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Help[Opinions] Re: Zoey
in reply to a message by Julia
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 disagree
Being 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?
Being 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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ditto
I much prefer Zoey to Zoe anyways. Zoe (without the dots) looks like it should be prncd Zo as Joe is.
I 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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