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Which one would you choose?
May (or Mae or Mei) or Gwen (you can choose it on its own or any longer form. The one I like is Gwenaelle but you can choose a different one as well).
and if you had to choose between these exact names and spellings: May or Gwenaelle?
Do you like the combo May Gwenaelle?
Last question: could you explain your choice for the spelling of May? I go back and forth between May, Mae and Mei. Could you explain which images they give you? How does May feel different from Mae?
Thank you :)
May (or Mae or Mei) or Gwen (you can choose it on its own or any longer form. The one I like is Gwenaelle but you can choose a different one as well).
and if you had to choose between these exact names and spellings: May or Gwenaelle?
Do you like the combo May Gwenaelle?
Last question: could you explain your choice for the spelling of May? I go back and forth between May, Mae and Mei. Could you explain which images they give you? How does May feel different from Mae?
Thank you :)
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I like Gwenella Mae. I like both names together just reversed. I think Mae with Gwenaelle is just choppy and doesn't flow. Both sound like a middle name spelled that way with no "" at the end. Mae Gwenella/Gwenaella sounds good too but it of there's an "a" at the end to help the flow. Just my opinion. Both lovely names just tweak a bit and do the scream out the backdoor test. If it doesn't flow well when your yelling for your kid then tweak it.
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I love the name Mae.
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I like both May/Mae and Gwen, but I Gwen doesn't work where I live so I prefer May/Mae. Maj is the most common spelling here, but it's quite dated. My grandmother has an older sister with the name. I don't really like the Maj spelling though, and I view Mei as an entirely different name and I can only picture an Asian woman with the name.
I don't really like Gwenaelle, it looks and sounds odd. Maybe May Gwendoline?
I don't really like Gwenaelle, it looks and sounds odd. Maybe May Gwendoline?
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Gwenllian
I love Gwenllian and would love to go with something like Gwenllian Carys.
I would choose Gwenaelle over May as I’ve always seen May as a filler name or a nickname for for Mary. I do like May Gwenaelle though.
I would choose May because where I live it is often the nicest month warm and dry with new life starting to appear and I cannot help but smile when I see baby animals at the farm etc.
I love Gwenllian and would love to go with something like Gwenllian Carys.
I would choose Gwenaelle over May as I’ve always seen May as a filler name or a nickname for for Mary. I do like May Gwenaelle though.
I would choose May because where I live it is often the nicest month warm and dry with new life starting to appear and I cannot help but smile when I see baby animals at the farm etc.
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Gwen for me. I like Gwendolen, but Gwenaelle is cool. Just kinda hard to say.
I think the combo May Gwenaelle sounds sort of awkward. But usable.
I would use Mae (although, with Gwenaelle the different ae's are a little odd). May to me looks sort of schmaltzy and childlike, it makes me think of the month and its ideal mildness. It's like Daisy, plain and sweet (too much so for my taste). Mae looks more urbane, it has an edge to it, and it's more of a name, less of an evocation of "pretty" to me. Mei is totally different from both, and I like it fine, it's just foreign to me so I have less associations and I'm less judgmental about it.
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I think the combo May Gwenaelle sounds sort of awkward. But usable.
I would use Mae (although, with Gwenaelle the different ae's are a little odd). May to me looks sort of schmaltzy and childlike, it makes me think of the month and its ideal mildness. It's like Daisy, plain and sweet (too much so for my taste). Mae looks more urbane, it has an edge to it, and it's more of a name, less of an evocation of "pretty" to me. Mei is totally different from both, and I like it fine, it's just foreign to me so I have less associations and I'm less judgmental about it.
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May, definitely May. It’s timeless, sweet, simple and friendly. Gwen seems a little like a stern older lady to me. I’d still go with May over Gwenaelle, even though it’s quite pretty. I like both May and Mae, but Mei doesn’t do it for me. Like I said, May is sweet, simple and friendly. So is Mae, but it definitely has more of a spunky vibe and it also seems a little more “country” to me, not that I find that a negative! I would probably go with Mae, unless she was born in the month of May, then it would be May without a doubt. Does that seem weird?! :)
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I'd pick Gwen. Gwenaelle is good.
I like May Gwenaelle. The -elle makes Gwenaelle softer than a lot of other Gwen names so it fits more with May.
I think May is the best spelling for Gwenaelle. Mei is good too, but it's younger, cuter, and brighter. Gwenaelle is too heavy for Mei.
I don't like Mae, it's a little too kitschy for me.
May = spring and summer, flowers and plants, goddesses and mythology and festivals, country in an old-school kind of way.
Mae = country in a newer and cheesy way, gingham, straw hats, someone's aunt who lives on a farm baking pies or a little girl running around with the chickens. This makes it sound cute and pastoral, which it is, but it also has a more corny vibe to me when compared to May. Like a cartoon of country cuteness with dumb exaggerated accents.
I like May Gwenaelle. The -elle makes Gwenaelle softer than a lot of other Gwen names so it fits more with May.
I think May is the best spelling for Gwenaelle. Mei is good too, but it's younger, cuter, and brighter. Gwenaelle is too heavy for Mei.
I don't like Mae, it's a little too kitschy for me.
May = spring and summer, flowers and plants, goddesses and mythology and festivals, country in an old-school kind of way.
Mae = country in a newer and cheesy way, gingham, straw hats, someone's aunt who lives on a farm baking pies or a little girl running around with the chickens. This makes it sound cute and pastoral, which it is, but it also has a more corny vibe to me when compared to May. Like a cartoon of country cuteness with dumb exaggerated accents.
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May, all the way.
May Gwenaelle is lovely and unexpected.
I prefer the spelling May as I associate it with pink and the blossoms of the hawthorn tree. It's a very sweet, delicate name in my eyes.
Mae feels a bit more feisty and almost tomboyish. It's great but not my spelling of choice generally.
May Gwenaelle is lovely and unexpected.
I prefer the spelling May as I associate it with pink and the blossoms of the hawthorn tree. It's a very sweet, delicate name in my eyes.
Mae feels a bit more feisty and almost tomboyish. It's great but not my spelling of choice generally.
This message was edited 9/3/2020, 6:39 PM
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