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Today at work I noticed a woman's badge giving her first name as Judye. This got me thinking about the use of -ye instead of just -y. I think the most common usage is Bettye.
Does the use of -ye have a history?
Is it more common among any particular group or in any particular country?
How did it get started?
Does the use of -ye have a history?
Is it more common among any particular group or in any particular country?
How did it get started?
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In Turkish, muslim (or foreign) male names usually take the -iye/-ye/-e ending to become female names.
Examples found at http://www.babynology.com/turkish_babynames.html:
Bahar -> Bahriye
Bedri -> Bedriye
Hayri -> Hayriye
Nazim -> Nazmiye
Sabri -> Sabriye
Examples found at http://www.babynology.com/turkish_babynames.html:
Bahar -> Bahriye
Bedri -> Bedriye
Hayri -> Hayriye
Nazim -> Nazmiye
Sabri -> Sabriye
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I wouldn't mind knowing how that got started myself. My mom had a piano student named Kelye (pronounced the same as Kelly), and later when we got a new puppy we named her Kelye, also.
I think the "ye" ending looks nice on some names, makes them a little more feminine. The spelling Kelly/Kelley seems masculine to me, since I have an uncle named Kelley.
Just hopefully the "ye" ending doesn't become overused and too trendy.
I think the "ye" ending looks nice on some names, makes them a little more feminine. The spelling Kelly/Kelley seems masculine to me, since I have an uncle named Kelley.
Just hopefully the "ye" ending doesn't become overused and too trendy.
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