I adore Fay(e). Simple and so, so sweet. I like the meaning. I met the sweetest little blonde haired, huge brown eyed two year old named
Fay last year and fell for it.
It doesn't sound too fragile to me. I also knew a 25ish year old
Faye and she carried it off just fine- she was definitely not fairy like or fragile, very horsey and practical and down to earth.
Spelling wise I do prefer
Faye, for no reason other than it looks complete to me. Raye and Maye look ridiculous and awkward, so i have no idea why faye is the except but for some reason it is. My brain jsut prefers the look of it. I also like
Fay.
Fae looks odd to me, and a little less substantial.
It's high on my list of mn's, as I have a whole bunch of fn's I love more, but I'd be willing to consider Fay(e) for a first name too if the child's father was in love with it. I love pairing it as a mn in combos where it can be part of a double nn - eg Adeline/Adelaide/Aderyn/Adelie
Faye nn
Addie Faye,
Eirlys Faye nn Aerie
Faye etc.
I'd pair it with a longer, frillier mn to balance out it's short and sweet factor. Maybe:
Fay(e)
AnnelieseFay(e)
VivienneFay(e)
Seraphine /
SeraphinaFay(e)
CalantheFay(e)
DulcineaFay(e)
EvangelineFay(e)
TalithaFay(e)
ArianaFay(e)
JemimaFay(e)
GenevieveFay(e)
LouisaFay(e)
Amaia /
AmayaFay(e)
Aurelia