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[Opinions] Zoey
So, I really like the name Zoey (This spelling), but a lot of people are telling me that the spelling I like is not a "real" name and the "real" spelling is Zoe.Is Zoey a real name or am I dumber than I thought?
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I prefer Zoe myself, but I think Zoey is valid.
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Zoey is a real name, I just think the spelling is odd. It is like spelling Penelope "Penelopey" or Hermione "Hermioney." I don't like Zoe that much, but Zoey looks strange to me.
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It's a real name with the nontrad. spelling. In my book, a name is real once it's been legally used. Whether it *should* be real or not is a different question. :P Zoey is fine, though, I think. Not my preference, but I'm not fond of Zoe or Zoey, really.
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I like it spelled Zoey better because Zoe lookes like Joe but with a Z. The y specifys the ending and people aren't too smart in this world with names so I'd go with Zoey.An ex. of how dumb people are, my whole life I have been called Diane when my name is Diana. Diane is a totaly diff. name to me, not a NN. Even when it is written down on paper in front of them they say Diane!! STUPIDNESS.
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Zoey is most definitely a real name. The people who tell you it's not are just anal compulsive about names, and need to get over it. If you like the name darling, then use it. It's all up to you.
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I prefer this spelling too. I'm afraid that people will pronounce Zoe like Zo.
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I suppose, as someone into linguistics, if you spell it Zoe then it would be pronounced Zo. You'd have to spell it Zoë. Same thing with Chloe and Chloë. Although I know some people just don't like having to put dots on their name.
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It's a real name but not the traditional spelling. We're a bit traditional about our name spellings around here. ;) Yes, Zoey is an alternate spelling; that does not make it 'wrong' per se, but less right than Zoe, perhaps. :b
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It's a misspelled real name. Therefore, it is not real. Zoe is a real name but Zoey is not.
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BtN considers it a 'variant' and Zoey is a legitimate "alternate" spelling. Therefore, Zoey and Zoe are both real names. Just like Lyndsi and Britnee are real names, albeit unattractive and kre8tyv ones.
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I strongly disagreeBeing on this site does not make it a real name. Clinton is on this site--it's still a surname. Emilee is on this site--it's still Emily misspelled. Zoey is a kre8tyve variation of Zoe, just like Lyndsi and Britnee are kre8tyve variations on Lindsay and Brittany (which are borderline legit in the first place). A "real" name is one that has history, a meaning, and a derivation, for lack of a better word. Zoe, for example, means "life" in Greek. Zoey is Zoe with a Y tacked on.I'm curious--how are Lyndsi and Britnee real names? Are they real just because people have used them before?
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Well, Zoey was the 119th most popular name for girls in the US last year.
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dittoI much prefer Zoey to Zoe anyways. Zoe (without the dots) looks like it should be prncd Zo as Joe is.

This message was edited 7/23/2007, 8:44 AM

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Zoey is a variant, and is very much seen as "real". However, most people probably see Zoe as the "correct" spelling. (I see it as a debate between Catherine and Katherine - both are seen as a proper spelling, but we all have opinions on which is "right")I prefer Zoe, mainly because I see the y as "wasting space", but I wouldn't say Zoey isn't a name or incorrect spelling.
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Zoe is the more commen spelling where I live.
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I think people say it is not "real" because it is a modern English variation on the name, much like other creatively spelled names.
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I prefer Zoey, too, for various reasons. I don't feel like getting into my tl;dr thoughts on whether or not it's a "real" name, and what makes a name real, though.Array

This message was edited 7/22/2007, 9:02 PM

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