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Original poster

Ismay?

41 replies

Beluga2019 · 01/03/2019 06:33

What do you think of Ismay for a girl? I used to know a girl called this and think it’s really pretty, but I’ve never heard it anywhere else. Has anyone else ever met an Ismay?

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greendale17 · 01/03/2019 07:24

Your child will spend its life correcting people and spelling of her name

BusterGonad · 01/03/2019 07:22

I don't like it, there's a word a want to use but won't. I'm just not keen on names which look like a child spelt them.

mimibunz · 01/03/2019 07:07

Sounds like pig Latin to me. Sorry!

Veterinari · 01/03/2019 07:07

Dismay

HeadsDownThumbsUpEveryone · 01/03/2019 07:06

It's not a great looking name and literal pronunciation wise it would be a right pain for your daughter. Can you imagine her friends asking is "is may" coming outside. I also admit to my first thought being the titanic surname link.

FriendOrFaux · 01/03/2019 07:04

Titanic connotations.
Esme is nice though.

Smileymoon · 01/03/2019 07:02

I don't like it. I prefer Esme but people would get used to it after a while so if you really like it you should use it.

YepImafraidIchangeditagain · 01/03/2019 06:55

The spelling is just not aesthetically pleasing. Go for Esme, sounds the same, looks nicer and will be less people misspelling.

FleeceDetective · 01/03/2019 06:50

There’s something quite literal about that pronounciation that I’m not keen on.

Just feels like saying your name ‘Is - May’ or ‘Is - Trevor’ etc

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Beluga2019 · 01/03/2019 06:44

The one I knew definitely had this spelling, pronunciation IZ-may. I wish I’d asked her where it was from!

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PersonaNonGarter · 01/03/2019 06:43

Dismay it is not Esme.

I don’t think this is the name for you

AwakeAfterMidnight · 01/03/2019 06:43

It’s a surname with a negative link to the Titanic. Not really something I would choose.

Falafel19 · 01/03/2019 06:42

Do you mean Esme?

insancerre · 01/03/2019 06:41

No
I’ve met Esmes

FleeceDetective · 01/03/2019 06:40

Like Esme?

MamaDane · 01/03/2019 06:39

Think of the word dismay