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| Wed, 11-16-2005 - 2:40pm |
I POSTED THIS ON THE OTHER BABY NAME BOARD ON PARENTS SOUP SO PLEASE EXCUSE IT IF YOU ALREADY READ IT THERE. THANKS =-)
We've pretty much decided to use the name Macy or Maisie, but dh and I can't agree on the spelling. He want the mn to be Emmeline. There will not be a formal name...Macy or the other spelling will be it.
His thoughts are Macy is just easier to spell and makes more sense. My thoughts- with a mn that is such a classic such as Emmeline I think that the spelling of Maisie ( maybe more the "z" sound) makes better sense due to the fact that Maisie has more of the 1920's -1930's feel to it.... Macy has more of the Stacy, Tracy feel. I can actually live with either, but just want to know what you all think so should it be....
Macy Emmeline
or
Maisie Emmeline
Thank you for your help.
Lisa

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I agree that Maisie has a very 20's feel to it (and I love that too!). I'd probably go with Margaret Emmeline, nn Maisie but there's absolutely nothing wrong with Maisie Emmeline. Maisie Emmeline is a winner to me!
I prefer Macy Emmeline. I think both names are pretty, but IMO with a less common middle name, I always like a more traditional/simpler spelling for a first name.
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I haven't read any of the other posts so I might be repeating...
Macy & Maisie are 2 distinctly different names. You touched on that when you mentioned the "z" sound in Maisie. But I believe them to be different names altogether. So first I would recommend you & dh decide which pronunciation you prefer. Personally, I like the name Macy better than Maisie. However I agree w/ you that Maisie fits better w/ the mn. That said, I still think either name would work but the most important thing is for you 2 to decide how you want people to pronounce your child's name because those 2 names will be said differently.
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