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Arvid and Ruth gave birth to their first child today (31 years ago) and they named her (me) Jodi Rae, a name they apparently agreed on after a short discussion on their honeymoon, two years before I was born. It was between Jodi and Josie. And then between hyphenated or not.
So what do you think of the name Jodi Rae?
(Don't worry, I won't take it personally since clearly it is neither my fault nor to my credit.)
Do you prefer Jodi Rae or Josie Rae?
Do you prefer Jodi Rae or Jodi-Rae? (As a kid, I really wanted it to be hyphenated.)
Three boys nappin', one mama namenerdin'
To peruse my top 100ish names: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/82589
To peruse my non-name musings: http://jodifriesen.blogspot.ca/
So what do you think of the name Jodi Rae?
(Don't worry, I won't take it personally since clearly it is neither my fault nor to my credit.)
Do you prefer Jodi Rae or Josie Rae?
Do you prefer Jodi Rae or Jodi-Rae? (As a kid, I really wanted it to be hyphenated.)
Three boys nappin', one mama namenerdin'
To peruse my top 100ish names: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/82589
To peruse my non-name musings: http://jodifriesen.blogspot.ca/
This message was edited 6/2/2014, 1:46 PM
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Happy birthday!! :) ok, yesterday, but still. Hopefully it was a good day:)
So what do you think of the name Jodi Rae?
I quite honestly think it is perfectly fine, normal, and nice;) nothing terrible to my ears like Deborah or Martha ( sorry Bee123). I used yo hate the name Rae for a girl. Now my father in laws middle name is Ray, and he is the sweetest person I know, so if I ever had a girl, I would actually quite like to use the middle name Rae for her, but J is absolutely not going for it:)
Do you prefer Jodi Rae or Josie Rae?
Mmmm...I don't like Josie, honestly. I think Jodi sounds spunkier.
Do you prefer Jodi Rae or Jodi-Rae? (As a kid, I really wanted it to be hyphenated.)
No hyphens:)
So what do you think of the name Jodi Rae?
I quite honestly think it is perfectly fine, normal, and nice;) nothing terrible to my ears like Deborah or Martha ( sorry Bee123). I used yo hate the name Rae for a girl. Now my father in laws middle name is Ray, and he is the sweetest person I know, so if I ever had a girl, I would actually quite like to use the middle name Rae for her, but J is absolutely not going for it:)
Do you prefer Jodi Rae or Josie Rae?
Mmmm...I don't like Josie, honestly. I think Jodi sounds spunkier.
Do you prefer Jodi Rae or Jodi-Rae? (As a kid, I really wanted it to be hyphenated.)
No hyphens:)
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Happy 31st.
I like the name Jody, and Jodi is good. My image of Jodi comes from a person I went to high school with who was really striking and smart.
I've never been a fan of Rae as a middle name - it's alright, it's just not my style. I don't think the hyphen is a good idea. Josie Rae runs together less than Jodi Rae does, but Josie is weaker than Jodi and I like it a little less.
I like the name Jody, and Jodi is good. My image of Jodi comes from a person I went to high school with who was really striking and smart.
I've never been a fan of Rae as a middle name - it's alright, it's just not my style. I don't think the hyphen is a good idea. Josie Rae runs together less than Jodi Rae does, but Josie is weaker than Jodi and I like it a little less.
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Jodi Rae is jauntier than Josie Rae. On the other hand, I prefer Josie to Jodi. I would have chosen Josie Rae but would have chosen Josiane Rachel in order to get to it.
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Ooo, Josiane Rachel nn Josie Rae is positively delightful!
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Happy birthday! It's nms, but it's short and neat and cheerful, & I prefer it to Josie as a full name. Not keen on hyphens.
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Thanks! :) It was a nice day.
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I don't really like Jodi or Jodie. There is something about it that is just boring and is in the same realm as Deanna and Brenda. I never remember the names of people who introduce themselves with those names. I guess that means the are forgettable?
I don't really like Rae because to me its entirely masculine, though I do see that the Rae spelling appears more feminine I still hear it and think of a skinny male car mechanic. Don't as why.
I prefer Josie Rae, although it is cutesy. It would be better as Josephine Rae "Josie."
I don't like double barelled names, hyphenated or not so really I can't have a preference there.
I don't really like Rae because to me its entirely masculine, though I do see that the Rae spelling appears more feminine I still hear it and think of a skinny male car mechanic. Don't as why.
I prefer Josie Rae, although it is cutesy. It would be better as Josephine Rae "Josie."
I don't like double barelled names, hyphenated or not so really I can't have a preference there.
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Happy birthday!
If I'd married your dad, I'd have held out for Josephine Rachael! Jodi appeals to me less than Josie, especially since there was a F1 racing driver called Jodie in South Africa some years ago, so Jodi has a male aura for me. And the Rae adds to the issue by sounding like the Afrikaans for ... well, 'drive', but if you yell it out during a motor race, it has the effect of 'Ride 'im, cowboy!'
I don't enjoy capital letters in the middle of names. Rather Rosemary than RoseMary, for instance. So I'd have used Jodi-Rae.
If I'd married your dad, I'd have held out for Josephine Rachael! Jodi appeals to me less than Josie, especially since there was a F1 racing driver called Jodie in South Africa some years ago, so Jodi has a male aura for me. And the Rae adds to the issue by sounding like the Afrikaans for ... well, 'drive', but if you yell it out during a motor race, it has the effect of 'Ride 'im, cowboy!'
I don't enjoy capital letters in the middle of names. Rather Rosemary than RoseMary, for instance. So I'd have used Jodi-Rae.
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Happy birthday!
It's not really my style, but I'm sure you wear it well.
It's not really my style, but I'm sure you wear it well.
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Thanks. :) It was a nice day.
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I remember really liking Jodi as a child. I collected some Barbie-esque kind of dolls with horses, and I think the two kinds of them (older and younger girl) were called Katie and Jodi? It's not a name I have thought about a lot since I stopped played with those dolls but I guess I still like it, sort of. Not as keen on Rae, it's dull.
I prefer Jodi Rae, it's not as cutesy as Josie. Can't decide if it looks better hyphenated or not.
I prefer Jodi Rae, it's not as cutesy as Josie. Can't decide if it looks better hyphenated or not.
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That's interesting that you find Rae dull, because I've always thought Rae was the cool part of my name. I've met a number of Jodi/Jodie/Jody's but never a Rae.
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Well, I don't care for hyphenated names, so Jodi Rae is my preference. I don't really like Josie either.
I think Jodi Rae is fairly cute.
I think Jodi Rae is fairly cute.
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