Hi all! I’m expecting my second girl. Big sis is Annette, and her middle name came from my husband’s family. I want something meaningful to my family, and I have an idea, but there’s a story behind it…
My grandmother was born to Italian immigrants who named her Milena. When she was 5, a cousin registered her for school and thought her name needed to be “Americanized,” so she became Mildred on all her official documents. For most of her life, she just went by Mil.
I love Milena, but my husband is worried it’ll be confused with Melania and we both agree it doesn’t really sounds right with sis Annette.
So, my idea is to pick something that could be shortened to Mil or Millie. (But isn’t Mildred!)
Can anyone help me with some Mil name ideas?!? Thank you!!
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f] is all I can think of!
It doesn’t start with [name_f]Mil[/name_f], but what about [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Emiliana[/name_f], or [name_f]Emily[/name_f] with the nickname [name_f]Mil[/name_f] or [name_f]Millie[/name_f]?
[name_f]Mila[/name_f] / [name_f]Milla[/name_f] / [name_f]Milah[/name_f]
[name_f]Milada[/name_f]
[name_f]Mileva[/name_f]
[name_f]Malena[/name_f]
[name_f]Malia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emiliana[/name_f]
[name_u]Milan[/name_u] / [name_u]Milano[/name_u]
[name_f]Emelina[/name_f]
Milenka is a favorite of mine 
[name_f]Milada[/name_f]
[name_f]Mileena[/name_f]
[name_f]Milani[/name_f]
[name_f]Milana[/name_f]
[name_f]Milda[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_u]Miller[/name_u]
[name_f]Milla[/name_f] / [name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Milia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_f]Camillia[/name_f]
I second [name_u]Camille[/name_u] it pairs very nicely with [name_f]Annette[/name_f] and has a strong ‘mil’ sound without having any similarity to [name_f]Melania[/name_f]
Though personally just as a side note I don’t think [name_f]Milena[/name_f] would be confused for [name_f]Melania[/name_f] and think you would be fine using if you loved it, but I agree [name_f]Milena[/name_f] and [name_f]Annette[/name_f] aren’t quite stylistically speaking the perfect pair.
I looove Milena! I have a friend named this (who is French, and pronounces her name mih-LAY-nuh) and think it’s gorgeous. It’s never confused with Melania, but is frequently mispronounced as muh-LEE-nuh, that’s all.
Also love Millie, Mildred, Mila, Milla, and Emilia!
Some names that could have the nn “Mil”
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Melina[/name_f]
[name_u]Romilly[/name_u]
[name_f]Marilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Miliana[/name_f] is similar to [name_f]Milena[/name_f], but I’m not sure if it goes with [name_f]Annette[/name_f]. I like the suggestions of [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] / [name_f]Emiliana[/name_f]
I love the importance of a [name_f]Mil[/name_f] name and how it honours your heritage and family in a unique way!
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_u]Milan[/name_u]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f]
[name_f]Milagros[/name_f]
[name_f]Miley[/name_f]
[name_u]Miller[/name_u]
Millett
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] (that maybe a stretch)
[name_f]Milou[/name_f]
[name_f]Milana[/name_f]
[name_f]Milcah[/name_f]
With big sister [name_f]Annette[/name_f] I am loving [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] and [name_f]Milou[/name_f]
So many great suggestions! Thank you all!! I’m really liking [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Mila[/name_f], [name_u]Camille[/name_u] and [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]. I had been going back and forth on [name_f]Millicent[/name_f], but it feels so formal. Now that I see so many alternatives, I think we’ll be able to agree on something to give us a little [name_f]Mil[/name_f] or [name_f]Millie[/name_f]. 
Now to see what my husband thinks…
Besides [name_f]Milena[/name_f] or even Mildred/Millicent, what about:
Amelia/Amelie (had a very dear friend named [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] nn Millie–I think this works great! And [name_f]Annette[/name_f] and [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] makes a very sweet [name_u]French[/name_u] sibset!)
[name_u]Miller[/name_u] (if you want to go the unisex route)
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
Milou/Malou (Annette and [name_f]Milou[/name_f] is sweet, but [name_f]Malou[/name_f] is already quite cutesy/nicknamey in [name_f]France[/name_f] so I don’t know that I’d do [name_f]Malou[/name_f] nn [name_f]Millie[/name_f], personally, but it could work!)
[name_f]Melisande[/name_f] (old [name_u]French[/name_u] form of [name_f]Millicent[/name_f], I think… could definitely be nn Millie!)
[name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] (or Emilia/Emilie, or even [name_f]Emmanuelle[/name_f] as a stretch?)
Also LOVE [name_f]Mileva[/name_f], [name_f]Camila[/name_f], [name_f]Marilla[/name_f], and [name_u]Romilly[/name_u], which totally slipped my mind… echoing these!
Good luck!
I love [name_f]Milena[/name_f]! I associate it with [name_f]Mila[/name_f] Kunis and never even thought of [name_f]Melania[/name_f].
Can’t think of any more [name_f]Mil[/name_f] names that haven’t been mentioned, so I’m just gonna second [name_f]Mila[/name_f], [name_u]Camille[/name_u], [name_f]Camilla[/name_f] and [name_f]Emiliana[/name_f].
Mileva!!
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] a is great. Another option could be [name_f]Milzie[/name_f].
FYI [name_f]Melania[/name_f] did not even enter my mind.
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] doesn’t make me think of [name_f]Melania[/name_f] either.
I don’t know if you would care for an uncommon word name, but if so, Millenia?
Milena
Romilly
Millicent
Melisande
Camilla
A name that I love and actually have on my list is Milène💕
[name_u]Romilly[/name_u], nn [name_u]Mil[/name_u]! <3