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[Opinions] May vs Mae
Now that it's the month official the month of May, what do you think of it as a name and which spelling do you prefer?My spelling preference is Mae. If I ever were to use the name, I'd go with that spelling. Any combos or may\mae inspired names you care to share? (If you have any)
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I think I prefer May but I'm not a huge fan of the name anyway.A friend just named one of her twins Mai which is the French spelling of the name (although I believe there are other meanings to it as well). I don't know why they chose it. I've seen Mai used a few times in hyphenated names along with May and Mae e.g. Ellie-Mae, Lily-Mai etc.
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I like the name May / Mae. It's sweet and old fashioned. I slightly prefer Mae, because it looks more "name-y" to me. Which is weird because I have no problem with August, June or April. Perhaps it's because "may" is also a word, like "I may go to the cinema". As for combos, I like something long and/or dramatic in the middle:
Mae Clementine
Mae Albertine
Mae Aurora
Mae Valentina
Mae Rebecca
Mae Theodosia
Mae Delphina
Mae Georgiana
Mae Genevieve
Mae Philomena
Mae Cordelia
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I generally prefer Mae, I just like how it looks a little more but it really depends on the overall look of the combo. I don't prefer either one strongly.
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May is good but Mae looks prettier. And usually I like the correct spelling better
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I prefer Mae as wellMy combos:
Mae Elizabeth
Mae Stephanie
Mae Rose
Mae Louise
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May, I would love to give this as a middle name to a future child.Minnie May Rose?
Lindsey May Lee?
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I like Mae more. It's sassier. I had a great-aunt of this name, but I'm not sure which spelling it was.
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It's pretty. I prefer May. I like Mae as a mn.
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May looks nicer and cleaner to me. I also want to pronounce Mae as Ma-eh rather than Ma-ee.
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Mae!
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Mae doesn't happen where I live: if it's used, it looks like the month. And why not? Nobody feels the need to mess with the spelling of April or June.That said, I've got May aunts on both sides of my family, so that might influence me. But I really don't think so.
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I like both spellings, but I would go with May because it's a family name. It goes with a lot of names as a mn.May Penelope
May Felicity
May Beatrix
May Galina
May Marjorie
May Zoraida
May Florence
May Marie
May Josephine
May Augustine
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