First name for middle name "Mae"

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thank you for the feedback and suggestions! Elizabeth won't work because that's my name. My other grandmother (not the one with the middle name "Mae") was also Elizabeth but went by Betsy.

So? Your daughter can have the same name as you. Many boys have the same name as their parent. Just call her Betsy.

Perhaps Op is Jewish. If so, she would not give her daughter her name or the name of a living relative.

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My middle name is May, my first name is three syllables ending in "-a," and it's always sounded perfect to me. Something like that might work for you too. Of the ones you've listed, Aria works best to my ears. Also Erica, Annika, Tabitha, Lydia, Talia...

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My favorite aunt is Nora Mae. I always thought it was a perfect combination.

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Anna Mae / Ana Mae is the perfect combination. I prefer the second spelling. It was my Great Aunt's name.

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Fannie or Sallie ?

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Abigail (Abby)

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Daisy. If you are going to go country, then go all-in.

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And her little brother can then be Abner.

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Anonymous wrote:
Anna Mae / Ana Mae is the perfect combination. I prefer the second spelling. It was my Great Aunt's name.

Nay unless you are a diehard Tina Turner/What's Love Got to Do with It fan

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April?

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I think Clara Mae is beautiful.

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Why not use Mae as the first name? Mae as a first name makes me think of darling 1920s sylphs in drop waist dresses. Mae as a middle name makes me think of country people.

If you are going to use is as a middle name, do NOT use anything that has traditionally been seen as a "hick" or "hillbilly" name or anything traditionally used with Mae (like Anna or Ellie). I would think regal and classic. Charlotte, Caroline, Augusta, Julia, Catherine.

I like the idea of using Elizabeth and calling her Betsy. Even if it is your name, why not?

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Anonymous wrote:
Anna Mae / Ana Mae is the perfect combination. I prefer the second spelling. It was my Great Aunt's name.

I like this one too. It's Tina Turner's birth name.

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If baby had been a girl, her name was going to be Alyssa Mae.

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Anonymous wrote:I like it for a first name. But as a middle name, it sounds kind of country.

+1 Aria Mae is pretty. Mae Claire is better than Claire Mae to me, but I don't care for these names together. She could still go by her middle name. Betsy Mae and Maya Mae are definite Nos. If you're set on using Mae as a middle name, the first name needs to be 3+ syllables and sound sophisticated and upscale. The first name should not start with M.

Samantha Mae
Violet Mae
Evelyn Mae
Vivienne Mae
Josephine Mae
Katherine Mae
Tabitha Mae
Theresa Mae

I think the difference between good and bad combos for Mae are how much they make you say it as all one name versus two distinct names: "Ellamae" (bad) versus "Theresa. Mae." (good).