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babynamesWhen my husband and I were on our honeymoon, we met a couple from France with their almost-two-year-old daughter. Her name was Maele. They pronounced it "my-ell." Slightly more emphasis on "ell." I asked them to spell it, so I KNOW it was Maele. We're having anther daughter, probably in April, and are considering this name for her. However, I haven't been able to find anywhere that this is a REAL name. Does anyone know the origin, meaning, or other spelling variations on this one?
Also, what might be another way to spell it so it looks more like my-ELL, without looking ugly? Seeing as I can't find that Maele is a real name, I'm not opposed to changing the spelling. Great, figured that part out!
Any middle names you think would work well with Maele/Maelle, if we were to choose that name? Our other daughter is named Kira Jade, if that makes a difference. Oh, and our last name ends with "-son" so no names ending in -en, -on, -un, etc.
Edit I just found on one site that Maille means "coin" in French. Would that be pronounced the same?
Hmm. I also just checked my Madagascar journal and had written down that it means "Princess" in Celtic. So I guess it's NOT a French name...?
Any middle names you think would work well with Maele/Maelle, if we were to choose that name? Our other daughter is named Kira Jade, if that makes a difference. Oh, and our last name ends with "-son" so no names ending in -en, -on, -un, etc.
Edit I just found on one site that Maille means "coin" in French. Would that be pronounced the same?
Hmm. I also just checked my Madagascar journal and had written down that it means "Princess" in Celtic. So I guess it's NOT a French name...?
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Date: 2006-11-19 10:58 am (UTC)lys is french for lily, and is pronounced like LEE. maelys is actually a variant of maylis, or a combination of maylis + maelle. and it's pronounced: my-lee (mah- eh- lee if you were to sound out the syllables).
it's cute. i knew sisters called anais & maelys.
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Date: 2006-11-19 06:02 pm (UTC)i know someone with a daughter named maylie, which is not a name we're interested in. but it's occurred to me that a maelle might get called "maylie" by accident, and i think i'm okay with that. hope a kid would be too. i guess i've been asked if my kira is kee-ra or kai-ra. so hopefully they won't think one of them got the good name...
my dad wanted me to name my first daughter piper (not horrible, but not our style). he thinks this one should be darby. i'm having a hard time not laughing at him, because it seems he MUST be JOKING!! plus, how did me and my sister end up named sarah and jennifer???