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I really like this name. Which spelling do you prefer, Mae or May? In the subject line, please, you can tell me why in the message.
Also, if you met someone with the name, how would you assume it was spelled?
Which images/colors etc do you get from the name? Do the different spellings give you different images?
How many have you met, first and middle name?
Is it too common as a middle name to be attractive as a first name?
I also really like Maisie, I guess I could call her Mai for short. Do you prefer Maisie or May/Mae?
Also, if you met someone with the name, how would you assume it was spelled?
Which images/colors etc do you get from the name? Do the different spellings give you different images?
How many have you met, first and middle name?
Is it too common as a middle name to be attractive as a first name?
I also really like Maisie, I guess I could call her Mai for short. Do you prefer Maisie or May/Mae?
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May
I prefer May because I get a picture of the month. May is white, pink, light blue, and red. With Mae, it's an old lady - although I have to admit, Mae is growing on me. Mae is white, pink, red, and a sickly sort of yellow.
I have never met a May (FN), but I do know a Molly May and I know of an infant named Mae with a twin Grace and older sister Sage.
If I met someone with the name, I'd spell it May, since that's the month and that's what I think of. I think it's a lovely first name and still carries some beauty as a middle name.
Maisie, as everyone else has been saying, is pretty flimsy and cutesy. May and Mae are much simpler and stronger.
Two more reason I love May are (1) because of the book "Our Only May Amelia" and (2) because of Louisa May Alcott. The character of May Amelia reminded me of myself at that age: a total tomboy who didn't really fit in. Louisa May Alcott is just, y'know, a great author.
I prefer May because I get a picture of the month. May is white, pink, light blue, and red. With Mae, it's an old lady - although I have to admit, Mae is growing on me. Mae is white, pink, red, and a sickly sort of yellow.
I have never met a May (FN), but I do know a Molly May and I know of an infant named Mae with a twin Grace and older sister Sage.
If I met someone with the name, I'd spell it May, since that's the month and that's what I think of. I think it's a lovely first name and still carries some beauty as a middle name.
Maisie, as everyone else has been saying, is pretty flimsy and cutesy. May and Mae are much simpler and stronger.
Two more reason I love May are (1) because of the book "Our Only May Amelia" and (2) because of Louisa May Alcott. The character of May Amelia reminded me of myself at that age: a total tomboy who didn't really fit in. Louisa May Alcott is just, y'know, a great author.
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Mae
I much prefer Mae, it just looks nicer to me. I would think Mae was the spelling if I met someone with the name. Never met anyone with the name actually. I think it would be super nice as a first name, simply because it's so common as a middle name. I love both Maisie and Mae, would depend on the whole combo for me.
I much prefer Mae, it just looks nicer to me. I would think Mae was the spelling if I met someone with the name. Never met anyone with the name actually. I think it would be super nice as a first name, simply because it's so common as a middle name. I love both Maisie and Mae, would depend on the whole combo for me.
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Mae
I think of May as a month and Mae as a name. Also, my great-grandmother's MN was Mae and my sister's after her.
I wouldn't assume the spelling, but ask straightaway.
I know many people with May or Mae as a MN. Upwards of 10. I also know an Anna MaeRose who goes by Mae.
The more common it is as a MN, the more I want to see it as a FN!
I think Mae is very attractive and I would consider using it (possibly as a nickname for Mary). Maisie sounds too flimsy for my taste.
I think of May as a month and Mae as a name. Also, my great-grandmother's MN was Mae and my sister's after her.
I wouldn't assume the spelling, but ask straightaway.
I know many people with May or Mae as a MN. Upwards of 10. I also know an Anna MaeRose who goes by Mae.
The more common it is as a MN, the more I want to see it as a FN!
I think Mae is very attractive and I would consider using it (possibly as a nickname for Mary). Maisie sounds too flimsy for my taste.
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May
I just have a pet peeve about word names being spelled like the word. *shrugs*
I just have a pet peeve about word names being spelled like the word. *shrugs*
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But if Eve was spelled Eev, it'd (possibly) bug you because it's also a word name and you just violated that wordiness. That's all findthesea is saying.
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No, it wouldn't. I actually know a girl named Yve. When you think about it Brooke, Paige and Skye are all misspelled words and they all look fine to me. Also Mae is, as I said, legit and a diminutive of Margaret with a really long history, so I don't see how it has anything in common with Eev.
I get what she wants to say and it's fine that she prefers May over Mae. I just wanted to let her know that Mae has a separate history from being a word, in case she didn't know.
I get what she wants to say and it's fine that she prefers May over Mae. I just wanted to let her know that Mae has a separate history from being a word, in case she didn't know.
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Mae
I prefer Mae. She's young and adventurous. May sits around wearing a lace shawl and makes doilies.
However, if I met someone with the name, I'd assume it was the May spelling until and unless told otherwise. I guess it just seems the more common spelling to me.
I had a great-aunt named Mae or May, but to tell you the truth, I'm not sure which spelling it was! She was my maternal grandfather's sister. She was born in the early 1900s. I have never known anyone else with the name, first or middle.
I never think that the fact that a name is common in the middle name spot makes it any less attractive in the first name spot. For example, Rose as a middle name makes me want to stick my head in a hole, but I love it as a first name.
Definitely prefer Mae to Maisie. Maisie is way cutesy.
I prefer Mae. She's young and adventurous. May sits around wearing a lace shawl and makes doilies.
However, if I met someone with the name, I'd assume it was the May spelling until and unless told otherwise. I guess it just seems the more common spelling to me.
I had a great-aunt named Mae or May, but to tell you the truth, I'm not sure which spelling it was! She was my maternal grandfather's sister. She was born in the early 1900s. I have never known anyone else with the name, first or middle.
I never think that the fact that a name is common in the middle name spot makes it any less attractive in the first name spot. For example, Rose as a middle name makes me want to stick my head in a hole, but I love it as a first name.
Definitely prefer Mae to Maisie. Maisie is way cutesy.
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May
I like May much more than Mae. I also like it as a nickname for Margaret.
I wouldn't assume a certain spelling, but Mae is currently more popular.
May has a better "image" than Mae, but I can't really explain the difference. I think May looks better than Mae as well.
Maisie sounds more like a nickname to me, so I prefer May/Mae as a first name.
I like May much more than Mae. I also like it as a nickname for Margaret.
I wouldn't assume a certain spelling, but Mae is currently more popular.
May has a better "image" than Mae, but I can't really explain the difference. I think May looks better than Mae as well.
Maisie sounds more like a nickname to me, so I prefer May/Mae as a first name.
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May
I just can't like Mae, it's just too southern almost hillbilly for me. I see May like a sweet little quiet girl but I just don't get that with Mae at all. May has a feeling of spring and flowers that I like but I wouldn't use it myself.
I think it would just depend. If I met a little girl with the name or someone from the south I would probably think Mae but I'd ask anyway.
May and Mae are both pinkish red but Mae has a more orange tinge to it rather than pink.
I don't know anyone with the first name May or Mae, I know a few people with the last name May though. I might know someone with one as a middle name but no one sticks out in my mind.
I don't see why it can't be a first name? I prefer it as one, at least for May anyway.
I'm not a fan of Maisie, it reminds me of corn (maize) so while I can see why it would be cute for some people, I just hear corn. For me it'd be May > Maisie > Mae.
I just can't like Mae, it's just too southern almost hillbilly for me. I see May like a sweet little quiet girl but I just don't get that with Mae at all. May has a feeling of spring and flowers that I like but I wouldn't use it myself.
I think it would just depend. If I met a little girl with the name or someone from the south I would probably think Mae but I'd ask anyway.
May and Mae are both pinkish red but Mae has a more orange tinge to it rather than pink.
I don't know anyone with the first name May or Mae, I know a few people with the last name May though. I might know someone with one as a middle name but no one sticks out in my mind.
I don't see why it can't be a first name? I prefer it as one, at least for May anyway.
I'm not a fan of Maisie, it reminds me of corn (maize) so while I can see why it would be cute for some people, I just hear corn. For me it'd be May > Maisie > Mae.
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May
May makes me think of may trees and pink-and-white blossom, spring picnics and white muslin dresses - and yet the shortness of it gives it a certain strength, it's pretty but not frilly.
I knew an elderly May when I was small, but haven't met any since.
I prefer May 1000x over Maisie: see this post - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4213450
May makes me think of may trees and pink-and-white blossom, spring picnics and white muslin dresses - and yet the shortness of it gives it a certain strength, it's pretty but not frilly.
I knew an elderly May when I was small, but haven't met any since.
I prefer May 1000x over Maisie: see this post - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4213450
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This is probably to blame for part of the Maisievalanche - Maisy Mouse, it's a kids' book series and I think also a cartoon. Though why you would want to name your kid after a cartoon mouse beats me!
This message was edited 6/20/2012, 3:18 PM
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Thank you!
I couldn't remember for the LIFE of me why Maisie bugged me so much. This is the mouse I grew up with. It's my only association with the name and I just can't stand it on a kid, but I couldn't figure out why for the longest time!
Intense relief. :D Thanks.
I couldn't remember for the LIFE of me why Maisie bugged me so much. This is the mouse I grew up with. It's my only association with the name and I just can't stand it on a kid, but I couldn't figure out why for the longest time!
Intense relief. :D Thanks.
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Mae
Reason: because I love making combos with Maeve as the mn that I can use Mae as a nn with the front name....eg Eirlys Maeve nn Aerie Mae, Aderyn/Adelie/Adelaide/Adara/Adeline Maeve nn Addie Mae etc. And Mae seems the more natural shortening of Maeve (as opposed to May, that is) so I've grown accustomed to that spelling.
That and my favourite beach on Koh Samui, where we lived for 3 months, was Mae Nam beach. So I love Mae because it reminds me of that.
All that being said, I do love May too. It's my favourite month, and reminds me of flower-covered alps and spring sunshine after a hard winter. I just like Mae a little more.
I'd assume May, because thats all I've seen IRL.
See above for the images I get with each name. Mae = beach, summer, tropical paradise, sand between my toes. May = swiss alps in the spring, alpine flowers, warm sunshine, days lazing by the lake in the sun, fresh grass. So ether way, can't go wrong :)
First name = none
Middle name = off the top of my head I can't think of one, but I know I've heard it many times.
Heck no. To me that makes it more attractive as a fn. Going against the trend.
I like Maisie, although to me Mais is a more natural shortening. I do think May (however you want to spell it) would work as a nn however, and get you both names. I also think the other way round (May nn Maisie) would work too. My friend calls her girl Monet Monet-sy (Monay-see) sometimes. I think nns can be pretty flexible like that.
I do slightly prefer Mae/May because it feels fresher, less cutesy and like it would age better. But I like Mae, May and Maisie.
Reason: because I love making combos with Maeve as the mn that I can use Mae as a nn with the front name....eg Eirlys Maeve nn Aerie Mae, Aderyn/Adelie/Adelaide/Adara/Adeline Maeve nn Addie Mae etc. And Mae seems the more natural shortening of Maeve (as opposed to May, that is) so I've grown accustomed to that spelling.
That and my favourite beach on Koh Samui, where we lived for 3 months, was Mae Nam beach. So I love Mae because it reminds me of that.
All that being said, I do love May too. It's my favourite month, and reminds me of flower-covered alps and spring sunshine after a hard winter. I just like Mae a little more.
I'd assume May, because thats all I've seen IRL.
See above for the images I get with each name. Mae = beach, summer, tropical paradise, sand between my toes. May = swiss alps in the spring, alpine flowers, warm sunshine, days lazing by the lake in the sun, fresh grass. So ether way, can't go wrong :)
First name = none
Middle name = off the top of my head I can't think of one, but I know I've heard it many times.
Heck no. To me that makes it more attractive as a fn. Going against the trend.
I like Maisie, although to me Mais is a more natural shortening. I do think May (however you want to spell it) would work as a nn however, and get you both names. I also think the other way round (May nn Maisie) would work too. My friend calls her girl Monet Monet-sy (Monay-see) sometimes. I think nns can be pretty flexible like that.
I do slightly prefer Mae/May because it feels fresher, less cutesy and like it would age better. But I like Mae, May and Maisie.
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May
As a standalone, I'd use May. It's so spring-like, bursting with flowers and sunshine. I think it has a happy, pretty, slightly quaint vibe. I like Mae, too, but it feels so different--more saucy and sharp. Nothing wrong with that at all, but it doesn't please me as much, so I'd go with May. I do prefer the Mae spelling if it's a nickname for Mary, Margaret, or the like.
Some of my favorite names are Rose, Grace, and Marie, so it's no surprise that I don't think May's use as a common mn means it can't be used as a fn. They may be boring as anything in the middle, but when moved up front, their personalites get a chance to shine. I've known 2 Mays, both elderly ladies, and I often see Mae as a middle name.
I can only stand Maisie as a nn for a very little girl. I strongly prefer May.
As a standalone, I'd use May. It's so spring-like, bursting with flowers and sunshine. I think it has a happy, pretty, slightly quaint vibe. I like Mae, too, but it feels so different--more saucy and sharp. Nothing wrong with that at all, but it doesn't please me as much, so I'd go with May. I do prefer the Mae spelling if it's a nickname for Mary, Margaret, or the like.
Some of my favorite names are Rose, Grace, and Marie, so it's no surprise that I don't think May's use as a common mn means it can't be used as a fn. They may be boring as anything in the middle, but when moved up front, their personalites get a chance to shine. I've known 2 Mays, both elderly ladies, and I often see Mae as a middle name.
I can only stand Maisie as a nn for a very little girl. I strongly prefer May.
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Mae
Mae and May are both lovely. It's nice to see "filler" mns get some fn attention. They are sweet and refreshingly uncomplicated. :-)
I prefer the Mae spelling because "may," while obviously the name of a month and therefore no different than April or June, is also an auxiliary. My brain wants to process May Alexandra not as a name combination, but a question: May Alexandra come over to play?
I know that's just my weird personal kink. I doubt anyone else would be as crippled by it as I am. It's just the criterion I use to decide between Mae and May. Also, I think Mae looks softer than May.
I love Maisie too! It's traditionally a nn for Margaret, as is Mae / May. So I wouldn't use the Mai spelling -- which I pronounce with a long "i" sound, not a long "a." If I had to choose between Maisie and Mae / May I'd go with Mae / May. It feels like it can stand on its own better than Maisie. Maisie would need Margaret or another formal name.
Mae and May are both lovely. It's nice to see "filler" mns get some fn attention. They are sweet and refreshingly uncomplicated. :-)
I prefer the Mae spelling because "may," while obviously the name of a month and therefore no different than April or June, is also an auxiliary. My brain wants to process May Alexandra not as a name combination, but a question: May Alexandra come over to play?
I know that's just my weird personal kink. I doubt anyone else would be as crippled by it as I am. It's just the criterion I use to decide between Mae and May. Also, I think Mae looks softer than May.
I love Maisie too! It's traditionally a nn for Margaret, as is Mae / May. So I wouldn't use the Mai spelling -- which I pronounce with a long "i" sound, not a long "a." If I had to choose between Maisie and Mae / May I'd go with Mae / May. It feels like it can stand on its own better than Maisie. Maisie would need Margaret or another formal name.
This message was edited 6/20/2012, 11:16 AM
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