Ismay Flora

[Achoo123]

What do you think of Ismay Flora?

[BosomySusan]

It reminds me of dismay I'm afraid, don't like it at all. Why not use Esme? Flora is lovely.

[Aussiemum78]

I've never heard of ismay before, only Esme. Esme I don't mind. Ismay I'm not as keen on...pronounciation "iz may"?

[WorldsBiggestGrotbag]

Never heard of Ismay before and really not keen. Quite like Flora.

[Veterinari]

Agree with pp
Esme flora

[VinceNoirLovesHowardMoon]

What is Ismay?

[VegasIsBest]

Ismay was the surname of the builder of the Titanic. Not an auspicious start in life for your baby.

[mercifulTehlu]

Really like both!

[pilates]

Not for me.

[BinaryFinary]

It sounds a bit like a question

[NNalreadyinuse]

Ismay sounds like it was made yp by someone who didn't know how to spell Esme. Your child will spend her whole life telling people how to spell her name and getting eye rolled at the yoonique spelling.

[AgentCooper]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking, Vegas, Ismay was the Titanic guy!

[Only1scoop]

Not heard of Ismay

Like Flora though

Agree with pp sounds like question

Is May Flora?

[MackerelOfFact]

Ismay just looks like dismay. It makes me think of someone who really doesn't like sunflower spread. Sorry.

[tilder]

I love the name Flora. I didn't choose it for dd because 'spreadable flora', 'I'm interflora' etc. Sorry. Still love it, just might be tricky for a teenager.

Agree that Ismay does sound like a question.

[snowgirl1]

Flora - lovely. Ismay - not keen. Esme would be fine though.

[sooperdooper]

Don't mind either alone but I don't think they work together very well, just doesn't particularly flow

[slebmum1]

Is May Flora?

[PippaHotamus]

I quite like it tbh, not sure why as it's quite a strange name, but it looks nice with Flora.

I'd try saying it out loud IIWY and go from there. Sometimes the nicest names on paper are really awkward to say.

[confusedandemployed]

I love them both. But I knew an Ismay so I'm used to the name.

[JakeyB]

I like Ismay. A fine old English name and much more traditional than Esme.

I do think it's a shame that English names and pronunciations seem to be sidelined these days in favour of European pronunciations, so it's nice to see one of the old ones possibly making a comeback.

[IoraRua]

Ismay reminds me of:
A) dismay
B) Esme
C) it's me - as in Ismay Flora looks like "it's me Flora"

Really don't like.

[mrsschu]

Is it a name? I've never heard of it (which doesn't mean it isn't a name of course). Honestly I would think you were trying to put a youneeq spin on Esme (which I really like btw). I don't like Flora, reminds me of the margarine I'm afraid.

[SuckingEggs]

Another who thinks it sounds like a question.

Flora Esme is nice.

[lemonpoppyseed]

I know an Ezmay, which might be a nice compromise...