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[Opinions] Rémy
WDYT of Remy? Whether you like it or not, do you prefer it spelt Remi or Remy? Why? I've known one young man and one young child named Remy, and they both spelt it with the "y". However, I've been researching popularity stats for my province, and Remi with an "i" seems to be the more common spelling. In 2010, 90 boys were named Remi (86th most popular masculine name), and 21 boys were named Remy (270th most popular masculine name). This seems to have been the trend for the past few years.I think I prefer Remy, but I can't decide. I'm just curious about what everyone thinks. :) Also, if you're feeling up to it, any MN ideas?
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I prefer Remy. And I love it. It is slightly shorter than I like but I still love it. I also like Remus. Even though I prefer the sound of Remy, I love the star connection and the mythology connection to Remus.
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This message was edited 10/2/2011, 6:46 AM

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RémyRemi looks too trendy for my liking, but either way, I don't like it. However, if I must, Remy is the prefered spelling
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I really prefer Remy. Remi looks cutesy to me, and more like a nickname. I really like the sound though.Remy Harper
Remy Anselm
Remy Cassius
Remy Diarmaid
Remy Ezekiel
Remy Jordan
Remy Laurence
Remy Nathaniel
Remy Nicholas
Remy Taras
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I prefer Remy. Remi looks more like a nickname.
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I like it spelled Remy. I just think it looks better. When it's spelled with an I it looks like a nickname. I really like it. I don't know why. I do know I like it spelled Remy.
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Fair enough. :) I think I like it spelled as Remy too. It's the version I most often see.
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Whoa! Thank you! Ooh, I love seeing Remy Leopold. I've been loving that name recently too, so I'm glad to see someone else thinks it's usable.
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I prefer Remy and it's a name that's growing on me. I like the sort of self-assured swagger it has to it - I associate it with a young Dennis Quaid - did he play a Cajun character with this name? I'm assuming you're considering it for a boy, but I've heard it on girl's as well and it does work.
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Yes, he did! In the film "The Big Easy", he was Detective Lieutenant Remy McSwain. Yeah, here it would be usable only on a boy. Everyone would think I'm crazy if I used it on a girl. According to the stats though, one family was brave enough to use Remi on a girl last year. So, maybe they're the beginning of a new era!
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I love Remy for a boys name and with the "y", paired with Aristide for a middle name, Maybe thats too much? I dont know, Im just looking for an excuse to use Aristide because I like it so much. You have some good names!
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Haha, why thank you! I think I prefer the "y" too. It's the one I see most often, even if it's not the most common.
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Gosh, I really, really love Remy/Rémy (prn. re-mee, not ray-mee, which I think is awful). It's been on my mind a lot lately. Remington nn Remy is a GP of mine but I think I prefer Remy on it's own. I don't like Remi. It just doesn't look right to me. By the way, I'm so happy to see Remy mentioned here.

This message was edited 10/1/2011, 1:39 AM

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I'm glad someone else likes it! Remy has been on my mind so much lately.
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I actually really, really like Remy / Remi.
I can't decide which one I like best. I do think Remy looks more like a full name and less like a short form of something so maybe that. But I still quite like Remi.Remy Esmond
Remy Leopold
Remy Lilian -Idk where you're from, but it's a boys' name in France and I think I love it.
Remy Didier
Remy Ophelian
Remy Valentin
Remy Sebastian
Remy Julien
Remy Pierre
Remy Olivier
Remy Pascal
Remy Vivien
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I'm from a French-speaking area of Canada. I've seen Lilian on a boy before, but it is nowhere near as common here as in France.
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