Is giving our daughter an M name because she is set to inheret family jewelry pieces with the monogram M stupid? Please be brutally honest!

This is exactly the type of practical planning I admire.

My mom jokes that her best decision was marrying my dad, because he had the same last initial as her first husband, so she didn’t have to change her monograms.

I think Mia is enough of a stand alone name. Just like Amy. When a name is too nicknamey, I prefer the longer version and Mia is great.

Just name her Mia. It is a wonderful name. It does not seem like a nickname to me. Maybe you are from a culture where it does, but most US would think it was a real name.  

Don't use a middle name that starts with R.

It would only be weird if you guys didn’t like M names but used one anyways just for the monogram. Choosing a name you love and gravitating towards M names because of the monogrammed jewelry is perfectly reasonable. Marina and Miriam are two of my favorite names!

Nope. Not shallow. Practical. In a good way.

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My sister and I share the same initials because my mom wanted me to be able to wear her monogrammed hand me downs in the 80s. We think it’s charming. I inherited a necklace from my grandmother and wished we shared initials too. I think it’s a fine reason? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Magnolia, Mairead, Maisie, Malia, Margot, Maria, Marie, May, Maya, Megan, Melanie, Melissa, Meredith, Michaela, Michelle, Miranda, Moira, Molly,

I think it’s really sweet of you to think so far ahead. Maeve and Maxine are the names I thought of. I think Max is a really cute name on a girl. Congrats on your baby!

It's not stupid if you find an M name that you're head over heels for, but don't just settle on an M name to match the jewelry. Mia is beautiful :)

There is nothing wrong with monograms being a part of your consideration. People are literally out there inventing wild names with a dozen vowels in them just to be unique. A monogram is a perfectly reasonable consideration to me compared to that.

I know it's not super traditional or anything, but I have always loved Marsaili for a girl. Mia may not be the best nickname for it, though. Mia is a pretty name on its own if that is what you really love!

We have similar taste and we named our girl Mara. Congratulations!

Mia is lovelier than your other options. Maya is my fav M name. I don't think it's silly to pick an M name.

My friend and her aunt have the same initial, so the aunt gave her the heirloom monogram ring. Cousin was upset! So yes name her an M

There are all kinds of things to consider and a monogram or initial is just as valid as anything else! I think Mia works perfectly as a standalone name. Miriam has always been one of my favorites, too. Congrats & good luck!

Marielle can be Mia for short

Mia is a great stand alone name

I personally love the name Marina and wanted to consider it for our daughter, it's so pretty and fairly uncommon (in the US, anyway). It reminds me of water and nature. My husband, however, said it made him think of a stinky boat dock 😂 And regardless of reason, there's nothing wrong with wanting to pick a name that starts with a specific letter. Some families do that arbitrarily for ALL of their kids, at least you have a sentimental reason for picking M!

Miriam is my favorite name. I would choose that one 😁

Mariah and Miranda are my favorites.

I love Matilda

It's incredibly clever, as long as you name any other daughters you may have also with M names.

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Still bitter my sister shares an initial with my super-classy grandmother and I do not, so she gets all the nice jewelry, despite the fact Grandma has been dead for 30 years. ;)

My favorite M name is Meredith. But another pretty one is Moriah, which lends itself more to the Mia nickname. Maya is also a pretty name!

I inherited some lovely heirloom jewelry engraved with initials that don't match my own. I always felt a little odd wearing them, even though you wouldn't notice the initials unless you were very close, because they weren't my initials (I know this is silly, but that's how I felt!). Now I have a daughter who coincidently has those same initials, and one of the first things I thought when we picked her name was, oh good! She'll match the jewelry when she gets it! Haha. I wouldn't pick a name just because it matches, but if you love it, it's a nice bonus for passing along something special in your family. Also, I agree with others that Mia is a strong enough stand alone name that I wouldn't assume it's short for anything. I think it's lovely and if you love it, you should use it as is.

If you want another classic, timeless M name, Marilyn is one of my favorites right now!

My favorite M name is Marceline. I think Mia is a great standalone name though. Very classic.

My friend Mia's friends call her Mia-mor (mi amor) and it's the sweetest thing. I'd say Miriam is my favorite extension. I've always been partial to Miriam.

I wouldn't tell your daughter that you gave her an M name because of the family jewelry- she might not even like jewelry after all, and that could make her feel resentful, like she was missing out on a name with meaning. I'd emphasize that you loved lots of M names to begin with, and it just so happened that there was family jewelry, so that's why you stuck with that theme. But you loved the M names on their own...

I’m using the name Marin for my baby! It’s pronounced muh-rin. Out of the names you listed, I like Marina the best!

Maren?

I don’t think it would be silly at all to choose an M name for this reason. Or any reason really, I think almost every M name for girls are beautiful.

I think Mia as a standalone name would be excellent. I am not fond of nicknames for first names (nothing wrong with it and I love that people use them it’s just not for me), but I think Mia is solidly a name on its own. I think it can suit just about anyone too, like it’s not frilly but clearly feminine, spunky and bright but also elegant.

I see Mia as being a full name, not a nickname. Just name her Mia.

Maybe you could see your daughter’s name as having a link to your family and not just to the jewellery. Miriam could be a full name for Mia, but I also like Marina :)

Honestly this is pretty smart. And there are lots if gorgeous M names out there. Mia is super cute and could definitely work as a standalone. Marina is currently one of my favorite names and it’s gorgeous! Some classic M names I love:

Marianne, Margeurite, Marigold, Magdala

I think Mia is a full enough name by itself!

My other favorite in your list is Marina. Another suggestion for an M name is Marlena, which I think is a beautiful classic name.

I'd choose Marina.

Choosing an M name makes sense and there are lots of names to choose form.

Miriam is one of my all time favorite names!

I love Mirabel/Mirabelle myself..beautiful name and somany nicknames can be derived from it including Mia.

I think this is a great idea. I see the worst names imaginable on a daily basis and I WISH the parents had put any thought at all into them other than scanning their fandoms.

Miriam is a beautiful name.

I love Miriam!

Marion.

We hosted an international student named Matilde, which made me truly love the name. She’s an amazing girl and six years later, still texts me weekly. We’re so proud of her, she just started her career and is absolutely brilliant! I wouldn’t necessarily think of Mia as a nickname for it but I think it could totally work. Plus she would have a truly gorgeous name to use and other nickname options if desired.

Other ideas for a Mia nickname might be Marielle, Marisol, Miranda, Maria, Marissa. Wilhelmina?

My niece is named Madison and my sister planned to nickname her Maddie but her older sibling can’t quite say that and she’s gotten Mia. Sis is still hoping to turn that ship around

You could also do something with three names making the nickname Mia? Maren Isabelle Ann or something like that?

Has Mara been mentioned yet? Simple, elegant, easy to spell and starts with M.

Miriam and Matilde are nice. Marina instantly makes me thinking of the intrauterine contraceptive called the Mirena.

Miranda? Maia? Marlena? Monique?

I like Miriam best

I love Marilyn and Marin, but Mia is a beautiful first name as well. I only had sons, but I considered Mia Giuliana with my first pregnancy.

A friend named her daughter Miabelle, which I think is very pretty. That said, Mia on its own is such a great name! Hard to go wrong.

If you like Mia, it is a perfectly valid name on its own, but the other M names you're considering are also lovely––I'm particularly fond of Marina among the three you list. I also really like Maya, but I know it's rather popular these days.

I love marina! Marnie and marcella are also pretty 💜 or Marietta!!

I think it would be silly of you were trying to force an M name you don’t like just for this. But you already love Mia. And maybe don’t love Amelia. I think the story of, “we knew we wanted to call you Mia, but didn’t like Amelia much so we went with M—— so we could call you Mia and you could wear great-grandma’s necklace!” is perfectly reasonable

It's an unusual reason for choosing a name, but I don't really see anything outrageous about it. As long as you like the names and you would possibly/probably pick an M name even if there were no monogrammed heirlooms involved, then go for it!

I like all three of your choices. But out of all of them, I think I like Matilde the most. But Mia is also a perfectly good name on its own. I have a friend named Mia and I love her name!

Actually, I think this is one of the most sensible reasons for naming your child with a particular initial I’ve ever heard. I would do the exact same thing.

Mia stand alone is great! And you could do a longer middle name if you’d like.

I think Mia is a great name and is perfect as full first name. The jewelry is not a stupid reason for your name choice though even without any jewelry Mia is a great name.

One of my girls is named Lily. Often a nick name of Lillian but we don’t like Lillian, so her full first name is just Lily. She’s in her 20’s now and has thanked us quite a few times for naming her Lily and not Lillian as she doesn’t like Lillian either. I also love the name Maizy but am done having more kids so our cat is named Maizy Rose.

Congratulations and all the best to you!

As long as you genuinely like those names, this is totally fine. Mia and Marina are my favorite from your picks. My personal favorite is Maggie.

Everyone saying it’s practical, but you can’t plan for her to actually wear any of that old jewelry or even like how it looks.

of your choices, miriam and amelia are my favorites. you could also just go with mia

Love this. It'll make her feel like the jewels were meant for her.

Marina is beautiful, and lends itself to Mia as a nickname

Mariette, Marta, Martine, Minette, Marina

The thing is, she may hate the jewelry and never wear it. My sister is a K as is my daughter. My sister gave her a K ring that my daughter thinks is ugly and will never wear. So..unless you really, really love an M name don’t do it.

Personally I like Mia as the full name.

Matilde is cute but not a fan of the others.

Mavis had grown in popularity and had a bit of and old and new vibe. See also. Melody Mallory Musa Melanie Just to add to the list.

is it nice jewellery? My name starts with M, send them my way!

Just kidding, M names are great!

Mia is a lovely name on its own! I think it stands on its own just perfectly.

If you still want a longer name, how about: Magda Magdalene Marlene Maren Mabel Marjorie

Where I live Mia is a perfectly acceptable (and beautiful!) formal name - I didn't even realize it was used as a nickname.

I also have a monogrammed set with an M, inherited from my grandmother, Margaret. My partner and I had the exact same thought and will be considering M names for a potential future daughter. 

I don’t think it’s crazy or weird! I think it’s sweet and honours the initial from my past, without the direct expectation that being named after someone can carry. 

Not stupid at all if you have an M name you love. Then the monogrammed jewelery becomes a perk.

You have lots of great choices - M is the third most common first letter for girls’ names in the US.

Mia is #6 in the US rn so I would not worry about it being too nicknamey at all.

It’s fine to do as long as you like the names but keep in mind that you have no clue what your daughter may be like so she may not even want or like the inherited jewelry. Don’t be disappointed down the road if she expresses disinterest and throw it in her face that you chose a ‘M’ name specifically for the jewelry.

Millie, Margot, Marie/a Maeve is very popular right now too

Our Daughters name is Morgan and I absolutely love it. Our last name is a veeeeery common S name and the main appeal of Morgan was that it was an uncommon name where we live but not 'weird'.

I loooove the name Amelia!!! Mia is a cute nickname too. If you call her Mia, I think the jewelry will still apply.

ultimately choose a name YOU LOVE. Her name is forever not the jewelry.

Mia is great!

Love Mia on its own, Amelia is a great idea!

Matilda is cute as well if you like Matilde

Maya is pretty too.

Makes perfect sense to me. Melanie is a nice name, Maria, Monica, Melody, Melissa.

I love Marigold.

I think it's beautiful. There's no shortage of amazing names that start with M, and the ones you've listed are lovely.

Congratulations!

I love Mathilde, and know a French woman with that name who is so stylish. I think a vowel would be a nice middle initial, so you could use Amelia there.

Maeve. Maude. I think Miriam is also lovely.

I know a Camila and Amelia and they both go by Mia. Out of the names you listed I grew up with a Marina and we called her Rina and Mia!

not at all

I don’t think it’s stupid at all. And my favorite of your choices in Miriam.

I also really love the name Mira, so this would probably be the nickname I would use for Miriam but Mia would also completely work.

I think it's a lovely gesture and better reasoning than many people have for some names they pick.

It’s a fine reason to choose an M name or a name with the nickname Mia.

As a sidenote, I always appreciated the character Amelia "Mia" Thermopolis Renaldi from Princess Diares.

I think an M name would be great. I like Mabry.

I am usually strongly on team “give your kid a formal name and not a nickname as their legal name.” But to me, Mia seems like a perfectly acceptable formal name on its own! I would just name her that, since it’s what you plan to call her anyway.

That said, if it doesn’t feel right to you, I think the next best course of action would be to use Amelia as her formal name. Mia will still be her nickname, and IMO it’s enough to have that match the jewelry.

Marina, Matilde, and Miriam are all nice names, but I’ve never heard of Mia being a nickname for any of them. And I think her having to explain that would be more annoying than just having a legal name that doesn’t match heirloom jewelry.

Mia is a great name on her own, give her longer middle name and she can use that in the future if she wants too.

Not stupid, it tickled my funny bone.   

I think Mia is a fine name on it's own, especially if you like it.     

You can give her a longer middle if that makes you feel better, but I wouldn't worry about it. 

Mia is a good first name unless it clashes with your last name. This is a name that will be age well and not sound like a toddler’s name when she is grown.

Mia is lovely! Milana, Maya, Melanie, Marianne/Marianna, Mabel, Marcie are some other options

Mia is lovely. I'm also partial to Marina. My husband wasn't sold on it so we named our daughter Carina lol

Miriam nn Mia is amazing! I also love Miranda, as another idea.

Away from the Mia nickname (though I think Mia is a great name just as it is) I suggest Meredith and Michelle.

I don't think doing it for the monogram is dumb. I think it's great and makes for a sweet story. I'd avoid any middle names with F because MFS makes me think of motherfuckers LOL.

Not at all. An excellent reason. And there are tons of nice M names.

I think it is a perfectly acceptable idea, especially if you really like the name. I prefer Marley, Miriam, Masie/Mazie, Maren, or Mara.

I have neither kids nor monogrammed heirlooms but I think this is super smart!

My favorite of those is Matilde. I also like Melinda, Minerva, Marisia, I know one Mirriana on her 80s.

This totally makes sense! I think all three of those names are pretty, but I hardly ever hear Marina and I like it a lot.

If you want other options…Marie, Maria, Maggie, Millie, Myra, Madison, Megan, Michaela, Melissa, Missy, Molly, Miranda. If you like the name Mia so much, just go with that one. It’s a full name by itself.

There’s nothing wrong with an M name, or with using Mia as the full name (though it does feel insubstantial, particularly in an international context). But Mia as a nickname for Matilde or Miriam is a confusing stretch and I feel that difficulty outweighs the benefit of monogrammed jewelry. Mia can work for Marina, though Mina is more logical. I think Mia makes more sense for a name starting with M and ending in ia, or starting in the Mi sound and ending in a. Maria, Miguela, Milena, Mimosa, Mirabella, Mireia, Magnolia, Malia, Marcia (pronounced not as Marsha). Most of these are unfamiliar enough to also potentially be confusing. My choices would be Malia, Mirabella (which gives her many other nicknames), or Maria if religious. I’d avoid R and I middles, and also L in the US.

I think Mia is a great standalone name but here’s more ideas Maia (similar to Mia), Mallory, Melody, Molly, Marley

i like Marina and i still think you could call her Mia but just Mia is also great!!

I love Miriam though if I were to have another daughter, she’d probably be Millie.