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Help[Opinions] Re: Mylee, Kodie, Skylar and Ebony.
in reply to a message by ceglips
No, they really don't sound like siblings. Mylee (I'd spell it Maile) is Hawaiian, or at the least Asian sounding. Kodie is a sickly-cutesy spelling of a sickly-cutesy name that I consider a boy's name. Skylar is so unisex I can't see it on either one, boy or girl. I can sort of see Cody and Skylar as a sibset, but I wouldn't be able to say which was a girl and which a boy.
Ebony is *very* black, in my opinion. You rarely ever see it on a white girl in the US, and when you do it always seems affected or forced, like this black guy I knew called Ivory.
Ebony is *very* black, in my opinion. You rarely ever see it on a white girl in the US, and when you do it always seems affected or forced, like this black guy I knew called Ivory.
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I live in the US and the only Ebony I've ever met is African-American. I had the impression it has sort of a pride and celebration of her heritage tone about it. I believe there is also a magazine called Ebony that is geared toward African-Americans, which may perpetuate this association for many people. If I hadn't known the girl with that name, I may not think anything of a person of a different color being given this name.
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There is a magazine, geared toward upwardly mobile blacks, called Ebony. It's been around quite a while. Also one geared toward black women called Essence, a name I have also seen only on blacks.
There is a magazine, geared toward upwardly mobile blacks, called Ebony. It's been around quite a while. Also one geared toward black women called Essence, a name I have also seen only on blacks.
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I don't think I would get
the same sound of Mylee out of Maile. It looks like either mail (male) or MAY-lee, and the latter's a stretch for me. The nearest similar name I can think of is Maite / Mayte, but that ends in long A (as in day).
I once met a set of biracial twin girls named Ebony and Ivory; they were beautiful little girls, with caramel-colored skin and green eyes (father was white, mother black). I've also met blacks, both male and female, named Ivory. I can't say I've met a white girl named Ebony, but I don't think it would be so out of place, particularly on a child with very black hair.
Out of curiosity, what makes you say Mylee is Hawaiian?
Edit to clarify: I ask because I don't see Mylee and Maile being related, and I am uncertain of the correct pronunciation of Maile. Mylee to me seems a tryndee kre8tion more than a real name.
the same sound of Mylee out of Maile. It looks like either mail (male) or MAY-lee, and the latter's a stretch for me. The nearest similar name I can think of is Maite / Mayte, but that ends in long A (as in day).
I once met a set of biracial twin girls named Ebony and Ivory; they were beautiful little girls, with caramel-colored skin and green eyes (father was white, mother black). I've also met blacks, both male and female, named Ivory. I can't say I've met a white girl named Ebony, but I don't think it would be so out of place, particularly on a child with very black hair.
Out of curiosity, what makes you say Mylee is Hawaiian?
Edit to clarify: I ask because I don't see Mylee and Maile being related, and I am uncertain of the correct pronunciation of Maile. Mylee to me seems a tryndee kre8tion more than a real name.
This message was edited 1/10/2007, 8:39 AM
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Maile is Hawaiian...
And it is pronounced My-Lee. I know a Hawaiian lady who is named Maile and that's how she says it.
And it is pronounced My-Lee. I know a Hawaiian lady who is named Maile and that's how she says it.
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Wikipedia says...Another question
Its its MY-lay, which is different to me at least.
But I am glad to see you know someone pn it My-lee.
Question: Do you think people (in America) will stumble on the pn of Maile too much? Its not a huge problem for me, my name is Kristina and people stumble on that all the time, and my mom's name is almost never pn correctly until she tells them to just call her by her nn.
Its its MY-lay, which is different to me at least.
But I am glad to see you know someone pn it My-lee.
Question: Do you think people (in America) will stumble on the pn of Maile too much? Its not a huge problem for me, my name is Kristina and people stumble on that all the time, and my mom's name is almost never pn correctly until she tells them to just call her by her nn.
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How on earth do people stumble over Kristiana? It's common enough that nobody should be mispronouncing it. I can see them getting it confused with Christine or Kristen though.
I think a lot of Americans would probably have some difficulty figuring out how to say Maile by just seeing it written down, unless they're familiar with Hawaii or tropical flowers. (Maile is a flower, I believe.) Byt the pronunciation itself isn't hard.
The Maile I know has lived in Delaware her whole life, mayber her way of saying it is more "Americanized?" She has a big family and they all have Hawaiian names too. I know one of her sisters is Keahi, said like Kay-Ah-Hee. Maile has a daughter named Leilani too.
I think a lot of Americans would probably have some difficulty figuring out how to say Maile by just seeing it written down, unless they're familiar with Hawaii or tropical flowers. (Maile is a flower, I believe.) Byt the pronunciation itself isn't hard.
The Maile I know has lived in Delaware her whole life, mayber her way of saying it is more "Americanized?" She has a big family and they all have Hawaiian names too. I know one of her sisters is Keahi, said like Kay-Ah-Hee. Maile has a daughter named Leilani too.
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Thanks
From what I can tell its a vine or something used to make the lies.
As far as screwing up Kristina, I have no idea. Most people pn my name Kristen or Kristine, or will write it that way after I say Kristina. I grew up with quite a few of them, so it wasnt a problem in school - but people I met randomly would question it.
Thanks again!
From what I can tell its a vine or something used to make the lies.
As far as screwing up Kristina, I have no idea. Most people pn my name Kristen or Kristine, or will write it that way after I say Kristina. I grew up with quite a few of them, so it wasnt a problem in school - but people I met randomly would question it.
Thanks again!
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Miley
Miley Cyrus, the daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus, is the girl who plays Hannah Montana on Disney. Her real name's not Miley, that's a contraction of the nn Smiley her dad called her. Her real name is Destiny Hope.
Since she's the only Miley I've known of with that spelling, and I know whence it came, I don't think of it as being related to Mylee, other than merely being its homonym. Same with Maile, which I would have thought ended in long A, as you said.
Miley Cyrus, the daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus, is the girl who plays Hannah Montana on Disney. Her real name's not Miley, that's a contraction of the nn Smiley her dad called her. Her real name is Destiny Hope.
Since she's the only Miley I've known of with that spelling, and I know whence it came, I don't think of it as being related to Mylee, other than merely being its homonym. Same with Maile, which I would have thought ended in long A, as you said.
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I'd take Miley over Destiny Hope any day
Even though I think of Miley as a surname. I know a guy whose last name is Miley.
Maybe Mylee is on a level with Tayler, Ryleigh and Kaycee, kre8yv spellings of (originally) surnames.
Even though I think of Miley as a surname. I know a guy whose last name is Miley.
Maybe Mylee is on a level with Tayler, Ryleigh and Kaycee, kre8yv spellings of (originally) surnames.
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Thats what I was thinking...
Mylee being a creative twist to Miley.
And Miley is much better than Destiny or Hope much like together.
And I just said it was a character, I looked up Mylee and other similar spellings on Google and it came up. I know nothing about the show.
Mylee being a creative twist to Miley.
And Miley is much better than Destiny or Hope much like together.
And I just said it was a character, I looked up Mylee and other similar spellings on Google and it came up. I know nothing about the show.
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I was thinking that about Ebony too
I thought it was solely an African-American-and-proud name in the States (although I've known of white Ebony's in Britain and Australia).
Whereas Kodie and Skylar have this White North American, trailer-trying-to-be-cowboy feel to me. I realise this whole post is labelling 'types' of people, but these particular names are just so easily labelled imo. Can't help it - so no, they don't seem like siblings :-/
I thought it was solely an African-American-and-proud name in the States (although I've known of white Ebony's in Britain and Australia).
Whereas Kodie and Skylar have this White North American, trailer-trying-to-be-cowboy feel to me. I realise this whole post is labelling 'types' of people, but these particular names are just so easily labelled imo. Can't help it - so no, they don't seem like siblings :-/
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It's funny you should say that about Ebony
I've known of two Ebony (I think one was an Ebonie though) and they were both blond-haired, blue-eyed. I live in England though.
I've known of two Ebony (I think one was an Ebonie though) and they were both blond-haired, blue-eyed. I live in England though.
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