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Rae for a girl?

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alexisfaith · 15/06/2010 21:18

We're TTC and just playing around with names out of interest. Do you like Rae for a girl? What middle names might go well? The surname is similar to Branford.

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theagedparent · 15/06/2010 22:09

I love the name Rae for a girl.
Rae Amelia
Rae Violet
Rae Elizabeth
Rae Matilda
Rae Tallulah

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halfawake · 15/06/2010 22:15

Don't like it at all - sounds too boyish

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ThatVikRinA22 · 15/06/2010 22:17

not keen either. prefer Rea or Ria Rhia or however you spell it

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GirlWithTheMouseyHair · 15/06/2010 22:18

Love it, my grannie changed her name from Elsie to Rae so if we have a daughter she will have Rae as a middle name...probably Scarlet as forename

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SirBoobAlot · 15/06/2010 22:20

Sounds very harsh. Sorry.

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coffeefestival · 15/06/2010 22:21

Not keen on Rae for a girl, sorry.

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brimfull · 15/06/2010 22:23

Prefer Rea
I know two Raes and it had never struck me as a nice name.
Unusual but meh.
sorry

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MilkNoSugarPlease · 15/06/2010 22:26

I know a Rae, it's a lovely name and suits her perfectly!

LOVE it!

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purpleturtle · 15/06/2010 22:27

I know a Rae, short for Rachel, and that's probably the only way I would consider it.

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coffeefestival · 15/06/2010 22:28

Rachel
Rowena
Rebecca

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MrsvWoolf · 15/06/2010 22:56

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stressheaderic · 15/06/2010 23:00

I really like it.

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paisleyleaf · 15/06/2010 23:04

I like it

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alexisfaith · 16/06/2010 08:39

Thanks everyone - and to those who don't like it, it's okay! No need to say sorry! It is a short form of Rachael, yes. But here in Scotland, especially in the north, Rae alone as a full name is a rather normal girl's name. Good to get a well-rounded opinion ...not even pregnant yet! I love thinking about names in general.

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mrsharrycunningham · 16/06/2010 08:42

I think it's lovely. The Rae I know is Raelene.

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CakeandRoses · 16/06/2010 11:42

Not keen

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KSal · 16/06/2010 12:16

I love it - its my DDs middle name and its was my (scottish) granny's middle name.
can't relly help with the middle name though!

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5DollarShake · 16/06/2010 14:17

It's fairly well-known in NZ as a name in its own right (probably the Scottish connection).

I know 2, although both late middle-aged, so that's the sort of connotation it has for me (sort of like Barbara, Marion, Ruth etc).

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LetThereBeRock · 16/06/2010 14:24

I hate Rae.

I'm in Scotland and have never known anyone with the name,though I'm in the Central belt not the North.

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