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Shaye

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MummikinsOopNorth · 24/09/2010 09:48

I like this name for a boy. Would appreciate your opinions :)

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sparkle12mar08 · 25/09/2010 18:25

It's awful. And very feminine. Avoid.

LadyOfTheFlowers · 25/09/2010 16:41

I have a Shay.
He is 5.
:)

cece · 25/09/2010 16:40

I know of a Che.

juneybean · 25/09/2010 16:38

I know a Shay, he's very adorable, named after Shay Given.

MollysChambers · 25/09/2010 16:37

I used to work with a Shay. Lovely Irishman. I think it's lovely but lose the 'e'.

MoralDefective · 25/09/2010 16:34

Is it made up...i've honestly never heard it before

lola0109 · 24/09/2010 21:16

I really like it but is very popular where I am just now, know 5 under 5. I don't know if that would put you off?

But tis lovely.

usualsuspect · 24/09/2010 20:04

I know 2 little boys called Shay, so not that unusual really

Greenwing · 24/09/2010 20:02

If I heard it, I would assume it was written 'Che'.
If I saw it written down, I would assume it was a girl's name, like Skye.

Sounds really nice when you hear it, but won't make his life easy ... Perhaps that won't matter if you want him to stand out from the crowd.

arizonagirl · 24/09/2010 19:53

I really like it - we were going to call dd that if she was a boy. We thought about the spelling - Shea, Shay and Shaye and decided that Shay was much nicer. And after googling lots everyone else seemed to prefer that spelling too.

I spoke to a Shay when we were considering it - he was a customer services guy I spoke to when I rang up the bank. I asked him what he thought of his name and he LOVED it. Said he liked it because it was unusual and got lots of compliments.

At the end of the day everybody has different tastes. We are probably going ahead with a name that people have absolutely slated me for on here. I tried to change my mind because of that - but have kept coming back to it.

Good luck

katkouta · 24/09/2010 19:51

Not keen. Reminds me of Che (Guevara) or tea in Arabic (shay)

wigglesrock · 24/09/2010 19:49

I like it but prefer Shea as spelling.

TooBlessedToBeStressed · 24/09/2010 19:46

if you like it ,go for it

Minione · 24/09/2010 19:41

I like it without an e and as a nickname for Seamus. However, I have taught a girl called it - think its nicer for a boy!

usualsuspect · 24/09/2010 19:24

I like it

DaisyDaresYOU · 24/09/2010 19:23

No.i really dnt like it.its too close to Shane(which is bad enough).

Odelay · 24/09/2010 19:14

like Che? as in Guevara? but all wrong?

mathanxiety · 24/09/2010 19:08

I thought it was a girl's name with the E on the end. Shay short for Seamus is what everyone would think; the Hebrew reference would be lost. I like Shay though.

ladymeg · 24/09/2010 13:25

non

Rockbird · 24/09/2010 12:40

Like it a lot. Lose the 'e' though.

5DollarShake · 24/09/2010 12:36

Not to my taste. Seems a bit of a non-name, especially with the 'e' on the end.

muggglewump · 24/09/2010 12:22

Terrible.
Seamus is much better.

ValiumSingleton · 24/09/2010 12:20

I prefer Seamus. I would let the nn Shay 'evolve' even if it's what you planned. Just shay seems a bit..... incomplete. Shane is a very normal name in Ireland for men my age.

seeker · 24/09/2010 11:51

Shay is short for Seamus, and is OK in that context. Shaye on its own is horrid.

Tortington · 24/09/2010 11:50

nope