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Well, I feel really unsure about this. I don't like Faye because the e seems unnecessary, yet I like it better than Faye because it seems less plain. And for Fae, I just don't really dig the ae pairing. So, Faye is my favourite, I suppose.

Fay.
Because this is what I believe to be the "true" spelling and the most phonetically correct. Names that rhyme with Fay I tend to prefer spelt "_ay" with the exception of Rae on a girl.

Personally, I enjoy the playfulness of Fae.

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I usually use it as a nickname for Frances, which "grounds" the airy Fae, if you know what I mean.

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My second choice would be Faye. Something about the '-e' at the end makes it seem more complete. It reminds me of Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables, who took pride in the extra '-e' at the end of her first name...

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I like Fay, too, though...

Definitely Fay. I love Fay. Faye is too heavy and makes me think of an old lady. Fay is a young girl. Fae is too cutesy for some reason. I like it about as much as Faye, it's definitely not worse than Faye.

Fay. The -e on Faye does nothing for the sound, and writing it with a capital F makes it a name. Fae is twee beyond belief.

I'd choose Faye,

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Fay looks incomplete to me and Fae looks fanciful, like "the fae" and "faeries".

I say Faye because it looks the most complete.

Faye, because it looks the most complete. Fay would be my second choice. Fae just reminds me of the word for fairies.

I like all three and don't have a strong preference, but I think I'd go with Fay. It's a straightforward spelling, and Fay looks cleaner than Faye. The word "fae" means refers to multiple fairies. I don't dislike Fae for that reason, but Fay just makes more sense.

Faye.

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It just looks the most 'complete' to me. I also have a close friend who spells it this way so it is the most familiar to me.

Fay. I think it's the prettiest.

Faye. I just think it looks the nicest. Normally I like the -ae look (I prefer Mae to May), but in this case I don't like it so much. Fay looks incomplete.

Faye.

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Fay doesn't look as much like a woman's name, and Fae doesn't seem like a name at all.

Faye - I've only seen it spelled that way and it looks the nicest.

Faye, as it just looks the nicest and most complete to me.