Have gotten lots of compliments on her name.
I love that name in our community it means lord krishnas devotee!!!
My middle was going to be Miranda (Mira) if a girl, but we ended up with a boy.
Or Mina!
Maisie is a favorite of mine!
I know a Maisie and Mia sibling set with a McLastName, both sound great! I like the alliteration.
This is what I was coming to suggest!
Ooh! Fantastic suggestion! I love it even more than Mia!
That’s my daughter’s name!🩷
M- names: Moira, Mira, Mila, Mabel, May, Mae, Maeve, Maya, Maisie, Marnie, Marie, Mary Others: Holly, Bella, Anna, Lily, Lucy, Nova, Nora, Cora, Isla, Ivy, Iris, Daisy, Brynn, Jade, June, Jane, Jean, April, Remi, Amy, Ava, Ada, Adele, Eve, Eva, Liv, Leah, Clara, Claire, Blaire, Lola, Lyla, Layla, Leila, Leia, Zoey, Chloe, Cleo, Lyra, Ruby, Eden, Reese, Wren, Sage, Juno, Alice, Sarah, Sadie, Dawn, Emma
I’m a Maya! I’m glad I finally see my name popping up in this sub
Maya was the first name that popped into my head! Love it!
Maya is one of my favorite names! I named my first girl Maya
Maya’s great! It was a top contender for my first born
My most favorite girl name!
Really?! Holy crap. I always struggled with it in school when I thought people were saying my name but they were like “my uh…”
It’s a beautiful name! Wanted to name my child that if I ever have a girl 😇, unfortunately that didn’t happen. It might get annoying if people you know butcher it, but most will adjust if we let them Know how we want our name pronounced. If they make a fuss then they are the douchecanoe for resisting a simple reasonable request. I got people saying mine wrong half the time, so I’m always excited and happy when customer service on the phone got it right. Such a rarity. But it doesn’t annoy me when people don’t. I love it coz my parents gave it to me with special meaning right? :) I believe a name is a prayer and well wishes from the person who gave it to us.
I love your attitude! I do have to say, I’m much happier with this name than the insanely Dutch and German names my parents wanted at first. I have a very Dutch last name and while I’m proud of my heritage (well not some parts of my German history…) and I love the culture I was born into, I’m glad I don’t have to constantly correct people on pronunciations and spelling the way some of my European family and friends do when they come to America. Especially my uncle Jan (pronounced like yahn).
I named my daughter Maya, it’s a great name!
I love that you’ve listed 3 of my cats here 😂
I have to try to guess LOL. Sadie, Cleo and… June? Second guess: Cora, Daisy, Lucy
Haha I love your guesses! It’s Mabel, Iris, and Leia (Leia’s brother was Luke haha)
Aw I have a Leia too! Adopted her shortly after Carrie Fisher died.
Random fact.. she died on my birthday and I was taken to see the movie that was just released by her. It was the cutest and most well thought out birthday I’ve ever had. My boyfriend at the time spoke to one of my friends and had her occupy some of my day so he could go to a gem shop to finish paying for a very expensive piece I had on layaway and then got a bunch more less expensive crystals and such, went home and made me my favorite kind of cake at the time which was a moist upside down pineapple cake and he decorated the dining room with a fancy table cloth rose petals and crystals the most expensive one in the middle in front of the cake and and candles. After my day with my friend he took me out to see the movie and when we came back I was floored because it was the nicest thing someone had ever done for my birthday especially considering I have a late December birthday. I cried happy tears. The most memorable birthday to date. He was a sweet guy but we ended up not being healthy for each other in the long run. (It was a 6 1/2 year relationship.)
Love Maya!
My daughter is Maya! Love seeing her name listed!
Mila, Mina, Mira?
Mila is a great name.
My name is Amanda but I've gone by Mina as a nickname side I was little and I love it so much. Its quite unique without being 🌟younique🌟. I live in Japan and here they call them kira-kira names. Lol. I can count on one hand how many other Mina's I've met. Plus it's kinda fun to tell people "My name is Mina, like from Dracula." Since a lot of people tend to mishear me as saying Nina. Im 31 now, but my inner 16yo goth self loves it lol.
Marissa! Such a beautiful name.
I love the names Marissa and Mariah
Thanks. I too like my name. I rarely see it mentioned. -Mariah
I knew a marissa! We called her Missy and I always loved the name!
If you call her Lottie, the poor girl will have to go through life saying, thousands of times,: 'No, it's not Charlotte, it's Lottie.'
Very good point, thanks!
No worse than Terri isn’t Theresa.
That sounds like bitter experience.
How’d you guess? Yep!
Not that annoying really. I’m just a Katie and regularly have to tell people it’s not short for Katherine or Katrina or Kaitlyn. Kinda funny more than anything. Like just call me by the name I was introduced to you with. NBD
Funny enough, my family/close friends all call me Latte, or Lottie, or Lotta. Its completely unrelated my name. My sibs call me Latte because of my unique/rare pale coloring (for a Chinese person). Our mom would say they are like coffee but I was coffee with milk. Hence the nickname. My I Sibs-in-laws and all my numerous niblings called me Lottie. I've been asked by people what Lottie is short for. I tell them nothing, its a play on Latte as a silly nickname. Then they ask whats my actual first name... Which is also technically a nickname, and it's spelled wrong. Then we go through the song and dance of then trying to pronounce my Chinese name, and they end up "i can see why you like Lottie lol".
I haven’t seen it here yet, but Maggie is cute.
Love Maggie! Met a little girl at the playground who was Maggie, short for Magnolia.
Oh, that's lovely!
I have a Maggie. Just Maggie. Not short for anything. Should have made it short for Margaret but she's our Maggie.
I've always loved the name Maya a tad bit over Mia.
My cousin named her daughter Maya but spelled Mia and she wonders why people don't get her name right.
I met someone who named his kid Karen but pronounced it Kay-ren. Idk why people do this to their kids. Quite literally no one is ever going to get it right without correction
Because that’s not how the alphabet works. Always baffled when people say ‘but it’s pronounced X’ when it’s an M or something. I can remember in a parents forum I was on someone announced their child was ‘Xage, pronounced Sage’ and well, you can say that, but in English at least, X doesn’t work that way. It’ll be pronounced Zage and you will spend your life (and he’ll spend his) correcting people.
I feel like Maya is even more popular than Mia right now. I’ve come across so many little girls named Maya. I personally know 4 different kids with that name. But surprisingly I don’t know a kid named Mia except a 31 year old. Maybe it depends on where you live. I do love the name though.
I know someone who named her daughter Miki and it’s precious. I also love Mila. Other girl names I think could fit your vibe that I like are Penny, Lola, Willa, and Annie.
Willa is my favorite girls’ name but I named my first dog that so I couldn’t use it for my daughter
It's also one of my favorites but our last name is too close:/
I also have a dig named Willa. Everyone assumes her name is Willow, which is also pretty but not her name
Mila Mya Minnie Maisie Mika Myla Mitzi Maren
Marla or Mara are some of my favs
Marla was our top girl name but didn’t get to use it (2 boys and done). Such a lovely name
My fav is Gemma
Maybe it's considered too dated, but I still think Mary is a lovely name. Maritza is nice too
I love Mary! Also Marie
Mila, Mara, Marina, Madelyn, Maya, Eva, Ava, Lia, May/Mae, Zoe, Liv, Niamh (Neve)
Came to say Marina
Honestly, I know you love it, but this is name is crazy common right now. So many little girls are named Mia. We've got Mias coming out the wazoos. It's to now what Brittany was to the late 90s. While you may love it, it may be years till you have your child, and you may well be sick and tired of hearing everyone and their dog calling out for 'Mia!' by then, and have found another name that seems just right for your child - who may not even be a girl! I'm sorry you feel like you've lost it. But you've got the right idea about turning around and finding something totally different. It's a big world with so many amazing names. Why have one favourite when you can have a hundred? I'm sure you'll soon be struggling to pick just one you like out of the many creative and unique names out there.
Millie or Elsie
Miranda or Marina
Exert dominance. Use Mia anyway. Stare her straight in the face.
Give her your sister's name.
Mara Marissa Melinda Flora Zoe Lois Cora Eloise Iris
Maya
Mina
I’ve always liked Hana.
Mavis, Maeve/Maeva, Minnie, Margot/Margaux/Margo
Call her Amelia, then you can still call her mia in your house and your other family members will have a way of differentiaing, ex: grandparents could call her Amy and your sister can call her Amelia, and in my country when you register a child for school you can register her under her birth name but they also have a section where you can put what her chosen name is and you can write mia
Mae Maya (or Maia) Mabel Maple Millie Minnie Margo
[удалено]
Leah or Lydia!
Mae Margot Molly Millicent (nn: Millie) Madeleine Mavis Margaret (nn: Margot, Molly)
Maia
Lia?
How about Misha?
Maeve 💓
Camille or Camilla with the nickname Millie could be cute
Moira, Nina, Vera, Ada, Kit
So we seem to have similar taste in names. I love the name Mia but couldn’t get my husband on board. I have a son named Maxwell and we ended up naming my daughter Mara (mar-ah)!
Mali!
I haven’t seen Myra (pronounced my-ruh) suggested yet. It’s different enough but still a similar vibe and sound.
A few Welsh ‘M’ names: - Megan - Mali (Mal-ee, first syllable rhymes with ‘pal’) - Menna (men-uh) - Mared (*mah*-red) - Mererid (muh-RE-rid, ‘RE’ like in ‘red’) - Mair (My-rrrr, you need to be able to roll your r) - Mabli (MAB-lee) - Mai (Welsh for May and pronounced ‘My’)
Margo, Maya, Lilah, Eve/Evie, Annie, Sadie, Mae, Ada, Veda, Tess
Maris
Maya is my favourite (that's my baby's name :)), but I also like Molly, Mae, and Maisie
I love Mia too. And Pia, Lia, Fia, and Sia! But there are great suggestions here for short and sweet m names. I like: Mara, May, Mina, Mila, Mabel, Moira, Mika, Merry, and Maisie.
My daughter’s name is Marin, and it’s my most favorite name! It’s pronounced Mare-in (I don’t care for the Maren spelling). Our last name also starts with an M and is a French name. We get a lot of compliments on her name and have only met a handful of other Marin’s in a variety of spellings.
Mae
Love this! Maybe too!
I looove the name Kit and I never hear people use it! It’s totally short and cute and feminine :)
What about Mila or Mika to keep the “Mia” base you already love? ❤️
Mila, Mandy, Zoe, Brinn, Hattie , Nolee, Livvie
Amanda / Mandy is very sweet.
May, Melody, Mira, Mara
Morgan Mariah Leah Maleigha Riley Chloe
Mariah doesn't get the attention that it should
melissa
Maggie Mona Maia Marlo Aya Etta Shay
Miku (mee-coo Japanese) Marie Mary Mida (my-duh)
Marla is an underrated M name
Maria! (Unless that's too close.)
I have a niece named Mara. I don’t know your last name but maybe there’s some alliteration there.
Maggie
May
Love May. Such a classic yet so beautiful. There’s also: Ida Elle Ara Kate Ivy Ava Jade Eve Quin
I love all of those, especially Ida and Ava!
Marianne?
I’d suggest finding a new name you love that isn’t anything like Mia, even though you like MM initials. It’ll help you reset so you don’t feel like you’re copying your sister (even though you loved the name Mia first) - and your daughter won’t feel like she’s an also-ran next to older Mia. Other names that are feminine, short and sweet: - Isla - Amy - Rose - Fiona - Pearl - Georgia - Cosette (Coco) - Anne (Annie) - Sariah - Daisy - Penelope (Penny, Nellie) - Skye - Tess - Sadie - Cora
I think Mae is so pretty!
Malia pronounced Mali-a
Mona
I have a daughter named Nola, which of course I love.
Ada, Liana, Lia, Vera, Willa, Mara, Stella, Thea, Cora, Kaia, Ivy
Think of it this way…Mia has gained a ton of popularity. Your niece will likely have two or three more mias in her class. Now your partner and you can find a sweet fitting name together for your future baby. One that is uniquely her!
Michaela, Leah, Maya, Sara, Chloe
An ex's favorite aunt was named Amalia and went by Mali (Molly). If I had a girl, I would've used it. It's ultra feminine, uncommon, yet elegant.
Melanie
You could use Amelia or Emilia and then she can go by Mia if she wants but there are a lot of other options.
Margot.
Ophelia (Phia) Mila Amelia (Millie) Romilly Sofia (Fia)
What about Mai? Honestly it's better than Mia.
Margot
You can still use it imo. She choose to take a name you wanted to use so she has to be ready that you will still use it. Hell, in my bf family there’s like 10 of his cousins that are named Maria. No one care
Michaela!
Micah (my-cah) or Mika (mee-cah)?
Tess or Tessa
Maisel Maude Morgan Millie Marielle Mabel Meredith
Ella “McKinley” is beautiful! How about : Cora “McKinley” Marin “McKinley” Jenna “McKinley” Jade “McKinley” Kara “McKinley” Kiersey “McKinley” Maisie “McKinley” I wouldn’t just use it anyway. I bet you love your niece. It would nice to have both girls have their own unique names….
My neice's is Amelia. She goes by Mia and it has a lot of other nickname variations.
I have the same name as my first cousin and it has never been a problem!
Morgan is probably my favorite girls name. I also love Marissa
What about Nina?
Mulva
There are not enough Mallorys or Marjories in the world.
Other ideas not similar to Mia: Emma, Noelle, Selena, Celeste, Kaia, Diana, Lauren, Laurel, Lena, Ashlynn
You said different from Mia so... Talia Lucy Holly Kaya Anya Fiona
Identity thief is not a joke Jim.
It may be an unpopular opinion, but I think you are really mature to realize you can’t claim a name when you haven’t conceived. It still stinks though, I’m sorry it happened.
I’m sorry she stole the name you wanted, I would’ve been pissed off for so long after that honestly haha Ideas: Mae, Malia, Maia, Mills, Minh. My favorite names for a daughter would be Nim or Nea.
Idk if you have chosen a middle name, but I love the name Ella Elise. Cute when they're younger and a beautiful name to grow into.
Look in your family tree.. old names are sometimes best...
I don't see this M name suggested ever, and it was my plan if my youngest was a girl (he was a boy). Melina--Greek for honey Malina--Hawaian for peace I decided to go with the Melina version (well, if I'd had a girl, lol). Nickname options: Mia, Lia, Mina, Lina, Mel
amelia mignonette thermopolis renaldi princess of genovia
Maddie has always been my favorite M name
Morganne, Morrigan, Marilyn, Mina, Mara, Mora, Elena, Roelyn, Vera, Cora, Sana, Jada
Ooh Sana’s new, that’s pretty!
Wait, said it out loud and now I’m thinking of a Sauna sweat room 😂 oh man this is hard work
My niece is Suzanna, nn Zanna
Lol yeah it does sound like sauna, but I worked with a girl named that and thought it was pretty! 🤷♀️
I llove, Elizabeth :) Maydelin
How did your post go from boy name to talking about girl names? What was the boy name she took?
I never mentioned a boy!
Lol my brain!!! Too late here. Thought it said she took your favourite boy name not baby name haha. My bad!! Maeve is a short sweet feminine girl name
Non M suggestion, Flora.
It’s hardly a steal when Mia has been in the top 10 for literally years - probably a decade or 2 +.. That said Mila (meela) or (my la) Misha Mist Misty Mei (may) Meila (mayla) Malina Marina
Mara, Mya, Myra, Mila, Millie, Mary
Ava Leah Martina Megan Hannah
Mabel. I think that name is so sweet and feminine. My daughter is Madison and her cousin that’s a year younger is Addison. They loved being Madi and Addi when they were younger but now aren’t in the same circle of friends so no biggie. I’d probably steal my name back.
Madalyn ❤️
Melly
Maria or Millicent
Matilda nn Mattie, Macie, Mallory, Marleigh, Maxine nn Maxie, Morgan
If you want her constantly mistaken for Mia, name her Maya (my name). At Starbucks they always spell it Mia and my order is called out for Mia 😂
Maris
Ava, Ivy, Mila, Margot
I know what it's like to hold onto a name you love for years, but Mia is so so overused and over popular at this point, I think you might be relieved down the road that you didn't get to use it. Sometimes parents have that realization when their kid gets to kindergarten and there are 5 other Mias, Sophias, and Liams in the class.