[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! My fiancé and I are having a girl in [name_u]December[/name_u]. We’d really like to honor my mother [name_f]Ramona[/name_f]. She mainly goes by [name_f]Mona[/name_f] so we’re using [name_u]Rae[/name_u] to avoid causing confusion.
The only name we’ve considered is [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] but i’m unsure about it because I know a few [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]'s who ruined it for me.
Any ideas?
[name_f]Raphaela[/name_f] is the only one that comes to mind. Or simply [name_f]Rhea[/name_f] which sounds the same as [name_u]Rae[/name_u].
I think these two are pretty
[name_f]Rayna[/name_f] (like [name_u]Connie[/name_u] [name_u]Britton[/name_u]'s character from the show Nashville)
Rayla
Thanks! I like [name_f]Rayna[/name_f] 
Anyone else?
I’ve seen it as a double name a few times. Could that possibly work?
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]
[name_u]Penny[/name_u] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]
I think Raeona ( [name_u]Rae[/name_u]-own-ah) is a beautiful name. I’ve only met one other person with that name and fell in love with it.
I think I know @mrs_taylor’s suggestions as Rayona which indeed is pretty.
[name_f]Raegan[/name_f]
Raeleigh
[name_f]Astraea[/name_f]
Raysa
[name_f]Raya[/name_f]
[name_u]Raven[/name_u]
Raelle
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] (pronounced aw-[name_u]RAY[/name_u]-lee-ah)
[name_f]Raina[/name_f]
[name_f]Raia[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraina[/name_f]
[name_f]Raia[/name_f] or [name_f]Raya[/name_f] is really pretty
As far as nicknames go, I’m really generous. With a nickname like [name_u]Rae[/name_u], I think you could justifiably nickname any girl with a name starting with an R. Also important to consider, names that begin with an R and have an -ae sound in them. (Or, if you aren’t too attached to the idea of [name_u]Rae[/name_u], I’m also really loose with honor names – I think something like [name_f]Romilly[/name_f] “[name_u]Romy[/name_u]” could honor a [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] beautifully as well). So a few ideas.
[name_u]Reagan[/name_u] (if you don’t mind a possible association, as I sadly do – I love the sound)
[name_f]Renee[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_u]Raven[/name_u]
[name_f]Reina[/name_f]/[name_f]Raina[/name_f]
Frankly I think just [name_u]Rae[/name_u] is darling – if too short, maybe as half of a double name?
[name_f]Reva[/name_f] is pronounced “[name_u]Ray[/name_u]-va” and is just lovely! I like the suggestion of a double name with [name_u]Rae[/name_u]… [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-[name_u]Rae[/name_u], [name_f]Lyla[/name_f]-[name_u]Rae[/name_u], [name_f]Gemma[/name_f]-[name_u]Rae[/name_u], [name_f]Jessa[/name_f]-[name_u]Rae[/name_u], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]-[name_u]Rae[/name_u]. You could always use [name_u]Rae[/name_u] as a middle but call her by her first and middle name together.
The only other name not mentioned is [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f].
[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Freya[/name_f]? Pronounced FRAY-a, the sound is right there! I think it’s adorable
I actually love [name_u]Rae[/name_u] on its own. My husband and I had it on our long list after I met an incredible little girl with this as her given name.
I really like the double name idea I’ll talk to my fiancé about it!
I’m also loving the idea of [name_f]Romilly[/name_f] with nn [name_u]Romy[/name_u].
[name_f]Freya[/name_f] is adorable!
Raelia
[name_f]Rachelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Raefaela[/name_f]
[name_f]Raemonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Raia[/name_f]
[name_f]Raina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ranica[/name_f]
What about [name_u]Rae[/name_u] on its own? I think it’s super adorable!