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[solyma.livejournal.com]

i'm not pregnant, i just love names! here are my favorites ...

boys

ethan andrew
elliot laurence
ian dei

girls

mckaleigh carys
jocelyn alana



- 'dei' is pronounced like "day"

- 'mckaleigh' is pronounced mah-kay-lee. this is the only girl name i have really fallen in love with. a few years ago, i saw an athlete on tv named michellie ... it's the same pronounciation. i LOVE that name, but i know that no one would be able to pronounce it if it was spelled michellie and that is the only way i have seen it spelled. mckaleigh is the only other spelling i really like ... but i don't love the 'mc' at the beginning ... does anyone have any other ideas for spelling? i have looked at mikaylee, mikailey, makayley, etc ... you name it, i've seen it and haven't liked it! ;) or does anyone think michellie would be okay? maybe it's because i'm so used to that spelling, but i do think it looks the best ...

- 'carys' is pronounced carr-iss

- 'alana' is pronounced with a long "a" ... like 'lan' from land.

any thoughts?

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[queen-exene.livejournal.com]

my thoughts??

if you need to write a whole paragraph about the pronunciation of one made up mish-mash name, how in the world is a kid every going to learn how to spell it, etc...?

i like elliot laurence, ian day and the name carys

ethan andrew has no flow and your girl names are sure a mouthful!!

but they do look nice on paper.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

ethan andrew -- It's fine, just kind of common and blah -- nothing I'd think twice about or compliment if I met one in real life.
elliot laurence -- Handsome, and a bit more interesting.
ian dei -- Distinctive and interesting. I like this one.

mckaleigh carys -- I'm pretty tired of all the kreeativlee McNames and I'll think they'll be very dated sounding in the future. Carys is very pretty though.
jocelyn alana -- Nice.

[sweet1986.livejournal.com]

I like the sound of mckaleigh, but I hate 'mc' names. mc means son of, and I never understand why they became girls names. But maybe a different spelling? Michaelea? (that seems too long) Makaylee, Michaellie? It seems too hard to make a different spelling other than the original.

[solyma.livejournal.com]

It seems too hard to make a different spelling other than the original.

i know, it is rather hard. i do really like this name, though. i'm not a huge fan of 'mc' names either. oh well. ;)

[solyma.livejournal.com]

if you need to write a whole paragraph about the pronunciation of one made up mish-mash name

haha. it's not made up ... at least not by me. it's like michaela but with an 'ee' sound instead of 'ah' at the end ... an actual person is named this. i do understand what you're saying, though. sorry the paragraph was so long. i was looking for ideas of spelling it differently.

i think ethan andrew flows well, i guess that's obvious since i like it though. thanks for your comments!

[solyma.livejournal.com]

i'm not a big fan of mc names either. michellie is like michaela with an 'ee' sound as opposed to 'ah'. i really do like this name, even if it is weird or it sounds made up. oh well! thanks for your comment. :)

[ericaamericka.livejournal.com]

You should spell Carys Carriss. It's more likely to be pronounced correctly.

Alana sounds like you're just pronouncing Ala(h)na incorrectly. I like Mikaeley. *nod*

[solyma.livejournal.com]

carriss is nice. i actually do like the spelling of mikaeley- thanks for the suggestion! :)

[namegirl.livejournal.com]

my neighbours has a daughter named Mikaylee or something like that. I forget how they spelled it.

[ericaamericka.livejournal.com]

Lol, any time! :)

Love

[her-a-cane.livejournal.com]

Jocelyn Alana

It flows nicely and is not too unusual.

[solyma.livejournal.com]

what should amy go with?

Re: Love

[solyma.livejournal.com]

thanks! i like it too (obviously). :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_venus_/]

I love the boys names. I think Ethan Andrew flows well.

As for McKayleigh ... I don't like the spelling, but it seems hard to spell period. I would take away the Mc (I know you said you weren't a big fan anyway) as that doesn't sound like 'mah' anyway, it sounds more like mik (ie mickey mouse) kayleigh. Makalie or Makaylee would work better IMO.

[solyma.livejournal.com]

thank you! i'm much more set on the boy names.

and i really like makalie. thanks! :)

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[babytoydepot.livejournal.com]

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[peach-rose-girl.livejournal.com]

I like them, but I'd go witht eh traditional spelling of Charis or Charys. And Dei reminds me of Opus Dei. :-/

Ethan and Elliot are great, though. And I like McKaleigh. Makaylie, Makaleigh, Michaelee. I'm not sure of an alternate. I think Michellie would be pronounced "Mi-shell-ee" a lot.

My friend named her daughter Michaela, and calls her Kaylie. I also like the name McKenna.