[Opinions] Mimi
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Mimi, to me and most South Africans with an interest in music, means Mimi Coertse, who was a lead soprano with the Vienna State Opera for over 20 years. Glorious voice! Her given names are Maria Sophia, but she's always used Mimi professionally. She is very old now, and has Alzheimer's, but the recordings live on.
She adopted a daughter and named her Mia: to my knowledge, just Mia, not Maria.
She adopted a daughter and named her Mia: to my knowledge, just Mia, not Maria.
It’s cute. I have a niece named Miriam, who gets called Mim or Mim-ee most of the time.
It's cutesy, like Kiki or Lulu. It could be brassy as well. I don't mind it.
I've only heard it as a NN for Kemitra, which I always thought was a cool name. I think it could be a NN for Demetria / Dimitra instead of Demi.
Maria "Mimi" seems best of the mentioned names; I'd be disappointed if Miriam was Mimi instead of Miri, and it'd seem extra babyish with Marie.
I've only heard it as a NN for Kemitra, which I always thought was a cool name. I think it could be a NN for Demetria / Dimitra instead of Demi.
Maria "Mimi" seems best of the mentioned names; I'd be disappointed if Miriam was Mimi instead of Miri, and it'd seem extra babyish with Marie.
This message was edited 6/30/2021, 7:41 PM
I hate it so much. It feels infantile in spite of being a grandma name. My mother's best friend is named Mimi and she is wonderful and kind, but she does not make me like the name any more.
Looks incomplete. Miriam, if you must.
I consider it a baby-talk nn, not good on an adult or a child once she starts going to school.
I know of two Mimis. One is around seventy and her real name is Marie. The other is a girl about ten whose real name is I'Myah, pronounced Uh-MY-a.
I know of two Mimis. One is around seventy and her real name is Marie. The other is a girl about ten whose real name is I'Myah, pronounced Uh-MY-a.