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makes me think of a charge for something... expensive kid...

It's a bit insubstantial. I don't think it's very usable.

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I know someone who named their daughter Phea (FEE-ah). There's also Foy, meaning 'faith' in French, is a nice alternative to Fay or Faith.
WDYT?

Fee, pronounced

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like the word meaning the cost of the service, was my Mother's nick-name among her (many) siblings.Short for her name, Freda.

It's cute but I think Fee would be better as a nickname. Maybe for Faith.

I think Fee is really cute as a nickname for Phoebe, but on its own it is ridiculous.

It's nice, but it seems too nicknamey to be used as a full name.
I've only ever known Fee's that use it as a nickname for Fiona, Ffion or Fiora :)

It's too nn for me. Fee/Fi is a common nn for Fiona which is very commom where I live. I can't get past the fee/money association too.

While the German meaning may be cute and lovely, the English meaning isn't. All I think of when I hear it is taxes/payment/etc. Beyond that I think the name sounds way to nicknamey. If her name was Fiona and you called her Fee, ok. But Fee by itself just sounds incomplete.

I am German, too, and I once knew a girl called Fee. We were both around eight years old or so, and boy, did she ever get teased. It just seems very tacky and silly. Like you expect your daughter to stay a four-year-old little angel forever. I think in an English-speaking country it would be even worse, because the meaning isn't even very nice.

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ETA: Why don't you use "Fe" or something like that? It means "belief" in Spanish and won't get confused for the English word.

This message was edited 11/24/2008, 8:52 AM

Not a very good idea. Unless you live in Germany with German-speaking people, that name is going to be pronounced as "fee" like as in money you pay to do something.

It might mean fairy in German, but it definitely means a debt one pays in English, which to me is not a nice name. Fay(e)/Fae is already nice, I think.

To me, a fee is something you pay.

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Also, Fay / Faye is so pretty and underused, I like that much better than Fee.

Do you know what "fee" means in English? It means "Gebühr", "Beitrag" (also Geldbeitrag). I really wouldn't use it if you expect her to ever go to an English speaking country. I also think it's kind of silly how it's the German word for "fairy". It's childish and embarrassing for her when she gets older. Did you ever consider that your daughter might be overweight or not very graceful, maybe not even pretty? I mean this could always happen and then she would be teased constantly and it would seem even more ridiculous. Fee might be cute for a sweet little blonde girl but what if your daughter turns out to be a big dark haired girl with pimples who is a tomboy? No offense, but I think you should choose a name that will be nice no matter what kind of person your daughter turns out to be.

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I think Fay and Fae are much better. They are actually on my list.

How do you pronounce it? Like the English word fee or like f-eh? If it's pronounced like F-eh I like it (it's pronounced the same in Swedish, with the same mening but spelt Fe. It isn't a name though) The fee - pronunciation sounds nicknamey and I think it's a word that should not be a name.
Overall, I don't like short names (one syllable) and I think Fee is a bit too short. But I guess it's usable and quite sweet. But does it age well?

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