[Opinions] Michelle
WDYT?
I know it is very dated but if you tried to look at it objectively (if possible)?
I'm considering incorporating it as a mn in some combos with the thought to highly consider it as a mn for a real child one day. It is a name of a mentor of mine and my brother is Michael as well so perhaps double honouring.
I personally hate the nicknames Shell or Shelly but find the full name quite lovely.
I know it is very dated but if you tried to look at it objectively (if possible)?
I'm considering incorporating it as a mn in some combos with the thought to highly consider it as a mn for a real child one day. It is a name of a mentor of mine and my brother is Michael as well so perhaps double honouring.
I personally hate the nicknames Shell or Shelly but find the full name quite lovely.
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The dated version is Michelle. And I've known (and worse - taught!) so many of them that it makes me fall asleep standing up, in spite of the Beatles' best endeavours.
Michèle, even without the accent, is a different matter. Or perhaps it's just that I've got two very good friends who are one-L Micheles, one of them French. It seems more elegant and energetic as well as a whole lot less of a cliche.
I had a boyfriend once with a Michelle sister who went by Shelley. Didn't like her much. But all the other Shelleys I've known have been "after the poet".
Michèle, even without the accent, is a different matter. Or perhaps it's just that I've got two very good friends who are one-L Micheles, one of them French. It seems more elegant and energetic as well as a whole lot less of a cliche.
I had a boyfriend once with a Michelle sister who went by Shelley. Didn't like her much. But all the other Shelleys I've known have been "after the poet".
I really like this name, it probably helps that it's the name of one of my best friends. I do also know some younger Michelles though, one is 3 and another would be 6 now. I think it's refreshing to hear. It would be lovely as a MN.
I like it a lot, I actually like quite a lot of names that fall into the category of "dated French feminizations - Danielle, Stephanie, Nicole, etc. Michelle is really pretty, soft and understated, and also a really nice pastel pink color to me. It does make an especially good middle name, doubly so because it's honoring! I think it would make a really good choice.
I've recently grown a lot fonder of Stephanie, which I had always considered dated before.
It's hard to be objective - one of my favorite people in this world is named Michelle, and one of my least favorite people is also named Michelle!
Anyway, I've never quite understood the appeal. I've always seen it as a bit weak and baby-ish. Even when I was a little girl myself and met Michelle's, I always just found it strange. The prominent "sh" sound is weird to me. It often becomes more like "mush-elle" when said quickly, which is also unappealing.
It makes a fine middle name, but I much prefer Michaela to honor a Michael.
Anyway, I've never quite understood the appeal. I've always seen it as a bit weak and baby-ish. Even when I was a little girl myself and met Michelle's, I always just found it strange. The prominent "sh" sound is weird to me. It often becomes more like "mush-elle" when said quickly, which is also unappealing.
It makes a fine middle name, but I much prefer Michaela to honor a Michael.
This message was edited 6/18/2015, 8:32 AM
As a middle name, I don't think it's dated. It goes well with a lot of first names and has been popular as a middle name for a good long while. Though it is more dated as a first name I think it's still attractive and not outstanding in its datedness.
I know one Michelle who is called Mickey, but all the other Michelles I've known have just been Michelle, and the two Shelleys I have known weren't nns for anything. (There was a girl in high school with me named Shelliette, but she never went by Shelley.)
I know one Michelle who is called Mickey, but all the other Michelles I've known have just been Michelle, and the two Shelleys I have known weren't nns for anything. (There was a girl in high school with me named Shelliette, but she never went by Shelley.)
Shelliette?! That is odd
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It's okay, much better than most feminisations, and makes a nice middle name. I think a quite out-there first name would be nice, stopping it from becoming filler. I also think that a nickname wouldn't be necessary, though if you needed one, I'd use Misa. All the Michelles I know go by the full name. Alternatively, it could be good as a first name- less expected. It's miles nicer than Michaela, which has been tryndee-fied with the rise of McKayla and the likes.
This message was edited 6/18/2015, 8:06 AM