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Help[Opinions] Amy.
I have been loving the name recently, and had forgotten it was an old favorite of mine. Any suggestions for middle names or siblings? TIA (:
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my teacher is Amy Elizabeth.
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I like it too -- it's sweet but not saccharine and not too popular right now and it ages well. It also fits in well to a lot of sibling sets. It's common enough (but not among babies) to fit in with fairly trendy sibling sets like Lauren, Sophia, Jackson, and Noah; classic sibling sets like Georgia, Elizabeth, Matthew, and Henry; or antiquated sibling sets like Arabella, Thomasina, Phineas, and Victor.
Combinations:
Amy Katherine
Amy Celeste
Amy Christine
Amy Alice
Amy Victoria
Amy Zenobia
Amy Charlotte
Amy Calista
Amy Sapphira
Amy Juliet
The Amy/Aimee sibling sets I know:
Kara & Amy
Aimee, Megan, and Jill
Aimee, Arwen, and Jesse
Katie, Joel, and Amy (there's another brother, but I can't remember his name)
Joshua "Josh" & Amy
Combinations:
Amy Katherine
Amy Celeste
Amy Christine
Amy Alice
Amy Victoria
Amy Zenobia
Amy Charlotte
Amy Calista
Amy Sapphira
Amy Juliet
The Amy/Aimee sibling sets I know:
Kara & Amy
Aimee, Megan, and Jill
Aimee, Arwen, and Jesse
Katie, Joel, and Amy (there's another brother, but I can't remember his name)
Joshua "Josh" & Amy
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My name is Amy and I hated it growing up. I just never thought it sounded attractive and hated that I had no nickname/full name options. I actually would have liked Amelia nn Amy. I think this would have fit me well. I know a lot of people seem to dislike Amelia though. I also don't like the fact that it seems very modern and nineties even though it's been around since the 1800s. I always thought it was a little too precious and pink. I don't really like it on a little girl. I didn't like growing up with it. I especially didn't like that it didn't translate well into other languages, maybe there's Aimee, but not really any equivalents besides that. That kind of thing just bothered me, it felt very white American.
Only recently have I grown to appreciate my name. It has served me a lot better in high school than it did in childhood. I think short, simple names lend themselves well to the teen years. People are going to toss your name around a lot more in your high speed life. And I've gotten to the age where my name appears more fun that cutesy.
Some people have the impression that the name is extremely popular. I think it's more consistently popular than trendy, so it doesn't really cause too much problems. I never had too much trouble with other Amy's in school. I've only ran into a handful of others. There were probably about five, including me, in my whole high school of about 2,000 kids, and I was born in 1990. I did run into a bit of trouble at church though, where there were two other Amys/Aimees around my age.
The one thing that still really bothers me is that since Amy is like a perpetual nickname, I don't really have much fallback, especially since my long name is really long, difficult, and obscure. A good, solid, or at least fun middle name would have been great and much appreciated, but instead I got Lynn. I hate it, especially with the whole trend of Lynn being tacked on to everything that's been running amuck for about two and a half decades now. So I'd suggest pairing Amy with a practical, while beautiful, timeless name. No filler. Sorry if that was a lot lol.
Only recently have I grown to appreciate my name. It has served me a lot better in high school than it did in childhood. I think short, simple names lend themselves well to the teen years. People are going to toss your name around a lot more in your high speed life. And I've gotten to the age where my name appears more fun that cutesy.
Some people have the impression that the name is extremely popular. I think it's more consistently popular than trendy, so it doesn't really cause too much problems. I never had too much trouble with other Amy's in school. I've only ran into a handful of others. There were probably about five, including me, in my whole high school of about 2,000 kids, and I was born in 1990. I did run into a bit of trouble at church though, where there were two other Amys/Aimees around my age.
The one thing that still really bothers me is that since Amy is like a perpetual nickname, I don't really have much fallback, especially since my long name is really long, difficult, and obscure. A good, solid, or at least fun middle name would have been great and much appreciated, but instead I got Lynn. I hate it, especially with the whole trend of Lynn being tacked on to everything that's been running amuck for about two and a half decades now. So I'd suggest pairing Amy with a practical, while beautiful, timeless name. No filler. Sorry if that was a lot lol.
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I think Amy needs a longer MN:
Amy Madeline
Amy Rebekah
Amy Catherine
Amy Dorothea
sibset: Bryan, Sarah, Amy & Zachary
Amy Madeline
Amy Rebekah
Amy Catherine
Amy Dorothea
sibset: Bryan, Sarah, Amy & Zachary
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Many people regard Amy as a dated name, and I used to not care for it either, although I am starting to think of it as a sweet name. I think it works for a little girl, teenager, woman, and grandmother as well.
I think that, given it's simplicity, Amy should be paired with a more glamorous or longer name. I like:
Amy Josephine
Amy Roxanne (gives it some spunk)
Amy Lillian
Amy Isobel
Amy Willow
I think that, given it's simplicity, Amy should be paired with a more glamorous or longer name. I like:
Amy Josephine
Amy Roxanne (gives it some spunk)
Amy Lillian
Amy Isobel
Amy Willow
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My mother's name is Amy Dionne. LOL Bet you haven't seen THAT name in a while ;)
Though it is my mother's name, I'm still not a fan of it. I do, however, find myself gravitating towards girls names that begin with AM (Amelie, Amelia, Amery). Weird.
Siblings for my mother include Dale, Alta and Shirley ... not my faves lol.
Though it is my mother's name, I'm still not a fan of it. I do, however, find myself gravitating towards girls names that begin with AM (Amelie, Amelia, Amery). Weird.
Siblings for my mother include Dale, Alta and Shirley ... not my faves lol.
This message was edited 8/7/2009, 12:27 PM
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