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in reply to a message by Tuesday
So, kind of biased here as this is my name.
Yes, I am "Just Millie" - I got asked this a lot growing up because it was fairly unusual, nicknames hadn't caught on back then like they have now in England.
Growing up I sometimes felt I would have preferred a fuller name, something that sounded more professional and less childish. I worried about being an adult named Millie - would I be taken seriously?
I'm 21 now and I think I am taken seriously. Millie has become popular for little girls now but people are pleasantly surprised to meet an adult of my generation with the name not horrified.
There was one other Millie in my school, her full name was Amelia. My niece is called Amelia (not named after me) but I don't think it lends itself well to the nickname Millie, we are more likely to call her Mia but at the moment we don't shorten it.
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/117870?sort=rank&pop=ew
^Top 2 = Alice, James / Henry ~~ Bottom 2 = Courage and Indiana (m)
Yes, I am "Just Millie" - I got asked this a lot growing up because it was fairly unusual, nicknames hadn't caught on back then like they have now in England.
Growing up I sometimes felt I would have preferred a fuller name, something that sounded more professional and less childish. I worried about being an adult named Millie - would I be taken seriously?
I'm 21 now and I think I am taken seriously. Millie has become popular for little girls now but people are pleasantly surprised to meet an adult of my generation with the name not horrified.
There was one other Millie in my school, her full name was Amelia. My niece is called Amelia (not named after me) but I don't think it lends itself well to the nickname Millie, we are more likely to call her Mia but at the moment we don't shorten it.
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/117870?sort=rank&pop=ew
^Top 2 = Alice, James / Henry ~~ Bottom 2 = Courage and Indiana (m)
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