We’ve kind of decided... give me your brutally honest thoughts

[mammiahailee]

Elyse Rae for baby girl due 9th Sept.
We adore it but are open to your honest thoughts.

Thanks!

According to Professor Google 'The name Elyse is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "pledged to God".'
I like it and there is nothing wrong with the spelling - perfectly legitimate. Rae makes me think of an Australian middle aged woman (as I knew one with that name) but if you like it then go with it. When I was pregnant we kept names a secret from everyone in the family and our friends as we didn't want people saying how they hated a particular name or spelling. When our DC were born we just told people the names then and happily everyone was too polite to say they didn't like them!

I preferred Elise , but after you explained the significance of Elyse , it makes sense
I’d suggest
Elyse Rachel
Or
Elyse Rosalind

Are your parents ok with you calling your daughter a version of their son's name?

I too would (and have) use the middle name as the tribute to my late brother. And then you can use either Ely or Elyse /Elysa as the middle name. And a new name for the new baby.

Congrats on your pregnancy, and sorry for your loss.

@mammiahailee I think it's awful. The spelling of it, the name being hyphenated, the second name being 'Rae'

Sorry. You did ask....

Elise is much better than Elyse. Rae sounds chavvy. Sorry

Elise is pretty (spelt that way.) But why Rae? It's a male name (Ray) and it sounds awful plus it is used by so many people at the moment as a nothing-y middle name. There are so many beautiful names you could use! How about Elise Paige? Elise Fay? Elise Dawn?

Elsie-Rae sounds better to me.

Elyse is not my choice but you have a personal connection so I think you should use it.

Add a more conventional spelt middle name though. Rae jars a bit - although yes its technically correct, its not very common.

Elise is much nicer.
Rae is dreadful and doesn't even go.
I see a lot of babies in my job. Don't use Rae as a middle name.

Actually I think Elyse is less likely to be mistaken for Elsie and the family connection is lovely.

Lol at Paige, Dawn Or Fay being described as 'beautiful names' that are nicer than Elyse Rae - those suggestions are flat out worse!

I think Elyse works with the 'y' if it isn't immediately followed by another unusual spelling. Sure there are lots of nice middle names that would work better than Rae. (Not going to suggest any for fear of being judged as I did judge).

I'm an Alyce not an Alice.
I hated it when i was younger because i could get a headband or bright pink water bottle with my name on from souvenir shops.. apparently mum said that was the best reason for miss spelling my name, she hates the personalised tack.

I love it now, it's a conversation starter at work when they see my name badge and i get a lot of compliments on it being different.

If you love it, go for it.

Elyse is fine if you want the spelling for that reason but Rae is a totally boring filler name.

Lol at Paige, Dawn Or Fay being described as 'beautiful names' that are nicer than Elyse Rae - those suggestions are flat out worse

Whilst they might not be all to my taste, they are infinitely better than a nothing name like Rae. Rae is the default that people seem to go to, so much so it just blends into the background.

Agree with pp. Elise would still be a tribute to your brother but without the confusing spelling and pronunciation issues. Rae is awful and doesn't go with Elyse/Elise.

I was trying to give a similar sound by suggesting those names to the OP, as she likes Rae! How about Elise Cara, Elise Heather, Elise Antonia then?

Its a pretty name, but I think people may struggle with that pronunciation. I also don’t Rae gels well with it. Do you not like Ellie.
That sounds more like Ely to honour your brother. Plus Ellie Rae flows much better that El-eece Rae

I’d use Elyse as the middle name, and pick a new option for first name.

I think another lovely option would Ellie or Eleanor OP, pretty names that would still be a nice tribute to your brother.

In my nine year old cousin's class of 28 there are about 15 girls and 10 have rae, mae or may as hyphenated or middle names. We only know this because she doesn't have one and so asks everyone theirs 😂

Of course that doesn't matter if you love it, but it might be more regularly used than you think.

Sorry also meant to say I think if you like that flow then Ellie Rose is pretty

I like Elyse and Elise both spellings are lovely

@missmouse101 ah I get you, I think two syllables works much better after Elyse so there defo a lot of choice. I've never encountered a Rae, I'm guessing its a Star Wars thing for a lot of people but with a bougis spelling? I don't think it's ugly in itself but agree there's many more interesting names out there.

I like it.

Dont know surname though obviously. If it was Elyse Rae Robotham ERR I probably wouldn't...

As you asked for brutal honesty, I agree that Elyse is (a) not immediately obvious as to how it is pronounced and (b) looks a bit down market as do many other names with more unusual spelling than the classic version. I appreciate you say that it is not a made-up spelling, but I wouldn’t have known that, and would assume it’s like Esmay (Esme) or Jaxon (Jackson).

It’s a lovely idea to honour your brother, but I think you can do that by going with the classic spelling, Elise. Don’t give her a life time f either spelling out her name when talking to people, or correcting people when they read her name and pronounce it wrongly.

I love Ely as a middle name