[Opinions] Gigi, Fifi, Mimi...
and whatever others there are. Do you like these names? Would you ever use them? I am talking about them as nicknames, just so you know, but if you would use them as full names speak up! I have to admit that I have a huge crush on Gigi for someone with the initials G.G. and a small crush on Mimi for Miriam.
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I hate them! I hate them so much! All I can think when I hear them are poodles and gossiping Greek old ladies.
I like 'em
I admit it! These names have zip. They are like comic book sound effects, like "zing!" and "kablooey!". They are colourful and cheap and flashy. And I like that. They are like dancers in the Zigfield Follies with flasks in their garters and butterfly knives hidden in their lingerie drawers backstage.
I would definitely use them. In fact I like Mimi as a name in its own right.
I had a beautiful fish named Mimi once.... Big Fat Mimi. So beautiful.
I admit it! These names have zip. They are like comic book sound effects, like "zing!" and "kablooey!". They are colourful and cheap and flashy. And I like that. They are like dancers in the Zigfield Follies with flasks in their garters and butterfly knives hidden in their lingerie drawers backstage.
I would definitely use them. In fact I like Mimi as a name in its own right.
I had a beautiful fish named Mimi once.... Big Fat Mimi. So beautiful.
I love Gigi as a nickname for Georgiana/Georgia/Georgina.
I am however not fond of Fifi or Mimi - Fifi sounds too much like a whimsical fairy and Mimi is the Maori word for urinating and therefore unusable for me and a lot of others with some knowledge of the Maori language here in New Zealand.
I do like Zizi could be a nice change to Izzy/Issy for Isabella/Isabelle and all its variants.
I am however not fond of Fifi or Mimi - Fifi sounds too much like a whimsical fairy and Mimi is the Maori word for urinating and therefore unusable for me and a lot of others with some knowledge of the Maori language here in New Zealand.
I do like Zizi could be a nice change to Izzy/Issy for Isabella/Isabelle and all its variants.
Vivi and Zizi
are my nn's for my combos Vivienne Violette and Zoe Zenobia. I wouldn't use these, or anything like these, such as you suggested, as full names; but along the same lines I love Coco as a nn for Socorro, and that's probably the closest I would come to using a nickname-ish name like these.
are my nn's for my combos Vivienne Violette and Zoe Zenobia. I wouldn't use these, or anything like these, such as you suggested, as full names; but along the same lines I love Coco as a nn for Socorro, and that's probably the closest I would come to using a nickname-ish name like these.
Fifi has always been the name of a French poodle to me. I tend to like the others though, purely as nicknames (although when I was about 11 I went through this phase were I LOVED Kiki on its own, idk). Currently I am loving Cece for Cecilia. Gigi as a nickname for Georgia and it's variants, and Ginevra, has always been a love. I never thought of Mimi for Miriam, but it is adorable. I also really love Bebe for Beatrice/Beatrix, Vivi for Vivian or Genevieve, and Leelee (although I can never pin a spelling, they tend to look like butcherings of Lily) for Leonora or Liliana.
Would only use Cece as a full name! Gigi is adorable as a nickname for Gilbertine Graziella
Mimi reminds me of a show here in Britain called Shameless
Mimi reminds me of a show here in Britain called Shameless
I think Didi and Gigi are fine. Gigi for pretty much any name that starts with Gi-, like Ginger, Ginevra, Georgia, Gillian etc, and Virginia. I'm not a big fan of initial-nicknames. G.G. is just that, it's not Gigi.
Mimi is so-so. Not my style really, but it's alright.
Fifi is ... well, probably not something one should call a child from the start. It's something a person would grow into by accident because it suited her.
Mimi is so-so. Not my style really, but it's alright.
Fifi is ... well, probably not something one should call a child from the start. It's something a person would grow into by accident because it suited her.
I love Gigi, it's my username on another baby names forum, as my initials are G.G. My hairdressers name is Mimi, whether it's her real name or just a nn, I really don't know. I also think of Mimi, in The Drew Carey Show. I think Fifi, is a good name for a poodle. I wouldn't use them as full names, nn's ONLY!