Eliza mae

[M00nknight]

I realise how common mae is.. it seems like every child is either mae or rose.

What do you think of this name
Hubbys and mine grandmothers were called Elizabeth and Margaret. I thought it would be a lovely nod to them. We wanted something more trendy so shortened as we didn't want her having an old lady names compared to her friends.

I prefer Elizabeth Margaret. Shorten if you want but that's a lovely classic name.

I would use Elizabeth Margaret as well.

Ignore all the people suggesting margo/t. Has ever a name been so overdone in so short a time?

And personally I much prefer the lively Eliza to dusty old Elizabeth.

Eliza mae sounds nice but the whole mae thing is so over done. Is mae even a real name?

I say if you like Eliza Mae go for it, it’s your baby and there’ll always be 100’s of people who don’t like the name and 100’s who do. Doesn’t matter either way

The middle name 'mae' is chav Central or American deep south ,or both

In which case the Baby Names board Mae (see what I did there) as well not exist.

Unless you want a series of 'do whatever you like' responses.

Eliza is fine.

The spelling Mae is awful - May is much better. It's every other girl's middle name though.

And for the love of God, don't hyphenate it.

All good except Eliza Molly. That one is awful.

YES! Eliza over Elizabeth every time. Eliza tends to stick as a name whereas Elizabeth turns into Liz, Lizzie, Liza, Beth, Lilibet, etc etc. And also, if you're going to get cranky and and yell at them (which you will at some point, regardless of how brilliant a parent you are), Eliza Mae rolls off the tongue!

Sometimes people can give too much credence to the opinions of MN strangers, so saying 'go with your gut' can be helpful. It's okay to call your daughter Mae even if Sophie in Swindon thinks it's hideous.

I'd go with Elizabeth Daisy

My second name is Elizabeth I like it more than Lizzie or Eliza May is nice but Margaret is lovely.

Eliza is a lovely name. How nice to want to remember your grandmothers.
I also love Elizabeth.

Mae is typically from Mary as is May, Polly, Molly, Maisie etc...

Margaret has diminutives thus - Margot, Maggie, Meg, Meghan, Megan, Daisy, Peg, Peggy, Greta and Gretal and perhaps more.

Do you like ..

Eliza Gretal
Eliza Meghan
Elizabeth Daisy
Eliza Margaret
Elizabeth Meg

It’s still far less popular than Isla, Sophia, Olivia, Lily etc

Eliza Mae is a great name! Go for it!

I agree with pps I’d stay away from Mae as a middle name, or at least spell it May. Eliza is ok and I would personally go for Eliza Margaret over Eliza Mae/May - much prefer Eliza to Elizabeth!
Is there a different first name you really love that you would pick if you weren’t trying to incorporate these 2 names? Maybe you could choose a totally different first name and have Mary/Margaret/May and Elizabeth both as middle names.

Eliza is lovely, and Mae is really tacky and spoils it! There are lots of lovely nicknames for Margaret - Maggie, Daisy, Margo, and Pearl are all nicknames for Margaret!

Eliza Daisy
Eliza Margo
Eliza Pearl

I adore all of these names and they sound gorgeous with Eliza!

@RosaSkye , yes but it has become very popular quickly. Babies called Margot in England & Wales since 1996 (darkgreener.com)

The others you mentioned show curves that aren't as steep. i don't think it looks or sounds nice, and suspect that people subconsciously choose it because of Margot Robbie.

It has, not sure if that matters in real life though if you like it. You’re still much less likely to have 3 in a year group compared to Sophia or Ella. I personally love it, I just hear Parisian elegance.

Eliza Mae can eat some cornbread with her Peepaw.

Mae is dreadful.

Love Eliza but hate Mae
Eliza Margaret is totally fine

The reason for the spelling Mae was because that's what his grandmother was known as .. Granny Mae.
My grandmother Elizabeth .. some poeple called her Ellie and some called her Liz
This is where we got Eliza Mae

I really can't stand Eliza but Elizabeth as a full name is beautiful. Depending on your surname, if you're set on going for both the names then I would go for Mae Elizabeth.