Help with girl name

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Registered: 12-08-2006
Help with girl name
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Fri, 12-08-2006 - 6:34pm
My Mom's middle name is Mae. I would like to use that name somehow but not by it's self. The only thing I could come up with is Maegan. Any other ideas using the word MAE in a girl's name?
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Fri, 12-08-2006 - 7:01pm
Mabel
Mae-Lee
Mei Lei
Mélie
Maebrooke
Maelyn
Maelin
Maena
Billy-Mae
Susie-Mae
Sally-Mae
Jenny-Mae etc.
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Registered: 08-26-2006
Fri, 12-08-2006 - 8:26pm
I adore Maeve!
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Fri, 12-08-2006 - 10:12pm

The only ones I could think of were Maegan, Mabel, Maeve, and Mavis. Another similar idea might be Mattea or any other name that starts with Ma-...

Marina
Martina
Marissa
Marisa
Madeline
Marta
Mara

Or you could use Mae as the mn and possibly make a double name with it. My younger DD's mn is May because that was my grandmother's mn, and we sometimes call her Annie May.

Stephanie, mom to Megan Joy (nn Meg) and Julianna May (nn Annie)

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Fri, 12-08-2006 - 11:10pm

I think using Mae on its own is really the best choice. It gives a direct connection to your mom without being contrived and it is a beautiful, classic name. Sometimes it doesn't matter how much you love the name, as long as it has significance, after all, you will have a first name that you love if this in only the mn. I do love the suggestion of Maeve (like Dave with an M).

-Nikki


                             
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Registered: 12-08-2006
Fri, 12-08-2006 - 11:32pm
Thanks for your suggestions. Mae is not my favorite choice of a name. And infact my Mother has hated her middle name her whole life so I don't know why I was even thinking about using it! LOL
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Registered: 12-08-2006
Fri, 12-08-2006 - 11:33pm
Thanks I had never heard of that name before
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Fri, 12-08-2006 - 11:35pm
Thank you for your suggestions. I do appreciate it! Meagan is the one I like the most but not even sure about that. I was just wanting to see if people came up with a name that I had not thought of. And you did that!
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Fri, 12-08-2006 - 11:37pm
Thanks Nikki. My daughter's name is Kaelyn and I spelled it KAE for my mom's middle name being spelled MAE. So that may just have to be good enough of resemblance (sp) for dear sweet Mom! LOL
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Sat, 12-09-2006 - 10:17am
Thank you. I think hubby and I decided last night that we are not going to use the name Mae. It may hurt Mom's feelings but neither of us is crazy about it. I spelled our daughter's name KAElyn after Mom's spelling of Mae, so that will just have to do for now! LOL thanks again!