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Comments and insights on the name Miette: | Edit

This means crumb as in "il ya des miettes sur votre visage", I would seriously reconsider using this as anything more than a nickname.

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Miette is a character in a French Film, City of Lost Children, which is where my husband fell in love with it.
My mother was introduced to the Swiss Alps by a young relative named Miette. Her "Sound of Music"-like adventure inspired her to name her first daughter Miette.

Nicknames for Miette: | Edit

Mettie
Mimi
Mie
Ette

Meanings and history of the name Miette: | Edit

French Name meaning Small Sweet Thing, ie: crumb or pastry.
Literally: a small piece of the "pan de mie" or the tender, sweet, center part of french bread. It is used as a diminutive for little girls sometimes, but is also an archaic (old-fashioned) french name.

Means crumb, as in "you have crumbs on your face"

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Miette in song, story & screen: | Edit

Main Character in City of Lost Children.
Character in The Rougon Macquart Novels by Emile Zola