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May?

17 replies

Flossie2 · 31/08/2011 12:55

Lovely girls name or a bit boring? I don't know any so hopefully not really popular. THanks

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AngelDelightIsIndeedDelightful · 31/08/2011 13:03

I think it's lovely. I wouldn't say it was boring, but perhaps a little safe.

m1nn1em0u5e · 31/08/2011 13:05

I think its lovely :)

brodanbell · 31/08/2011 13:05

a bit boring IMO. To me it's that good old middle name staple that goes with everything a bit like Jane and Louise have been in the past (maybe still are who knows!) How about Maya to make it slightly more interesting.

SenoritaViva · 31/08/2011 13:06

I always think, 'or may not'. Sorry, my own quirk.

acsec · 31/08/2011 13:07

I really like May. Not Maya - as a teacher I see more and more Mayas but no Mays. May is lovely.

Cereal · 31/08/2011 14:01

Very pretty, and underused as a first name :)

MelinaM · 31/08/2011 18:40

I like it, a lovely classic name, and the bonus for me is that it cannot be shortenedSmile

magicmelons · 31/08/2011 18:46

May is lovely, i know a lovely adult called May, she is a real lady.

challengedanneka · 31/08/2011 18:47

It's a very pretty name

icantthinkofausername · 31/08/2011 18:52

Prefer it as a middle name :)

seaweed74 · 31/08/2011 21:00

I like it spelt Mae. Know a really lovely little girl called Mae.

TangerineQueen · 31/08/2011 23:24

Plus she'll be top of the class when it comes to writing their names as is nice and short!

I love it. Everyone knows it, but it's gorgeous and rarely used as a 1st name.

I'd love it if our surname was long enough to take it!

brodanbell · 01/09/2011 13:24

'I'd love it if our surname was long enough to take it!'

How short is your surname? Mae West did quite well with it?!? I think its quite snappy with a one syllable surname.

TarquinGyrfalcon · 01/09/2011 13:50

I think it's lovely as long as your short surname isn't Day

mumofbumblebea · 01/09/2011 15:54

May is lovely! especially with the traditional spelling

MelinaM · 01/09/2011 18:10

Mae is an awful spelling, Mai is marginally nicer but May is definitely the bestGrin

mathanxiety · 01/09/2011 18:36

I agree it is much nicer than Maya, and the May spelling is my favourite. Looks like a real name and not a cocktail (Mai tai) or Mae West. I like it far more as a first name than as a second.

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