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Help[Opinions] Amy vs. Amey
Amy has been my favorite girls name for a while now I love it because it's simple, sweet, not too overused and it honors a great-grandmother of strong character as well as a couple others.
One thing I've been considering lately is using the spelling Amey which shows up in family records (census, family Bible) more than once. Sometimes I kind of like having the E in there because it makes the name look a bit different and less plain and common than just Amy (the Aimee spelling is right out). The Amey spelling also honors family, but is it too far out there to even be considered?
So Amy or Amey?
I'm really liking the combo Amy Joyce Irene / Amey Joyce Irene to honor my maternal grandma, WDYT? Which spelling with Joyce Irene looks best?
Also which spelling looks best with possible sisters Sally, Lena, Eleanor or Catherine?
Top Combos:
Amy Joyce Irene ~ Sally Stone Elizabeth ~ Eleanor Mary Frances ~ Lena Beatrice Viola ~ Catherine Davia ~ Lydia Pearl
Ciaran Douglas ~ Eamon Laurence ~ Simon Matteson ~ Nathaniel Henry ~ Colin Stone ~ Aidan Pearce
One thing I've been considering lately is using the spelling Amey which shows up in family records (census, family Bible) more than once. Sometimes I kind of like having the E in there because it makes the name look a bit different and less plain and common than just Amy (the Aimee spelling is right out). The Amey spelling also honors family, but is it too far out there to even be considered?
So Amy or Amey?
I'm really liking the combo Amy Joyce Irene / Amey Joyce Irene to honor my maternal grandma, WDYT? Which spelling with Joyce Irene looks best?
Also which spelling looks best with possible sisters Sally, Lena, Eleanor or Catherine?
Amy Joyce Irene ~ Sally Stone Elizabeth ~ Eleanor Mary Frances ~ Lena Beatrice Viola ~ Catherine Davia ~ Lydia Pearl
Ciaran Douglas ~ Eamon Laurence ~ Simon Matteson ~ Nathaniel Henry ~ Colin Stone ~ Aidan Pearce
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Because Amy is so popular for people my age (second only to Jennifer), I think of it as common. However, I think it is one of those deceptively unique names that seem common because there are a lot of adult bearers, but when you look at the name stats for newborns in the past few years, you note Amy doesn't rank that high.
Here are some other even more deceptively unique names:
Jane
Susan
Joan - almost out of the top 1000 now
To answer your spelling question, I would use Amy. I am not one for variant spellings. They make life difficult.
Here are some other even more deceptively unique names:
Jane
Susan
Joan - almost out of the top 1000 now
To answer your spelling question, I would use Amy. I am not one for variant spellings. They make life difficult.
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Amy - a lot of times in old family records things get spelled in various ways, Amey could easily be a misspelling. Plus what everyone else has said
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You're right, too many Es! :)
Thanks!
Thanks!
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I must comment....
Because this is my name! I know you've already decided to go with the Amy spelling, I just wanted to comment I like the Amy Joy nn. My name is Amy Jo, and I was called Amy Jo until I got to school and dropped the mn. Honestly I'm surprised to see anyone on here considering my name...
Because this is my name! I know you've already decided to go with the Amy spelling, I just wanted to comment I like the Amy Joy nn. My name is Amy Jo, and I was called Amy Jo until I got to school and dropped the mn. Honestly I'm surprised to see anyone on here considering my name...
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Amy.
I bring this up a lot: I'm a Kellie. Not a Kelly but a Kellie. Believe me, I know what a pain in the arse it is to have to spell your name out for everybody (which is magnified by the fact that I have a somewhat common surname that's usually spelled another way than mine.) Honouring with Amey is a nice thought, but Amy honours just as much, I think, and saves the kid a lifetime of spelling her name out.
I bring this up a lot: I'm a Kellie. Not a Kelly but a Kellie. Believe me, I know what a pain in the arse it is to have to spell your name out for everybody (which is magnified by the fact that I have a somewhat common surname that's usually spelled another way than mine.) Honouring with Amey is a nice thought, but Amy honours just as much, I think, and saves the kid a lifetime of spelling her name out.
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I know what spelling your name out can be. I'm Laurie and eight times out of ten I'm asked whether my name is spelled Lori or Laurie, someone even tried to spell it Lauri once! But that's mostly because so many people pronounce Laurie like lohr-ee instead of law-ree. So I can definitely see where Amy would be easier all around. I just sometimes look at Amy and say "what a simple looking name" but then I say it aloud and find it's beauty once again.
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"The ideal of beauty is simplicity and tranquillity." :)
(the quotee escapes me)
(the quotee escapes me)
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I do like Amy Irene, it's lovely but I've also been wanting to fit Joyce into a combo. Joyce Irene is my maternal grandma's name, she was born Irene Joyce but legal switched her names in an attempt to leave her past (including an abusive childhood and a divorce) behind her. My mom and I really like the name Irene and I'd like to use it but also want to use Joyce to honor grandma's decision to "start afresh". Amy Joyce Irene honors her and I'm really liking the idea of a possible nickname of Amy-Joy / Amy Joy that wouldn't be avaiable is I just used Irene as the MN.
Thanks for your comments. I'm going to leave Amy spelled without the E alone for the present.
Thanks for your comments. I'm going to leave Amy spelled without the E alone for the present.
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Amy
It's more classic, and an Amey would get her name misspelled constantly. As well, when you say her name would be a little more unusual, will it matter out loud? If it is soley a matter of written aesthetics for you, then that's different, but said out loud, Amy is the same as Amey. Finally, I think Amy goes better with your other names, save maybe Sally; it's more classic, like Lena, Eleanor or Catherine.
It's more classic, and an Amey would get her name misspelled constantly. As well, when you say her name would be a little more unusual, will it matter out loud? If it is soley a matter of written aesthetics for you, then that's different, but said out loud, Amy is the same as Amey. Finally, I think Amy goes better with your other names, save maybe Sally; it's more classic, like Lena, Eleanor or Catherine.
This message was edited 5/7/2008, 12:18 PM
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Amy hands down
Amey just looks wrong to me. It seems like it shouldn't even be pronouced like Amy, but I can't figure out another way to pronounce it. It's a shame that you don't like the Aimee spelling. I used to know this really cool girl from Spain named Aimee with an accent over one of the vowels (can't remember which).
Amey just looks wrong to me. It seems like it shouldn't even be pronouced like Amy, but I can't figure out another way to pronounce it. It's a shame that you don't like the Aimee spelling. I used to know this really cool girl from Spain named Aimee with an accent over one of the vowels (can't remember which).
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I agree!
:)
:)
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Aimee
I really do like the way Aimee looks, it's so pretty soft and feminine looking. The problem I have is that I had Aimee on my favorites list several years ago (back when my favorite names were Caitin and Taryn) and my father happened to see it (Amy is from his family tree remember) and wondered why on earth I'd be so silly as to spell Amy like that! He was right of course, it is a fit too much of the French spelling and his family was primarily from hardy New England stock. So using the Aimee spelling though I think it's pretty enough for a book or for someone else's child I think it's a bit too frivolous for me and again would cause confusion as to the spelling. Amy is easiest and I think I'll be sticking with that though I also admire the Amey spelling.
Thanks for your comments! :)
I really do like the way Aimee looks, it's so pretty soft and feminine looking. The problem I have is that I had Aimee on my favorites list several years ago (back when my favorite names were Caitin and Taryn) and my father happened to see it (Amy is from his family tree remember) and wondered why on earth I'd be so silly as to spell Amy like that! He was right of course, it is a fit too much of the French spelling and his family was primarily from hardy New England stock. So using the Aimee spelling though I think it's pretty enough for a book or for someone else's child I think it's a bit too frivolous for me and again would cause confusion as to the spelling. Amy is easiest and I think I'll be sticking with that though I also admire the Amey spelling.
Thanks for your comments! :)
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Ditto on all points
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Tritto, and
the accent was probably on the first E. Aimée. Pretty :)
the accent was probably on the first E. Aimée. Pretty :)
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Amy
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True. Amey isn't a common spelling, heh it isn't even in the database. I'm basically just messing with ideas. I'm not exactly sure myself which spelling my great-grandmother actually use when she signed her signature.
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Amy.
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