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I'm in a Misha mood today, though I can never decide between MEE-shə or MISH-ə when it comes to pronunciation.
What do you think of Misha Sebastian? I'm pondering Henry as the second middle name, as I used to have Misha Nathaniel Henry on my list, but Nathaniel has found a home elsewhere.
Any thoughts?
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What do you think of Misha Sebastian? I'm pondering Henry as the second middle name, as I used to have Misha Nathaniel Henry on my list, but Nathaniel has found a home elsewhere.
Any thoughts?
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Oooh. I really do NOT like that.
Michael Sebastian fine, but Misha as a given name? That bothers me excruciatingly.
Michael Sebastian fine, but Misha as a given name? That bothers me excruciatingly.
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Sorry you feel that way, but I'm afraid I'm keeping it on my list. It's not like I'm about to have a child, anyway. Most of my favourites aren't going to be names I use.
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I know this sounds horrible - but someone with a lisp would have a very hard time with this name.
I adore Misha (boys or girls) and I like Sebastian well enough. Together it's a lot, unless you add another middle in between.
Misha Henry Sebastian flows a little easier (imo) than Misha Sebastian Henry.
I adore Misha (boys or girls) and I like Sebastian well enough. Together it's a lot, unless you add another middle in between.
Misha Henry Sebastian flows a little easier (imo) than Misha Sebastian Henry.
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I know this sounds horrible - but someone with a lisp would have a very hard time with this name.
You could say that with a lot of names, really :P And, as far as I know, lisps (the name of which I always thought was quite inconsiderate) don't affect the 'sh' sound, and as Sebastian is in the middle spot, I don't think it's too big a deal :)
You might be right about MHS vs MSH, though. I shall ponder it.
You could say that with a lot of names, really :P And, as far as I know, lisps (the name of which I always thought was quite inconsiderate) don't affect the 'sh' sound, and as Sebastian is in the middle spot, I don't think it's too big a deal :)
You might be right about MHS vs MSH, though. I shall ponder it.
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It's not really my style but I don't dislike it. I think you would struggle to get anyone to pronounce it as anything other than Mee-sha though. Mee-sha sounds more attractive, even if it does rhyme with your first name.
One thing I'd say is that if I saw the name Misha on it's own or perhaps with an Anglicised surname, I would wonder whether it was a boy or a girl. I know technically it's a boy's name but it sounds very feminine and the only one I have come across in the UK was a girl. There were 51 girls and only 3 boys named Misha last year. Having it as a middle name might work better imo.
One thing I'd say is that if I saw the name Misha on it's own or perhaps with an Anglicised surname, I would wonder whether it was a boy or a girl. I know technically it's a boy's name but it sounds very feminine and the only one I have come across in the UK was a girl. There were 51 girls and only 3 boys named Misha last year. Having it as a middle name might work better imo.
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Thanks :) The number of girls vs. boys doesn't really bother me, haha.
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It's not my style, but it's not a bad name.
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Question re: the pronunciation
The reason I'm keeping MISH-ə as a possibility is that MEE-shə happens to rhyme with my given name, though I have an extra syllable at the beginning. Is that an issue or am I good to go, as it were, with MEE-shə?
The reason I'm keeping MISH-ə as a possibility is that MEE-shə happens to rhyme with my given name, though I have an extra syllable at the beginning. Is that an issue or am I good to go, as it were, with MEE-shə?
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I like MEE-sha but not MISH-ə at all ._.
The only name I can think of that fits what you said is Anisha but there's a lot of names I don't know.
Anyway, I think in real life I wouldn't like the rhyming cos I think it sound kind of silly. Just a little bit. But there's lots of people who wouldn't mind it at all :)
The only name I can think of that fits what you said is Anisha but there's a lot of names I don't know.
Anyway, I think in real life I wouldn't like the rhyming cos I think it sound kind of silly. Just a little bit. But there's lots of people who wouldn't mind it at all :)
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I think it's fine. Like, say, if your name were Alicia, I don't think MEE-shah would be too close at all. No need to worry about that one, I think.
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I think it's way too close. :(
Shame, because I don't like MISH-ə nearly as much.
Shame, because I don't like MISH-ə nearly as much.
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I think you're good to go. I like names that rhyme with or are super similar to my own. It's ok to like them - maybe you'll use it, maybe you won't, but liking is ok!
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Thank you! I'm not surprised everyone seems to pronounce it as MEE-shə, as I've only encountered MISH-ə in, I think, one instance.
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Well, I can't speak for the others, but I'm Croatian and Miša, Mišo, etc. are used here and this is how it's pronounced.
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I pronounce it Mee-shuh.
I LOVE Misha Sebastian. Nothing can convince me otherwise. For a second mn, Henry really doesn't work for me. I think it has to be something just as dashing and romantic.
Misha Sebastian Christopher
Misha Sebastian Link
Misha Sebastian Dominic
I don't think it especially needs a second middle name. To me, Misha Sebastian by itself if perfect. I don't think anything could improve it.
I LOVE Misha Sebastian. Nothing can convince me otherwise. For a second mn, Henry really doesn't work for me. I think it has to be something just as dashing and romantic.
Misha Sebastian Christopher
Misha Sebastian Link
Misha Sebastian Dominic
I don't think it especially needs a second middle name. To me, Misha Sebastian by itself if perfect. I don't think anything could improve it.
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Hehe, I'm glad you like it! I'm a two middle person, though, so it's a definite must, despite Misha Sebastian's perfectness :)
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Ah, well.
Maybe Misha Sebastian August would work.
Maybe Misha Sebastian August would work.
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August is actually my #1, August Barnaby Leo, hehe. Thank you, though! :D
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I did not realize that. August is one of my tops too, being my grandpa's middle name and all.
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Ooh, Misha. Very nice, though I think I'd like it better as a nickname for Mikhail than on its own (mainly because I just adore Mikhail). Misha Sebastian Henry is very distinguished and respectable. The only thing I could bring against Misha is that my blooming auto-correct keeps "correcting" it to Mishap, which isn't an overly pleasant word to resemble, but that's really just the fault of my auto-correct; I wouldn't have thought of it otherwise. Misha is very handsome!
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I do like Mikhail (I'm not entirely sure why it isn't on my PNL), but I feel like Misha as a stand alone name is more transferable to an English speaking community than Mikhail "Misha", at least with two English speaking parents - I would certainly reconsider if I happened to have a Russian partner.
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Ah, yes, that is true. If someone whose first language is English were to meet a boy named Mikhail, they might assume his nickname was Micky, Mikey, etc., and might be utterly baffled by Misha. In that case, then, I think it would be best to simply go with Misha (also, because I forgot to mention it before, I tend to pronounce Misha as MEE-shah).
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