I was watching one of my favourite news programs earlier and during the investigative roasting of outlet stores, I caught the host/reporter’s name - [name_f]Charlsie[/name_f]. She’s rather well known here in [name_f]Canada[/name_f] (as is her twin, [name_f]Carly[/name_f] - both are journalists at the same national broadcaster), so I think the name would wear rather well here, but I’m not sure.
I definitely think it’s pretty, and S/O likes it as well (especially since [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] is one of his favourite girls names), but I’m not completely sold on it yet, I think because I’ve never heard of it before!
What are your thoughts on [name_f]Charlsie[/name_f]? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you think it’s wearable?
Honestly, I’m not really a fan. At first glance I thought it said [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], and only when I looked at it the second time I realized it said [name_f]Charlsie[/name_f]. But I’m not familiar with the woman you’re talking about, since I’m not Canadian - Canadians would probably be familiar with her. I think it could wear well - it’s youthful and spunky. But I think I prefer it as a nickname.
I think it would be misheard constantly as [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_u]Chelsea[/name_u], [name_f]Charlize[/name_f] or even [name_f]Carly[/name_f]. My daughter’s name is misheard as [name_f]Rhianna[/name_f] all the time and that’s enough to drive me mad, let alone if it was misheard as so many different names. I don’t love [name_f]Charlsie[/name_f] on its own merits either, especially not enough to overlook that.
I misread it as Charlisle, like if it was [name_u]Carlisle[/name_u] with an H. The letters feel kind of jumbled in a way where you’d mistake it for a lot of similar names. I do really like [name_u]Carlisle[/name_u] as a unisex name though.
I initially misread it as [name_f]Charlise[/name_f], unfortunately. But now that I know it is [name_f]Charlsie[/name_f], I actually really like it! [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] is one of my favorite names, so I like the -lsie construction here as well. It may not be worth the hassle, though. Maybe [name_u]Chelsea[/name_u] ([name_f]Chelsee[/name_f], etc.) as an alternative?
I actually know a girl named Charlsey, which I’m assuming is said the same way. It really fits her, but she doesn’t really fit your naming style of pageant girl. She’s a soccer player at her university, and did a lot with my school’s broadcast club and newspaper. Really smart girl, too, so while she’s not the prim and glitter pageant girl I imagine when I see your other names, she’s not a bad association.
I think I prefer Charlsey over [name_f]Charlsie[/name_f], which I’d be worried would be confused fo [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] or [name_f]Chelsie[/name_f].
I don’t like [name_f]Charlsie[/name_f]. It looks like made-up ([name_f]IMO[/name_f]).
So I asked my husband how he feels about [name_f]Charlsie[/name_f] as a Canadian. He’s not familiar with the journalist, so his first thought was it sounded like a hockey nickname for a boy named [name_m]Charles[/name_m].
I don’t mind it as a nickname, but I don’t like it as a given name. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Carlotta[/name_f], [name_f]Charlene[/name_f], or [name_f]Carla[/name_f]?
I really do not like [name_f]Charlsie[/name_f]. It is very hard to read and I had to think about how to pronounce it. If you were looking for a different spelling of [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], I would recommend [name_f]Charleigh[/name_f]. It’s a very pretty name and very airy.
I mis-read it as [name_u]Carlisle[/name_u], but I think [name_u]Carlisle[/name_u] works with your style.