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Help[Opinions] Joely
I always really liked Joely for a girl. Not pronounced like the French word jolie (Jolie, which I really dislike as a name) but like Jo+Lee, JO-lee. Opinions?
I'm a little surprised this was never used more. I think at least two celebrities have daughters named Joely. All born before the 80s, I think.
I'm a little surprised this was never used more. I think at least two celebrities have daughters named Joely. All born before the 80s, I think.
This message was edited 6/17/2012, 10:10 AM
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To be honest I wonder if you really say JOHL-ee? I mean it's super hard to say. You have to pause before you can attach the ee because otherwise it sounds like JO-lee.
This message was edited 6/18/2012, 12:16 PM
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I think it is kind of pretty. It reminds me of Joely Richardson.
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I think it's adorable, actually. :) Joel is one of my favorites for a guy as a reserved and friendly name, but Joely is all kinds of outgoing and quirky. I like it a lot.
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So pronounced the English way like Angelina Jolie. That's how I'd pronounce it anyway course I speak English. The only celebrity I've ever heard of using that name is Joey Fatone from Nsync used it for one of his daughters middle names, but his daughter is young, born way after the 80's. It was spelled that way because they combined his and her name Joey and Kelly - Joely. The other daughter is Kloey. I don't like the way it looks spelled that way. I like the sound but I'd just stick to Jolie.
This message was edited 6/17/2012, 2:06 PM
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Angelina Jolie pronounces it as jo-LEE as far as I know. I don't like Jolie pronounced as JO-lee or jo-LEE because it's incorrect. It's a French word and that's the only history it has unless you say it's a combination of Jo and Lee, I guess. But as the name became popular with the actress my guess is that most people would say jo-LEE.
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JO-lee sounds awesome. I like it! But Joely makes me want to say Jo-eh-lee. Have you found that particular spelling somewhere? Maybe you can convince me that it's valid! :)
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Hmmm I think it was made up by either Vanessa Redgrave (who has a daughter named Joely) or Phil Collins, who also has a Joely. They both pronounce it JO-lee and as they are the only people with this name (or at least were at the time, I suppose) I guess JO-lee is correct. It makes sense, because I guess their parents combined Joe (JO) and Lee (LEE). It never occured to me to say JO-eh-lee.
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source of Joely
Wikipedia says that Tony Richardson's biography says that he & Vanessa got the name from Natasha's swimming teacher who named her daughter Joely, apparently as a misspelling of the French word jolie.
I totally thought it was zho eh LEE until I actually heard it.
Wikipedia says that Tony Richardson's biography says that he & Vanessa got the name from Natasha's swimming teacher who named her daughter Joely, apparently as a misspelling of the French word jolie.
I totally thought it was zho eh LEE until I actually heard it.
This message was edited 6/17/2012, 2:21 PM
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I guess misspelling and mispronunciation :P It's pronounced zho-LEE in French so if her swimming teacher pronounced it JO-lee and spelled it Joely it has nothing to do with that anymore :P Thanks for looking it up. It is so weird how the name is so common with celebs. Vanessa's daughter, Phil Collins' daughter, Carrie Fisher's sister, some N'Sync singer's daughter. Whoa!
I wonder where the other celebs got it from, or whether they were inspired by Vanessa's daughter. I think she's the oldest.
I wonder where the other celebs got it from, or whether they were inspired by Vanessa's daughter. I think she's the oldest.
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I know, I'm also partly French ;) Interestingly, it looks like there were 6 of them born in the first quarter of 1965, and none before that at all. Joely R. and one other were born in London. Must be the swimming teacher's daughter!
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There's an actress, Joely Richardson, with the name, daughter of Vanessa Redgrave. I've never really liked it. It has too much ambiguity with pronunciation.
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It doesn't sound bad, but it strikes me as manufactured in the way that Kaylen and Kaylin are manufactured, and I prefer a name with some history and meaning behind it. For that reason, I'd never use it.
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I don't use the French pronunciation of Jolie. So, Joely and Jolie are pronounced the same way to me.
I will assume that Joely is not used very often because it looks rather masculine. The Joel really stands out. I mean, if I just glanced at the name, I would assume it was a nickname for a little boy named Joel.
All in all, I like the sound but I think Jolie is a better choice.
:)
I will assume that Joely is not used very often because it looks rather masculine. The Joel really stands out. I mean, if I just glanced at the name, I would assume it was a nickname for a little boy named Joel.
All in all, I like the sound but I think Jolie is a better choice.
:)
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