Ysabelle instead of Isabelle, do you like it?

[onthepier]

Just wondered, as I think it's pretty. If it gets shortened however, would Yssy look nice on paper, or strange?

strange.

it looks wrong, if you say it the same i dont see the point in spelling it with a y

It just makes me think of Death's daughter in Terry Pratchett's book.

too Terry Pratchett for those who know.

No I don't like it.

I would pronounce the shortened version as Yus-ee on Is-ee

Odd. You will spend the next 10 years correcting people your dd will spend the rest of her life doing that!

No just..... no

No, don't like it. Is it the spanish form?

She will have to say, With a Y. WITH A Y. for the rest of her life, and it sounds exactly the same as Isabelle, which is exactly as pretty.

if someone said to me my name is isabelle with a y i would wonder where the y went!

not overly keen...

Looks like a typo to me... sorry.

People might pronounce it Ee-sa-belle.

no, don;t like it.

She will hate you.

Strange and wron. Sorry.

wrong even.

Why would you give your child a name that they will always have to spell out to people?

Like Nancy, I would not know where the y went if someone said, "Ysabelle with a Y".

Strange. And Yssy is even worse. Sorry.

no. this is like Emmaleigh.

if she's going to be Isabelle, Isobel, then it should be spelt like it sound imo.

it's too clever.

or just think of a more original name.

Terry Pratchett....

And she'll get sick of howling WITH A Y! for the rest of her life.

No.

Saying Isobel with a y is going to make you and then her sound nuts for years to come. Or stupid. I once taught a child called, and I have to think about it before I type it, Wenesday and we all definitely thought that her parents were a bit thick.

As an Isobel, I can verify that she will spend her whole life telling people how to spell it anyway - why throw another curve ball in there?

And anyway - what's wrong with Isabelle?

If you're trying to be unique, then just give her a different name...