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[Opinions] Mae
Does anyone else like Mae as a first name? I don't care for it as a middle name, but I think it'd be adorable as a first. I don't like the spelling May, by the way.Mae Josephine
Mae Susannah (too hickish?)
Mae VirginiaC*a*R*o*L*i*N*e "Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers, that the mind can never break off from the journey."
Pat Conroy, The Prince of Tides
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Yes.. I love it as a first name... My grandmother is Mae Belle, so I guess that's why I'm so fond of it.
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I think it's very sweet, and it would be very refreshing as a fn. I also slightly prefer the Mae spelling. On your list, I like Mae Josephine best but all are nice.
~Heather~
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When Mae is a first name I prefer it spelled May, after the month.
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I like it, but prefer it as a mn. I considered it for Caroline's mn.Mae is sweet, but for a bit more oomph, I like Maeve.
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I like Mae too. I do like it as a mn aswell, but I agree that it makes a cute fn. I like Mae Josephine, that's quite pretty.
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I like the name Mae, but only as a middle name. The only reason though is because it is my middle name, as well as my nieces my grandma's and so on, it's a tradition in our family to have the middle name Mae, my future daughter will probably also. It is refreshing to hear it as a first name too. I've only ever met one person with the middle name Mae, my brother's former girlfriend, and she was such a sweetheart that it puts a good image in my head!Auntie to: Robert, Brady, Juliana & Sophia.
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It's sweetBut personally I would only use as a middle name. It's just so short. And I like Mae much more than May. Just like I like the spelling faery compared to fairy. It's funny because your name is Caroline and you like the name Mae and my little 6 year old cousin is named Caroline Mae. ^_^ Or as we usually call her Callie Mae or just Callie.---------------------------------------------------------------------
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I'm the exact oppostie in that I really like the spelling May but don't like Mae.I think either way you spell it, it's great and refreshing as a first name. But I like it as a middle name too, as it's a family name.I like Mae Olivia the best.

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Mae in its many spellings seems to have become the in name for middle names at the moment at least where I live, so it sounds fresh and rather sweet as a first name even if it is a bit on the short side for me ( I tend to like longer names)
Mae Virginia and Mae Josephine are lovely, Mae Susannah is pretty too but I like the others better
Mae Olivia is nice and I love Mae LouisaA childs smile is worth more to me than Gold
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I agree with you. I really prefer it as a first name. I like Mae Virginia the most out of your combos. It's sounds very sweet.
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Hannah
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I love Mae, and I would have a hard time choosing between the three options because I love all three equally. Great selection!
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Mae Josephine-beautiful nameMae Virginia-pretty name
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I don't feel that Mae stands very well on it's ownMae Susanna is pretty, what though is hickish?Alice
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A "Hick" is a slang term for a redneck, a hillbilly, a lowerclass country person.C*a*R*o*L*i*N*e "Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers, that the mind can never break off from the journey."
Pat Conroy, The Prince of Tides
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Oh right :)Then I have to disagree with you, I always thought of Susanna as a very "posh" name!Maybe that's just an English thing?Alice
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What about Mae Olivia?Does that flow? I'm having a very heard time coming up with things that flow. Mae Louisa?C*a*R*o*L*i*N*e "Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers, that the mind can never break off from the journey."
Pat Conroy, The Prince of Tides
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I like Mae Louisa and Mae Olivia. :)
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I adore Mae Louisa! That one's definitely my favorite. I really don't care for the name Olivia, and I think Louisa just sounds better with Mae.
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Mae Olivia-pretty name
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I love Mae Louisa.!
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I, too, don't like the spelling May, as that's a month it me, not a name. But, the spelling Mae is very sweet and simple, but I only like it as a middle name. I think it's harder to pair a middle name up to it, when it's used as a first name. From your middle name choices, I like Susannah and Virginia, and if I were to choose a combo, I'd choose Mae Virginia, but I don't think any of them flow.
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I love Mae! I think Mae Josephine sounds really nice. I also like Mae Caroline, Mae Christine, Mae Elizabeth,and Mae Irene are pretty.
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Mae Irene is nice. :)
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I dislike Mae as first or middle name (it's horribly overused as the later imo), especially that spelling. It seems too short and a bit hick-ish too me. Out of your combos, I like Mae Josephine best. -Amy-
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Yes. I love this as a fn, so sweet and simple. It's very nostalgic, and refreshing at the same time. I like Mae Josephine very much. Mae Virginia bring to mind "Virgin Mary," but maybe that's just me. Mae Susannah is OK.
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