which "ee" ending name sounds okay wi...

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Registered: 12-28-2005
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Wed, 02-01-2006 - 3:48pm

which "ee" ending name sounds okay with "zee" ending last name??



  • Abby/Abbie
  • Maddie/Madi
  • Makenzie
  • Kenzie
  • Lexi
  • Courtney
  • Libby
  • Izzy


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Registered: 09-29-2005
Wed, 02-01-2006 - 5:13pm

Hard to say without knowing the ln or even how many syllables (would you be comfortable maybe posting something it sounds like?), but I think it'd be safe to say if it ends with a "zee" sound, I'd avoid a fn with that exact same (or similar) sound, including Makenzie/Kenzie, Izzy and possibly Lexi (again, depending on the actual name).

However, a few of these could be nns for longer names that wouldn't present this problem at all ... Abigail _____zee, Madeline _____zee, Elizabeth _____zee, Izabel/Isadora _____zee, etc. I don't think it's as big a deal if the nn doesn't "flow" as well with the ln (because they aren't used together as often as the given fn and ln, KWIM?). HTH!

~Kelli


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Registered: 09-26-2005
Wed, 02-01-2006 - 7:51pm

I'm going to pretend your last name is Kinsey. With that said, I don't like most of the names as given first names, but I think they all make good nicknames. Here's what I think

# Abby/Abbie- Abigail Kinsey- sounds okay, but it's not my favorite
# Maddie/Madi- Madeleine Kinsey- this works
# Makenzie- Don't like at all
# Kenzie- Don't like at all
# Lexi- Alexis Kinsey- this works
# Courtney Kinsey- I haven't heard this name much lately. It's not as trendy as some of the others.
# Libby- Elisabeth Kinsey- This is my favorite
# Izzy- Isabelle Kinsey- This is a close second

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Wed, 02-01-2006 - 9:52pm

LOL ... my maiden name was Kinsey ... you'd think I would have thought to use that as a measure since we don't know the real ln here (but I didn't ... pregnancy brain LOL). ;)~ Just thought it was funny.

~Kelli


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Registered: 07-06-2005
Thu, 02-02-2006 - 9:53am

I have the same problem. My surname is MacKenzie, ending in that 'zee' sound and a lot of the girls names I like have a fairly prominent 'ee' sound in them. I ended up going with Josephine and calling her Josie, which at least avoids the 'ee' ending when her name is used in full.

I voted for Abby, but I'd suggest going with Abigail, nn Abby. Easier for her to live with as an adult!

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Registered: 12-28-2005
Fri, 02-03-2006 - 11:33am
All except Makenzie would be just the nicknames. And, I told hubby Makenzie definately did not go! LOL But he thinks it does...our ln rhymes with kinzee!