[name_f]Do[/name_f] names seem more like full names if they have y endings or ie endings? Does it depend on the name or is it always one or the other to you?
For example, does [name_f]Roxy[/name_f] or [name_f]Roxie[/name_f] seem more like a full name? What about [name_u]Abby[/name_u] or [name_u]Abbie[/name_u]?
Please respond with your favorite names that end in y/ie!
It just depend on the name for me, for Roxy/Roxie I like both but they give off different vibes to me, and Abby/Abbie I much prefer [name_u]Abby[/name_u] because it looks more streamlined. [name_f]My[/name_f] favs are~
i tend to find that -ie names feel more complete, and those are the ones i like more, but with names like roxy and ruby, i much prefer the -y ending. i feel like it’s more a case-by-case situation.
my favourites are:
coralie
emmie
honey
josie
ottilie
romy
ronnie
silvie
zoey (this might be more of an -e vs -ey battle)
I prefer names ending in ie. my actual name ends in ie, but the [name_f]English[/name_f] versions of my name ends in y. Where I live the ie version is almost never used, so my name is always spelt wrong when I tell someone my name, but I don’t really mind it’s not too much of a problem.
[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite ie names are:
[name_f]Reverie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_f]Essie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nixie[/name_f]
I also love [name_f]Lumi[/name_f], although that just ends in I
I prefer [name_f]Leni[/name_f] over Leny or [name_u]Lenny[/name_u]
I think all these could work as fullnames. [name_f]Roxie[/name_f], [name_f]Rosie[/name_f], and [name_f]Molly[/name_f] are especially lovely
Names I personally really like in that style are [name_f]Effie[/name_f], [name_f]Polly[/name_f], [name_u]Dessie[/name_u], [name_f]Tansy[/name_f], [name_f]Cassie[/name_f], [name_f]Nellie[/name_f], [name_f]Essie[/name_f] and [name_u]Tally[/name_u]
I tend to prefer -ie myself, however it does depend on the name for me.
For example, [name_f]Roxy[/name_f], [name_u]Abby[/name_u] & [name_f]Molly[/name_f] I do prefer with the -y and I think that is because they are much more established names with this spelling and therefore kind of look a little odd with the -ie ending. In terms of -ie, [name_u]Lexie[/name_u] and [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] looks better to me than their -y counterparts.
It always just depends on the name for me. But I don’t see one ending being more like a full name than the other in general.
For me, [name_f]Roxie[/name_f] > [name_f]Roxy[/name_f] and [name_u]Abbie[/name_u] > [name_u]Abby[/name_u], but [name_f]Molly[/name_f] > [name_f]Mollie[/name_f] and [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] > [name_f]Emmie[/name_f]. Some I like both equally, like [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] & [name_f]Lucie[/name_f].
[name_f]My[/name_f] personal favorites:
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolly[/name_f] (Prefer [name_f]Dolley[/name_f], but like both.)
[name_f]Evie[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u]
[name_f]Judy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u] (Though I prefer [name_f]Romi[/name_f], I do like both. Never [name_m]Romie[/name_m], though.)
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_f]My[/name_f] boring answer is that I pretty much always prefer the more established spelling. The one caveat is Rosie/Rosy. I really love them both.
I think more y names feel like complete names than ie names, but it’s a case-by-case basis.
Roxy or Roxie, Molly or Mollie, and Sylvie seem like full names to me, but Abby and Rosie not so much. Here are some more…
Elodie
Ottilie
Emily
Marley
Maisie
Flannery
Marcy
Mercy
Penelope (same sound, though not ie or y)
Verity
Hallie
Riley
Bellamy
Ivy
Zoey / Zoe / Zoie
Cailey
Julie
Lainey
Kimberly
Sydney
Sophie
Casey
Bonnie
I think it completely depends on the name itself & not as much the ie or y endings distinguishing it. For example I think [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] stands alone just fine and unless told otherwise would assume that’s the full name… Though it could be a nn, names like [name_u]Avery[/name_u] & [name_f]Audry[/name_f] or [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] or [name_f]Hailey[/name_f] I would be sure we’re full names, [name_f]Bunny[/name_f] I would assume is a nn but wonder what for and a short formal sounding name with an ie or y on the end I would assume is a nickname for the more formal version of the name… [name_u]An[/name_u] example being [name_u]Georgie[/name_u] … I would assume he was [name_u]George[/name_u] and under the age of 12 [name_u]Or[/name_u] a Georgia/ [name_f]Georgina[/name_f] / [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] diminutive and on a girl the nickname for some reason I feel could be used even into adulthood.
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], [name_u]Hartley[/name_u], & [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u] are the only names I have ending in the criteria.
On the other hand, I have names that end in that ie sound that are spelled neither way such as [name_f]Everleigh[/name_f], [name_f]Landree[/name_f], [name_f]Shaylee[/name_f], and [name_f]Andi[/name_f]
for me it depends on the name for ie or y endings. Except [name_f]Molly[/name_f] where the only correct answer is [name_f]Molly[/name_f] since thats how i spell my name
This isn’t something I have ever thought about! I do think it depends on the name, though sometimes it doesn’t matter. For example, I think Rosie and Molly look more like full names than Rosy and Mollie, but Abby/Abbie and Ally/Allie could all work as full names or nicknames. But then names like Posey/Posy/Posie and Candy/Candi all seem like nicknames to me, not full names at all.
I think it depends on the name for sure. The [name_f]Roxie[/name_f] and [name_u]Abbie[/name_u] spellings seem more complete in my mind, but [name_f]Molly[/name_f] or [name_f]Polly[/name_f] also more complete than their ie counterparts. ie names tend to look a little more nickname-y to me than ones that end in y, but that’s not always a bad thing.
