New Post
Search
Help[Opinions] Re: Rae as nickname
in reply to a message by LittleEgret
Hi !!!
In my opinion Rae could work as NN for every name that has an R in it. For boys and girls.
Zephyr 'Rae'
Horace 'Rae'
Dorothy 'Rae'
Derek 'Rae'
Clarice 'Rae'
Margery 'Rae'
Rosalind 'Rae'
Tristan 'Rae'
...and so on...
Personally I dislike any nickname eccept for few ones.
Personal Name Lists https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/125456
In my opinion Rae could work as NN for every name that has an R in it. For boys and girls.
Zephyr 'Rae'
Horace 'Rae'
Dorothy 'Rae'
Derek 'Rae'
Clarice 'Rae'
Margery 'Rae'
Rosalind 'Rae'
Tristan 'Rae'
...and so on...
Personally I dislike any nickname eccept for few ones.
Personal Name Lists https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/125456
Archived Thread - replies disabled
1
Replies
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.
1
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.
1