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Rae?

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theresaplaceforus · 22/08/2020 21:30

Thoughts on Rae for a girl and which middles names would pair well?

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DragonPie · 24/08/2020 19:49

Grace and Eva are two of the most popular names at the moment, your child will be in amongst a sea of Eva-Grace/Gracie-Rae/Eva-Rae whichever combination. It’s so boring.

I like Eva, but my god there are about 75 Eva/Ava/Evie’s in the playground right now. With Grace hyphenated.

ladycarlotta · 24/08/2020 16:24

Rae is lovely as a first name. If you NEEDED a long version, Ramona, Reagan or Aurelia (which does have a 'rae' sound in the middle surely?!) would be nice.

TurnipLegsSwedeFeet · 24/08/2020 15:49

I really like Rae as a first name, but not as a middle name at all.

GarlicMcAtackney · 24/08/2020 14:21

All your choices are top 10, or have been, for years, grace/ellaevieeffieellaemilyameliaelle/Sophia/rose/Olivia/may/mae/mai, all ubiquitous and interchangeable.

lottiegarbanzo · 24/08/2020 08:10

Or you could do the normal / popular thing and use Rae as a second or hyphenated name e.g. Millie Rae, Sophie Rae etc, then just call her Rae for short.

Jj2431 · 24/08/2020 02:41

Every other kid has rae as a middle name now. It's absolutely dreadful. So chav

netflixismysidehustle · 24/08/2020 01:34

Do you like Star Wars? There is a character called Rey

augustusglupe · 24/08/2020 01:13

My Mum had a friend called Rae, her full name was Raemonde

sunglassesonthetable · 24/08/2020 00:06

I know a Rae Jennifer in her early 20s. Lovely.

marypoppinsreturns · 24/08/2020 00:05

I like it, and the Rae spelling looks lovely written down. (I'm very big on how names look on paper!)

SenorPeabodyEsq · 23/08/2020 23:46

If you like it, use it! It's a normal and acceptable name.

Personally I really don't like it because the ae together looks ugly to me, just like Mae or Maeve. But that's just a matter of taste, and you probably wouldn't like my children's names.

lottiegarbanzo · 23/08/2020 23:38

So I think Rae Sophie works, or Rae Lola. Rae Feliciity (rafe elicity isn't bad). N could be good, making 'rain', so e.g. Rae Norah, Rae Nina. W is ok, Rae Willow, Rae Willa.

You can't use V (Rave), Z (Raze), D (Raid), K / hard C / Q (Rake).

lottiegarbanzo · 23/08/2020 23:22

I had this in mind today and realised Rae is quite hard to follow, because it can act like the first syllable of a longer word and form another word with the first sound of the middle name.

For example, you couldn't use a middle name starting with P, because it would sound like rape. e.g. Rae Paula = Rape Orla. Or Rae Georgia = Rage Orgia.

But, you have to be careful with vowels, because you can get an awkward pause, to keep the names apart, or they might run together e.g. Rae Ava (pause), Rae Amy (run together = Ramie)

Some names will flow really well but a lot won't.

Nameqnameq · 23/08/2020 18:02

@OhTheRoses

Please call her Rachel. Middle name: Isabel, Sophia, Verity, Elizabeth
Very prescriptive! And very 80s.
Quizeerascal · 23/08/2020 13:39

I like it but feel like it needs a longer name to back it up. Love it as a shortened form of Rachel. Could possibly be short for Aurelia too

Bearcub01 · 23/08/2020 12:22

I like Rae! It’s not awful at all, in fact I caught a bit of the voice kids last night and the little girl on it was called Rae!!

I have a cousin named Rainer which often gets shortened to Ray!

VenusClapTrap · 23/08/2020 10:00

Grace and Eva are much nicer names.

lottiegarbanzo · 23/08/2020 09:31

Oh, you could use Aurelia, shortened to Rae. (I know the pronunciation isn't the same but, who cares). Or Aurelie. Or something else. Would give her more options later.

lottiegarbanzo · 23/08/2020 09:29

The names you like are all very popular as middle names and have been for a while - though Eva as a first name, obviously.

The ubiquitous middle names of the years 2010-15 were Grace, Rose and May. After that time, May morphed into Rae.

Rae, May and Rose are also heavily used as the second part of hyphenated first names.

So, in a way, you'd be doing an unusual thing by using a 'middle name' as a first name. Which I like because you're saying you really like that name, for itself and don't just see it as a filler.

Rae is quite difficult to follow though. You probably need something starting with a consonant and that flows well.

Maybe Melissa, Miranda or Talullah?

LynetteScavo · 23/08/2020 09:16

I don't like the spelling Rae. I prefer Ray because it's like ray of sunshine.

Rae Louise

Rae Adele

Rae Celine

MikeUniformMike · 23/08/2020 09:02

I know a now adult Rae, short for Rachel, and I thought it was nice, but now it is a popular middle name I think it is naff.

Fay is much nicer.

TheRosariojewels · 23/08/2020 08:37

Raven?

micc · 23/08/2020 07:40

I like Rae :) its sweet.
I like Rachel or something and you call her Rae but then people might call her Rach.
It's simple and sweet, if you like it go for it as its not offensive Haha Its quite a normal name that isn't overly popular wich is the perfect balance. Dont get peoples hate towards it

MrsEricBana · 23/08/2020 03:38

I knew a Scottish Rae who was a Rachel. Also the singer Rae Morris. It's ok. I'd avoid all the Evie/Eva/Grace/Rose/Lily/Ella/Ellie/May/Mae type names as they've become over used.

midsomermurderess · 23/08/2020 03:33

I knew a Rae who was Marjory.

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