Opinions on the girls name I've chosen Isla Rae

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Opinions please :)

I really don't like Rae.

Sienna is far nicer than Poppy. I've met a few of the latter and they have all been...trying.

Drop the Rae.

I don't like Rae either, sorry op.

I am pleased the child isn't going to be saddled with a name like a terrorist organisation.

What about Rainie instead of Ray?

I prefer to have Rae as a middle name then something chavvy like Mae Mai May

I can't believe people have suggested ramona lol what even is that

It is very much in the same bracket of names of May. HTH

Ramona is the female version of Raymond. It isn't that odd a suggestion given your requirements!

I wouldn't be snobby about the Mae thing- there's one letter between it and Rae, they're the same sound, and from my own circle it's getting to be a popular "stick it in there sure" middle name for girls. You're going to get the same thoughts about it from plenty of people, that it's a filler/nothing name. No one else is going to get the Raymond connection unless you tell them.

If a "chanvvy " name is something to avoid then Rae is a name to avoid.

Ooh just noticed your judgey comment on May.

Not nice

But for your info. Rae is seen exactly the same. Exactly.

Op was calling other posters "small minded" earlier too.

Mae....Rae both same but for one letter and one no more Chavtastique than the other. Personally think they both have a Chav ring to them when used as a second name.

Piper awful

Isla beautiful just popular. Why not go for it if you love it.

In answer to your question Ramona is a just a fantastic name in it own right.

Didn't expect you to like people's Ramona suggestion....

Phew slightly relieved

How about Raymonda? There's a beautiful ballet of that name.

Poppy or Sienna Rae are both ok.

Skye Rae and Piper Rae, no. The first one's too short and they both sound vaguely like classic cars to me. I think because the emphasis falls on the 'Rae' rather than the name.

Rae is just as 'chavvy' as Mae, more so than May which is a long established name.

Ramona is the female version of Raymond, Rae isn't. But whatever, you're rude and annoying.

Poppy Rachel? Pretty + classic. Or Rachel Isla?

I also like Ailsa (another 'island' name) as an alternative to Isla.

OP A further thought - why not simply follow the example of the much-loved Scottish politician Baroness Janet Ray Michie*, and use 'Ray' (spelled that way) as a middle name for your daughter?

Baroness Michie was always known by her middle name. No-one would have dreamed of calling it - or her - 'chavvy' (dreadful word).

*news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7387812.stm

I like Ray. I like Raya. Love Sienna and Skye. Dislike Poppy immensely.

I was going to comment but since I clearly have 'chavvy' tendencies by naming one of my DDs with May as a middle name, I clearly am not qualified.

And yes it is an awful word. Not pleasant at all. I am sorry to have even retyped it.

pandas - one of mine has Rose. And I have one of the generic 70/80s middle names. We're doomed!

Oh I missed Rose, I am doubly doomed then! Glad I am in good company libraries :)

Just call her Isla Skye and be done with it.

I didn't say Rose and May were chavvy. just very very ubiquitous as middle names because they are pretty and go with everything.

I love both of them actually.