classic. my grandmothers middle name. But i cant use it, my last name is call. ANd well. im not mean;) But with a "normal" last name it wuld be cutesy AND timeless:)
it's one of my best friends' middle name..her name is Elizabeth May. her mom meant to spell it Mae but was so out of it after the 26 hour labor that she just put May on the birth certificate, lol
It's ok. It was my grandma's name. I like it more spelled May and only as a fn. I don't really like how it sounds as a mn. Combos often sound a little too backwoods to me, if you know what I mean.
I can't decide. I sort of like it as a middle name, as it is one of those names that will go with anything... but it's too short & sharp for a first name. I think Classic & timeless.. like Grace- but it could get trendy!
My great-grandmother's name was May. Her granddaughter (my aunt) was given the middle name Mae in her honor. So both are family names for me.
However, to me, the spelling does change the feel of the name quite a bit. May is a lovely classic, very fresh and innocent and flower-like. I imagine a little girl in white dress in an old sepia photograph. Changing the spelling to Mae makes it look a little more ordinary, a little more dated. So I don't much care for it with the -e.
well, my boss is a widower and his daughter just had a baby and named her Erin Mae. he told me Mae was the middle name of his late wife (he and she were both friends of my parents in college, so I thought that was neat) so I'm gonna go with timeless on this one.
timeless and pretty. my maternal grandmothers name was mary, but went by mae her entire life, and even has mae on her headstone. its a great name, love it.
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Date: 2006-02-09 09:37 pm (UTC)But with a "normal" last name it wuld be cutesy AND timeless:)
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Date: 2006-02-09 09:44 pm (UTC)it's still an adorable name, in my opinion!
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Date: 2006-02-09 10:04 pm (UTC)Just don't pair it with Irma or anything else old fashioned.
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Date: 2006-02-10 05:31 am (UTC)For real though, it makes me think of hillbilly names like Susie Mae or Nellie Mae etc.
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Date: 2006-02-10 05:46 am (UTC)I think Classic & timeless.. like Grace- but it could get trendy!
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Date: 2006-02-10 07:09 am (UTC)However, to me, the spelling does change the feel of the name quite a bit. May is a lovely classic, very fresh and innocent and flower-like. I imagine a little girl in white dress in an old sepia photograph. Changing the spelling to Mae makes it look a little more ordinary, a little more dated. So I don't much care for it with the -e.
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Date: 2006-02-10 07:38 am (UTC)and like everyone else: i think
it does better as a middle name.
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