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Baby Name of the Day: Mirette

August 16, 2011 By appellationmountain 8 Comments

Mirette on the High Wire

Image via Wikipedia

She fits with current trends, and comes with a built-in bedtime story, too.

Thanks to Michelle for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day: Mirette.

Mirette’s precise origins are mysterious.

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Comments

  1. m.rubens@comcast.net says

    January 17, 2012 at 10:58 PM

    Our lovely 2 1/2 year old is named Mirette, but she goes by Mira! We LOVE her name and haven’t found many people who share it. I am so glad you profiled this name!

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  2. Michelle says

    August 18, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    Thanks for the information on Mirette – who knew? Very interesting stuff. I think it’s a nice name for here and now – original without being too weird.

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  3. Nook of Names says

    August 16, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    Given her history, you could say her native language is English! Just with a French feel — not unheard of. It’s not a name I’ve met before and I like it. It would also work well as a pet-form of Mira — even Miranda. And I love its history and operatic pedigree. But the ‘-ette’ names seem distinctly out of favor at the moment as names in their own right. Juliette’s the highest at the moment, in 371st place. A far cry from 50 years ago, when Annette was in the top 100 and Jeanette (which did reach the top 100 previously), Bernadette, Yvette, Lynette, Jeannette, Antoinette, Paulette, Nanette, Suzette, Janette, Colette, Lynnette, Danette and Bridgette were all in the top 500! Ah, the vicissitudes of fashion!

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  4. Sarah A says

    August 16, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    I’m not a big fan of -ette names as they don’t seem serious or grown-up enough to me. I prefer Mireille over Mirette. But I do like Mirette as a nn for Miriam; nice suggestion Rosy!

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  5. Julie says

    August 16, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    I like McCully’s picture book and it’s Interesting that she “invented” the name. All this time I had just assumed it was an old-fashioned nickname, maybe related to Miriam or Mira? In the long run it reminds me of the Scandinavian Marit, which I’d prefer for it’s brevity.

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  6. Rosy says

    August 16, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    Not enough of a real name for me, though it does have a pretty sound. I remember liking the name when I first read the book, too. Could make a nice casual nickname for a Mir starting name. Miriam, called Mirette?

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  7. katybug says

    August 16, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    It reminds me of another NOTD, Miette. Neither one wear well on an actual French girl but are very pretty.

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  8. Lola says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    And there’s my problem with Mirette! she doesn’t play well in her native language. Also, the mire- at the beginning kind of bothers me more than it should! 🙂 Mirette looks pretty but isn’t for me.

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