Is Remy/Remi substantial enough on its own?

Girl Names
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I adore the name [name_u]Remy[/name_u] (for both a boy and girl tbh g) as does FH. Yet I tend to like more ‘substantial’ names with nickname options. [name_f]Romilly[/name_f] was my original full name choice. FH is less of a fan.

So what do you think? Can [name_u]Remy[/name_u]/[name_u]Remi[/name_u] work on its own? If not, what full name do you think works well for the nickname (stretching is fine!)?

2

I think [name_u]Remy[/name_u] works on its own. I have met a little [name_u]Remy[/name_u] as a patient at work, and she was a girl.

3

Remiel is supposed to be one of the seven archangels, so you could do Remielle for a girl (like [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] becomes [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]).

4

I’m not a huuuge fan of names ending in -Y/I simply because they so often sound like ‘not full names’. But sometimes it can work and [name_u]Remi[/name_u]/[name_u]Remy[/name_u] is probably an example (and I definitely like it a whole lot more than [name_f]Romilly[/name_f]). It’s a bit on the border for me but if you really love it I would say go for it. Maybe with a bit of a ‘fuller sounding’ middle. I do like it best for a boy and pronounced the [name_m]French[/name_m] way, but it works in English as well.

We’ve got a [name_m]Remus[/name_m], a name I obviously love, but we mostly call him by his full name. His friends say [name_u]Remi[/name_u] quite often though. I also like Remigio pronounced the Italian way (re-MEE-jo), but that’s a bit too out there if you’re not Italian obviously haha.

5

I like [name_u]Remy[/name_u] on its own, though I do personally prefer it on a boy. If [name_u]Romy[/name_u] can work as a standalone, [name_u]Remy[/name_u] definitely can too!

[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Ramona[/name_f], [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f], Rosamel, Rosamée, [name_f]Romola[/name_f], [name_f]Romina[/name_f], [name_f]Renata[/name_f], [name_f]Rumer[/name_f], [name_u]Wren[/name_u]…?

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I would say it can’t be a stand alone name on a girl, as it’s a masculine [name_m]French[/name_m] name. Sorry!
I would only use it as a nickname for a girl and go with [name_f]Romilly[/name_f] for example. We also have Remilly in [name_f]France[/name_f], maybe you will like it?

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I think it works just fine on its own :wink:

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I think [name_u]Remi[/name_u] feels a lot more nicknamey than [name_u]Remy[/name_u], which feels like a perfectly decent full name.

9

Thanks everyone! Lots to think about.