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Help[Opinions] Rae as nickname
I love the name Rae, but it feels more like a nickname. Any ideas on what it could be short for?
This message was edited 11/30/2018, 5:43 AM
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I've got a Desiree friend who is mostly known as Des, but when she was at preschool the helper was unfamiliar with her name and called her Daisy-Ray or perhaps Daisy-Rae. She didn't argue - you don't when you're three - but I've always thought it was a cute story and sometimes call her Daisy. Not Rae, though: just doesn't suit her.
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Rachel/Rachael.
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I'm not going to lie, Rae as a nickname for any of these names is frankly absurd. Most especially the ones where the r-sound isn't on it's own (like Tristan. Tray is more likely, though unnecessary) or at the end of their syllable. But even for Margery or Rosalind, Rae as a nickname is a stretch worthy of an Olympic gymnast.
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Well, Rae doesn't have an EE sound, it has an AY sound. And Rosalind hasn't got an EE sound. But if it did, it wouldn't be anywhere near the R sound. Rae is a completely non-intuitive nickname from them, it just sounds awkward and unconnected. I'm not a believer in just pulling out random, sort of- adjacent counds as nicknames. If you think it sounds perfect I suppose that's your opinion, but I'm just baffled as to how you'd come to that conclusion, even if you pronounced Rae as Ree.
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