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Mey/Mei

Would you pronounce it like May or My?

Which one do you prefer if you had to choose?

May or her undoubtedly longer form ‘May M-E-Y yes I know, very unusual. Nope still pronounced May’

Perhaps I should have mentioned that it will be a NICKNAME for a longer name that starts with the letters M-E (hence our preference for the E spelling).

If it's a nickname then the spelling doesn't matter, as she'll likely be known as teacup, bunny, macaroni, Ra Ra or some other obscure but affectionate name.

I would pronounce both May, but I think both are awful.

Perhaps I should have mentioned that it will be a NICKNAME for a longer name that starts with the letters M-E (hence our preference for the E spelling).

So you're not calling her May you are calling her a name starting with the letters M and e and giving her the nickname May? You sound like you're making this way more complicated than it needs to be.

The first May, the second My.

Perhaps I should have mentioned that it will be a NICKNAME for a longer name that starts with the letters M-E (hence our preference for the E spelling).

Yes this would have helped. What's the longer name?

If it’s a nickname does it matter?!

Mei I would pronounce as May and as others have said would assume is of Chinese origin. Mey doesn’t even look like a name to me.

I would have guessed 'Mei' was said like 'May'

Is this an imminent baby or are you just future planning hypothetically?

Of your choices I would go for Mei. Agree with PPs that Mey looks a bit odd.

I think it's quite nice actually but imagine a lot of people will pronounce it as MY.

You can make up anything you like for a nickname . No one will spell it Mei or Mey if they haven't a) haven't seen it written down or b) don't know her given name.

One of mine is called Nafe, for example, for Nathan. There's a story behind it which I won't share for fear of outing myself further!

I’d pronounce it ‘May’ but if I wanted to use that name I’d spell it ‘Mae’

I know a May spelt “Megh”. It’s a male Hindi name but if you don’t care about traditions or confusing people then throw that one into the mix surely 🤷‍♀️.

Meigh

@WoozySnoozy

Perhaps I should have mentioned that it will be a NICKNAME for a longer name that starts with the letters M-E (hence our preference for the E spelling).

Yes this would have helped. What's the longer name?

Megatron

Megatron

😂😂😂

You're planning the exact, awkward spelling of a nickname for your daughter? Weird. 'May' would work even if her name doesn't have 'ay' in.

Kids at school will change it and she will end up Mimi or something anyway

I'm not overkeen on Mei or Mey. How about Eypril or Joon instead.

Does the "long" name actually start with a may sound? If so, I would just use the letters that make up that sound. I'm struggling to think of a Me- name that has a may sound, but if, for example it was something like Meyanna, then Mey would be a logical nickname.

@SuePream
So overused though. We need more ahktoeburs and deesembuhs in the world

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I know a girl called Mei-Yee pronounced May - Yee she is Chinese and as far as l know her name didn't cause too many problems for her

[quote Mymapuddlington]@SuePream
So overused though. We need more ahktoeburs and deesembuhs in the world[/quote]
Vemba is a lovely name as well. Just imagine calling that out across a playground: No! Vemba!

I know one woman called Mei, (pronounced May) she is Chinese.