Which version of this last name sounds better?

[EllenMaxx]

▪How do you pronounce these versions?
▪Which one sounds better to you?
▪Can you come up with better alternatives?
▪Does it look better with Z, S or Sz?

-Rezae
-Resae
-Rezzae
-Rezai
-Resai
-Reszae
-Rezei
-Reszei
-Resei
-Reziey
-Rezie
-Rezye
-Reszay
-Rezay
-Rezaeigh
-Hrezae
-Wrezae
-Rhezae

What the fuck

It would look better with a complete rethink.

Is it a real name or did you make it up?

Are you combining names? I think you need to say what they are and we’ll solve the problem for you. Of the ones there, Rezie is the only one easy to pronounce.

No it's a foreign last name. I'm just trying to find the best alternative spelling for it.

All the above look made up and younique!

Think again.

Surely if it's already a surname you can't just change it? Why do you want to change your last name. This doesn't make sense

I think Resai and Rezai look least confusing, IYSWIM.

Rezaye looks the most obvious to pronounce though, I think. The first two could be res-eye or res-ay.

Rezae looks the best, I'd pronounce it Rez-A. If that's the correct pronunciation I would likely spell it Rezea, or possibly Rezay.
Some of the others I wouldn't know how to pronounce or look silly.

So it’s in a different alphabet?

Can you give an idea of how it sounds?

The first one. I'd pronounce it rez-ay.

Surely if it's already a surname you can't just change it?
^ This

Different alphabet?

I’m assuming this is written in a different alphabet/character system that needs phonetically translating, rather than the OP has gone bonkers and forgotten how to spell her own name.

Hmmm...i like Resei or Rezae - but all the “z” names make me think Hispanic which may not be the connotation you’re looking for.

What's the original spelling? Op this is a tad over the top lol

I would spell it phonetically or transcribe the characters.

What is the original language?
How is it meant to sound?

The last three look a bit ridiculous.
The sz in some of them might cause a sh sound.

I assume you're transliterating something - what would be the phonetic spelling? That's the best starting point.

What script/language is this originally?

I think it would be helpful if you gave the phonetic version of the sounds you want, and we could then argue about which spelling pointed that way most reliably!

Those names all have different pronunciations.
Does the name end in an ‘ay’ ‘I’ or ‘ee’ sound?

Well I like the look of:
Rezei
Rezai

But don’t know whether it would be pronounced rez-eye or Rez-ay.

How is it pronounced?

The real way to pronounce it is Rez-Ey, kinda like Rosé but with e.

But I prefer not to use é for it. So I'm looking for another way to spell it.

Besides, I dislike the letter "Z".
Do you think "S" can be used instead?

If you’re wanting Rez-ey with no Z I’d go for Resai or Resey

Rezei and Rezai look best to me but don’t work if you don’t like the Z

The last five are just awful!

Rezei will phonetically give you the correct pronunciation

Resei would also work