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I love how delicate, dainty, and rarefied yet strong and brassy Fay is, as well as the fact that three simple letters convey such a medley of qualities.

Once I knew a Tessa Fay, that spelling, and I thought it was charming. She was named after one of her identicall twin aunts, Chloe and Fay.

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Fae looks dreadful to me, even worse than the overdecorated Faye - I've never met a Fae, but I did know a Faye once who was large and heavy and flat-footed and used to stride around, dominating her surroundings!

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I think it would be safer as a mn, in case its bearer became an Olympic shot-putter.

Fay is lovely. I don't think it's too fragile sounding. I like both Fay, Fae, and Faye. I think Fay is probably my favorite spelling.

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I live in the U.S. Despite being rare as a first name for little girls these days, Fay / Faye is still used regularly as a middle name here.

I actually prefer the spelling Faye, it makes the name seem more complete to me. Fay is also lovely, whereas Fae feels a bit too modern and trendy (maybe because it's only a letter away from Rae, which I dislike for being too generic, imo). Maye and Raye, though, look weird and wrong to me.

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It's one of my favourite names and should be used more often, both as first and middle. I don't find it fragile in a helpless sort of way, more like delicate and refined but also very strong.

Fragile-sounding describes it exactly. I don't like it because of that. Faye is uber-blond, has pale skin, and could shatter if you look at her wrong.

I think Faye looks the best. The only explanation I have is it just looks "right" to me - more complete. Also Faye seems more inviting while Fay and Fae seem cold and distant. I think the name is a beautiful forgotten gem. The "fairy" quality makes it more endearing to me but I wouldn’t describe the name as fragile.

I adore Fay(e). Simple and so, so sweet. I like the meaning. I met the sweetest little blonde haired, huge brown eyed two year old named Fay last year and fell for it.

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It doesn't sound too fragile to me. I also knew a 25ish year old Faye and she carried it off just fine- she was definitely not fairy like or fragile, very horsey and practical and down to earth.

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Spelling wise I do prefer Faye, for no reason other than it looks complete to me. Raye and Maye look ridiculous and awkward, so i have no idea why faye is the except but for some reason it is. My brain jsut prefers the look of it. I also like Fay. Fae looks odd to me, and a little less substantial.

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It's high on my list of mn's, as I have a whole bunch of fn's I love more, but I'd be willing to consider Fay(e) for a first name too if the child's father was in love with it. I love pairing it as a mn in combos where it can be part of a double nn - eg Adeline/Adelaide/Aderyn/Adelie Faye nn Addie Faye, Eirlys Faye nn Aerie Faye etc.

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I'd pair it with a longer, frillier mn to balance out it's short and sweet factor. Maybe:
Fay(e) Anneliese
Fay(e) Vivienne
Fay(e) Seraphine / Seraphina
Fay(e) Calanthe
Fay(e) Dulcinea
Fay(e) Evangeline
Fay(e) Talitha
Fay(e) Ariana
Fay(e) Jemima
Fay(e) Genevieve
Fay(e) Louisa
Fay(e) Amaia / Amaya
Fay(e) Aurelia

I dislike it unless it is as a nickname for something like Faith, or Fable. Even then though I don't really appreciate it. For me it just seems incomplete, I don't know why but there's something stopping me from liking it when I like other names similiar to it: Rae, Kay. I hate the spelling Fae - it looks wrong to me. Fay looks like it is seriously missing something, to I guess Faye would be my favourite, the four letters make it look better. But that's just my opinion. As a middle name I could forgive it as I can imagine it will suit many long names to go in the middle stop.