I used to really love the thought of a little [name_f]Millicent[/name_f], (and still do, slightly, more in the way I’d like to see a little [name_f]Tilly[/name_f] or [name_f]Gertrude[/name_f] - lovely on other children, but perhaps not right for my own), but, between a few naming forums, I was quickly deterred from using it.
However, today, my sister was talking to her best friend, and the two were looking on Facebook together at the friend ([name_u]Shelby[/name_u])'s friends list. [name_f]My[/name_f] sister found that [name_u]Shelby[/name_u] had previously gone to school with a [name_f]Millicent[/name_f], who does not shorten her name, even at age 14-15.
I feel as though seeing/hearing of a young [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] who, quite clearly seems comfortable with her name (I imagine that, if she wasn’t she would go by [name_f]Millie[/name_f]), makes me like the name more again. It does have some usage over in the UK, but not at all in the US.
Could [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] work on a little girl/someone of any age? I know it isn’t a wise choice with a sister named [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] (my current #1), but in general, I do really adore the name.
I know a [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] who is 13 she goes exclusively by [name_f]Millie[/name_f], I think she may have been named [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] to be called [name_f]Millie[/name_f] since nicknames as full names weren’t really popular then. I don’t really like it it’s too stuffy to me but I love [name_f]Millie[/name_f].
I was just mulling over [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] today actually… decided in the end same as you I think, I like it a lot, but on someone else’s child! lol it’s missing the beauty of names like [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] and [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] that are so popular now, so I wouldn’t be comfortable sending a [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] to school with them, personally. If that makes any sense at all!
I didn’t think I’d like this name and my initial reaction was “eugh, no!” but the more I ponder on it, I actually think I do quite like it! I’d be tickled to meet a little [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] and nn [name_f]Millie[/name_f] is cute. [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] would also work well on a grown woman. I think it sounds mature and intelligent.
I love this name. If your concerned your girl won’t like it, at least she has a cute nickname and you could give her a more popular or traditional middle name for her to use if she’d like…or call her by the name but put it for the middle on the birth certificate…but of course this could happen even if you picked the most boring popular name ever.
For what it’s worth, [name_f]Mildred[/name_f] is my GP and as my family absolutely despises that name due to the dred/dreadful connotations, they have been encouraging me to use [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] instead. Like my parents and some family friends think [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] is totally usable as I always joke about using [name_f]Mildred[/name_f], so they tell me [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] is a similar name that is much nicer.
I think [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] is a romantic if a little old fashioned sounding name. Of course a little girl could always go by the nickname but I’d be careful to pick a really great middle to pair it with just in case. I like the sound of [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] better than the shorter [name_f]Millie[/name_f].
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f] has been #1 on my list since I was a little girl and my mom told me my middle name was going to be [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] instead of [name_u]Meredith[/name_u], but my dad didn’t like it. :-/ I’ve posted before on the name, but I got several responses that people associate it with Maleficent, the evil fairy in Sleeping Beauty which did bother me. I still love it and would use it with no nickname if I can get past the evil fairy connotation and talk my husband into it.
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f] to me is a great name. I associate it with being a “good girl” name (but not [name_m]OTT[/name_m]), and there’s always the wonderful children’s book [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] [name_u]Min[/name_u], Girl Genius.