Maelie opinions

[EmmaLouise19]

We love the name Maelie (May-lee). We feel it's pretty and unique and are fully aware she will need to spell out her name.

We don't usually share our names with anyone so I would like honest opinions on here before we finally settle. I don't want to regret it but we have loved this name for over a decade and we can't seem to settle on anything else!! This is our first girl after two boys. Thank you

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I really like it. :)

Worms.
Mannish.
Yoonique.

My first thoughts. The French pronunciation and spelling is very pretty though.

I like it. Maelie is an old name, definitely not made up.

I know a little Maelie who pronounces it Ma-eh-lee

The middle eh is almost ay.

If you still like it after this thread OP then I guess it's the one 😳

I like the sound but not the spelling. It's going to make prononciation and spelling really hard for her and yes it looks more like mealie. Maylie or Mayley would be better.

Also to me it sounds a bit unfinished, like calling a child Katie.

What about Maylia, nn maylie?

Maylia is no better. The nn will Be Mayl/Mael like in Daily Mail.

I don't like it. Sounds a bit 'common' sorry and I don't like the spelling in any form.
Mae-leigh would be how I think of it

TatianaLarina I have a Mailys in my family and I can assure you that that is how her name is pronounced.

I think it's very pretty. I like the alternative French versions too.

I like it. I'd probably say it like Miley when I first saw it but I'd only need telling once. Go for it.

I have a Mailys in my family and I can assure you that that is how her name is pronounced

No doubt but are not the same.

The middle eh is almost ay.

It is but not quite, it’s very hard to render the aë in English. It’s a short eh not unlike é.

I figured if I wrote ay people would think it was My ay lease.

the two of you are at cross-purposes on Mailys, which is My-ee-lease. You could write that My-lease.

It's a more 'ma' sound than 'my' and at the end an emphasis on 'LISSE'