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Joely?

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cloverbug · 18/11/2020 09:50

Thoughts on Joely for a girl? Smile

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Cbeebiesrehab · 19/11/2020 19:36

I think it’s lovely. It strikes up a happy, vintage vibe with me. I picture a little girl in a corduroy burgundy dungaree dress (don’t ask-some names strike up images to me)

Namechangenumber23 · 19/11/2020 12:39

I'm totally biased but I love it. For me it's always been pronounced to rhyme with holy with a j sound like jelly. My French sister in law says it with a "zh" so it sounds more like Jolie though and it's lovely Smile no one can ever like everything and if you love it, go for it.

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cloverbug · 19/11/2020 12:08

@EverythingsTicketyBoo Thank you.Smile

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EverythingsTicketyBoo · 19/11/2020 11:33

Joelle sounds very 1970s. Joely is nice, fairly unusual but pretty.

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cloverbug · 19/11/2020 07:13

I don't like Joelle much, thank you for the suggestion though. Smile

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mathanxiety · 19/11/2020 06:44

Makes me think 'jowly'.

Joelle is nicer imo.

jcurve · 19/11/2020 06:35

Prefer Joelle as Joely looks strange written down.

diddlediddle · 19/11/2020 06:30

I really like it!

DramaAlpaca · 18/11/2020 22:48

I like Joely.

Lulu1919 · 18/11/2020 17:40

I know a Jolie

meow1989 · 18/11/2020 17:39

What about Joelle?

Crispsareafoodgroup · 18/11/2020 16:48

My daughter (a teen) is a Joely and she’s never had any problems with her name. I don’t like the Jolie spelling but that’s just an opinion.

pilates · 18/11/2020 16:46

Not keen but I like Josie

LittlePearl · 18/11/2020 16:43

I prefer Joelle, or Jolie.

LadyCatStark · 18/11/2020 16:40

I’ve never heard of it but I actually really like it. I think it’s work well in Australia where people are more laid back! No idea why people are telling you to change the spelling when it’s a real bame not a made up one.

User415373 · 18/11/2020 16:34

I know 2 women called 'Jolie'.
I think it's lovely like that.

Jemimapuddleduk · 18/11/2020 16:31

Prefer Joelle.

NameChange84 · 18/11/2020 14:53

The best nn is one like actress surname Williams first name rhymes with Minty, her mum is very famous - Dame, oscar for playing a queen etc. She is known by a unique name but her bc name is quite different.

Finty Williams and Judi Dench?! Are we not allowed to say their names on here on something Confused?

LemonsYellow · 18/11/2020 14:51

I like it.

MikeUniformMike · 18/11/2020 14:47

At school there were Lisas and Bethans but few Elizabeths, but in my parents' and grandparents' generations the Bessies, Elsies and Bettys would nearly all have been Elizabeth. And my friend's Aunty Daisy was really Margaret!

I don't really see the point of middle names unless they are for John Smith or Catherine Jones (famous actress with the middle name) type names, yet on here they're a big deal.

The best nn is one like actress surname Williams first name rhymes with Minty, her mum is very famous - Dame, oscar for playing a queen etc. She is known by a unique name but her bc name is quite different.

DC1 has a name that is short for something but we didn't think of using the full version, didn't seem any point.

StripyTigerTail · 18/11/2020 14:01

My*

StripyTigerTail · 18/11/2020 14:01

It doesn't NEED to be short for anything, but I would make it short for something, as I like names with options. Not by baby and all that though 🤷‍♀️.

ILoveAnOwl · 18/11/2020 13:59

I teach one and she's funny, works hard, listens and is every way is generally awesome. Therefore it's a thumbs up from me based on my knowledge of knowing one other person with that name.

BikerChick91 · 18/11/2020 13:54

@MikeUniformMike

It doesn't need to be short for anything,it's the feminine form of Joel

It reminds me of someone I know called Yael. Lovely name and she is stunning, but people struggle with the name. It's said as Ya El, hardly complicated. It's the same meaning as Joel/Joely

An education for me. I’ve only ever seen Yael written down and assumed it was Yale Blush I’ve tried saying YaEl out loud and I can’t make it sound like anything but Yell in my stupid accent.
chipshopElvis · 18/11/2020 13:53

It's lovely.