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Michaela is *tons and tons* more tolerable

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than all the BS misspellings -- deliberate and otherwise -- out there. I cannot abide Makayla! Barf! Or any of the other "variations," for that matter.

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However, even though I much prefer Michaela, for sound alone I'm not in love with it by any means. Having said that, I can still recommend a mn; my own preferences lead me to suggest something that starts with hard C or K, and avoid anything that ends in A.

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Michaela Caprice
Michaela Caroline
Michaela Carys
Michaela Catherine / Kathryn
Michaela Cathleen / Kathleen
Michaela Christine / Kristine
Michaela Claire
Michaela Clarity
Michaela Clementine
Michaela Colleen
Michaela Crimson
Michaela Kalani
Michaela Kestrel
Michaela Keturah

The Michaela spelling may have gone out of fashion a bit, but I think that if you add up all of the different spellings, it's still very trendy.

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I don't mind Michaela, except that I hear mih-CHAY-eh-luh in my head because my brain is weird, and that interferes with the actual mih-KAY-luh pronunciation.

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People are going to slap me for this, but I actually prefer Mikayla these days. *ducks*

I quite like it and since the popularity of the name has gone down, it sounds appealing and lovely again. Here are a few combo suggestions:

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Michaela Sky
Michaela Tess
Michaela Daisy
Michaela Sadie
Michaela Iris

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Phoebe Michaela
Lucy Michaela
Alice Michaela
Ruby Michaela
Audrey Michaela

I find this name trendy only if it's spelled Mikayla, McKayla, Mykayla, etc. I really like this name when spelled Michaela.

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Michaela Dawn
Michaela Joy
Michaela Finn
Michaela Fiona
Michaela Darlene
Michaela Wren

I think Michaela is a lovely name, and with this spelling, the name seems far more classic than trendy. I consider Makayla, Mikayla, and all the other more creative spellings to be trendy.

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Some middlen ame suggestions -

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Michaela Audrey
Michaela Rose
Michaela Reese
Michaela Annabelle
Michaela Elisabeth
Michaela Sadie
Michaela Selene
Michaela Cecile
Michaela Cecily
Michaela Danielle
Michaela Emily
Michaela Elise
Michaela Erin
Michaela Grace
Michaela Gabrielle
Michaela Faith
Michaela Hope
Michaela Jasmine
Michaela Raine
Michaela Rachel
Michaela Marie
Michaela Natalie
Michaela Violet
Michaela Iris

I don't mind Michaela at all. I have nothing against the way it sounds. I would have nothing against it at all if people wouldn't spell it Mikayla, Mykayla, Mykaela, etc. That's what's annoying. If it weren't for such more common spellings, I'd like Michaela a lot. So to answer your question, I don't think Michaela is trendy. I do think Mikayla et al. are trendy.

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Michaela Agnes
Michaela Catherine
Michaela Erin
Michaela Finola
Michaela Frances
Michaela Gretchen
Michaela Harriet
Michaela Imogen
Michaela Margaret
Michaela Ramona
Michaela Rosemary
Michaela Ruth
Michaela Violet
Michaela Virginia
Michaela Vivian

This message was edited 8/6/2008, 11:07 AM

I wish I liked it. It's not a bad name. I just hate how it sounds. I like the Spanish pronunciation of meek-eye-AE-la.

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What it will sound like if you have a daughter named Michaela in a few years is that for the rest of her life, people will think she's about ten years older than she is. She will have an old lady name before she's an old lady.

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There's also Michelle to think about but I guess you have thought about that.

Michaela is on my list. DH really likes it.

do you think naming a child Michaela still sounds annoyingly trendy? I don't know what trendy is, so no I cannopt answer your question. IS Michaela popular? Yes, but not as much as other names.

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Do you personally like the name, or do you not see the appeal? I used to like it when I was 10, I don't find the appeal of it at al lanymore. plain old Michael is way better.

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Any middle name suggestions? My old combo was Mikayla Anne (this way), Michaela Anne

It still seems trendy to me, simply because though the spelling Michaela may not be popular around here, the multitude of alternative spellings (McKayla, Mikayla, Makayla, etc.) inundate the BAs. I don't believe I've gone a week without seeing a variation of Michaela in the BA section of one of the newspapers that I get. Also, since the 'Mc/Mac' seems so trendy, Michaela is just untouchable for me in the meantime.

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I really, really wish it weren't so trendy because I do think that I like it.

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Combo suggestions:

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Michaela Jane
Michaela Josephine
Michaela Johanna
Michaela Rae
Michaela Fiona
Michaela Andrea
Michaela Miriam
Michaela Blythe
Michaela Elinor
Michaela Mercy
Michaela Jasmine
Michaela Opal
Michaela Heather
Michaela Thérèse
Michaela Francesca
Michaela Daphne
Michaela Irene
Michaela Stephanie
Michaela Daisy
Michaela Bridget
Michaela Wren
Michaela Kathryn
Michaela Jewel
Michaela Sky
Michaela Gretchen

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This message was edited 8/6/2008, 4:05 PM

In my opinin it looks really weird like your tring to make a boy name a girls name. I think if you want to honor your dad name a son if you have one Michael lol. I don't like the sounding of it not because i tihnk its trendy becaus ei just don't like it.