Is this last name going to change everything?

I have always been drawn to names ending with ‘y’ or ‘ie’ sounds and my top long time faves are:

[name_u]Everly[/name_u] (would be [name_u]Everly[/name_u] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f]) and
[name_f]Averie[/name_f] (would be [name_f]Averie[/name_f] [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f])

BUT my bf of 2 years and likely future DH has the last name [name_u]Kelly[/name_u]…do these names totally clash because of the double ‘y’ sounds? [name_f]Do[/name_f] I need to start letting go of these names and finding other ones to love?

[name_f]Share[/name_f] your opinions please! [name_f]Do[/name_f] you know any kids with the double ‘y’ sound? Is it weird or do people get used to it?

Thanks everyone :slight_smile:

I think averie sounds a little better than everly due to the matching -ly sounds. But honestly it doesnt bother me that much. [name_f]My[/name_f] sister in law recently married and now has -ly at the end of her first and last name and i think it sounds fine.

It’s a matter of personal preference. I’m very sensitive to sounds and repetitive “ee” sounds are really cutesy and twee compared to others. With the surname [name_u]Kelly[/name_u], I think [name_f]Averie[/name_f] sounds and looks better than [name_u]Everly[/name_u].

Surprisingly, I think either sounds fine with [name_u]Kelly[/name_u] as the last name—[name_f]Averie[/name_f] [name_u]Kelly[/name_u] and [name_u]Everly[/name_u] [name_u]Kelly[/name_u] are both great, but [name_f]Averie[/name_f] IS a little better because of all the ‘L’s’ in [name_u]Everly[/name_u] [name_u]Kelly[/name_u]…! good luck!

I think [name_u]Everly[/name_u] with [name_u]Kelly[/name_u] is a bit too matching with the ‘ly’ sounds.

Personally I’m not a fan of repetitive sounds and always make sure I avoid them no matter how much I love a name but it really does come down to what you are happy with. From your choices [name_f]Averie[/name_f] definitely looks and sounds better with [name_u]Kelly[/name_u] than [name_u]Everly[/name_u] does. Tbh I’ve known a [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] [name_m]Matthews[/name_m] (I know!!) so clearly everyone has a different opinion!

I have a 2 syllable married name ending in -bee. [name_f]My[/name_f] rule is that I don’t mind other ee endings with it, but i avoid other bee endings, and I prefer if they have a different syllable count. So [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] is fine for me but [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] is definitely out.

[name_f]Averie[/name_f] [name_u]Kelly[/name_u] sounds absolutely fine to me but I wouldn’t do [name_f]Sally[/name_f] [name_u]Kelly[/name_u] for example. I’m on the fence about [name_u]Everly[/name_u] [name_u]Kelly[/name_u].

Edited for privacy.

I have the same issue with my current bf who’s last name rhymes with my first name, it also means I wouldn’t use any names ending in the ‘ah’ sound for future children. I think [name_u]Avery[/name_u] works but [name_u]Everly[/name_u] [name_u]Kelly[/name_u] is a little too much. As long as the name doesn’t end in the ly sound I think you would be fine with other names ending in y.

What about using a double-barreled last name?

[name_u]Everly[/name_u] [name_u]Kelly[/name_u] is way too close in sound, but, say, [name_u]Everly[/name_u] [name_m]Smith[/name_m]-[name_u]Kelly[/name_u] is just fine.

I don’t like names w/that ending anyway (excepting surnames), so I’d definitely go for something else to avoid the ‘cutesy’ effect.

[name_u]Kelly[/name_u] is a great last name because it goes very well with so many first names! It doesn’t flow perfectly with your two choices, but it doesn’t sound bad at all.
I would steer clear of [name_f]Nellie[/name_f] or [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] but otherwise you should be good;)

Thanks everybody!! :slight_smile:

[name_u]Everly[/name_u] [name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_f]Averie[/name_f] [name_u]Kelly[/name_u]

I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_u]Everly[/name_u], but I don’t think it works with [name_u]Kelly[/name_u]. Too many e’s, l’s, and y’s. [name_f]Averie[/name_f] is better because there is less repeated sound. [name_f]Averie[/name_f] [name_u]Kelly[/name_u] i think definitely works.

I like pp’s suggestion of a double barrelled last name. [name_u]Everly[/name_u] [name_m]Smith[/name_m]-[name_u]Kelly[/name_u] or [name_u]Everly[/name_u] [name_u]Kelly[/name_u]-[name_m]Smith[/name_m] works really well! Besides, who says the baby has to have his LN? Couldn’t she have yours? I have a friend who’s mothers name is [name_f]Anne[/name_f] [name_m]Smith[/name_m]. She married a [name_m]Bob[/name_m] [name_f]Doe[/name_f]. First they had a son named [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Smith[/name_m] [name_f]Doe[/name_f] (smith as MN), then a daughter named [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Doe[/name_f] [name_m]Smith[/name_m] ([name_f]Doe[/name_f] as MN). (All names here were made up, just as an example, but this phenomena of last name sharing does exist). Although this might not work for everyone, and it certainly is different, it works for them.
[name_f]My[/name_f] point is: You can get creative with last names, nowadays, it doesn’t HAVE to be the father’s last name.

I agree with most of what the other posters said about maybe avoiding the “ly” names a little more than the “y” names.

[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Kelly[/name_u] (example) seems okay to me, whereas [name_f]IMO[/name_f] [name_f]Holly[/name_f] [name_u]Kelly[/name_u] or [name_u]Everly[/name_u] [name_u]Kelly[/name_u] might not go as well together.

I don’t think Everly or Averie sound all that bad with Kelly. A little similar, yes, but as long as you switch up the number of syllables in the names, I think it’s okay. Everly has three, as do Averie, Emery, Ellery, Cecily, Amity, Emily, etc, so it doesn’t sound too repetitive with Kelly, at least not to me.

For example, Milly Kelly or Ruby Kelly sound worse to me, because they have the same number of syllables and sound a bit choppy. Also, if you do have a daughter, and she chooses to marry and change her name, or adopt her surname as a middle, this issue will be null and void. She may not always be Everly Kelly.

[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t worry about it. I knew a family (a very respected family) and their names were ending in a y sound ([name_f]Amy[/name_f], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]). I also know a [name_u]Riley[/name_u] [name_u]Kelly[/name_u]. It’s not that big of a deal - especially with your favourite names.

I agree that there are too many ls and ys between [name_u]Everly[/name_u] and [name_u]Kelly[/name_u]. [name_f]Averie[/name_f] works beautifully! I think you could get away with Everyly though if you were planning on nn, like [name_f]Eve[/name_f] or [name_f]Evie[/name_f]. And someday she may have a different last name. :slight_smile: