So we may have finally found a name… or not : )
[name]Shay[/name] ([name]Shai[/name]) OR [name]Shayla[/name] ([name]Shaila[/name]).
What would you think if you met my little girl and I said… this is [name]Shay[/name]?
Also if you are Israeli or Irish I would love to hear your opinion.
thanks all!
also which spelling?
Honestly, [name]Shay[/name] seems like a nickname- [name]Shea[/name] is the more “correct” spelling from what I understand, and [name]Shayla[/name] seems like a made up name (like a twist on [name]Kayla[/name]). They both are pretty but I think [name]Shay[/name] sounds nice as a middle name moreso than a first name.
I was wondering about the nickname thing too.
But [name]Shay[/name] or [name]Shai[/name] is the Hebrew name and the other is short for the boy’s name.
So if you met my little girl you would be thinking… I wonder what that’s short for?
I went to school with a [name]Shayna[/name] who went by [name]Shay[/name] sometimes, so I would assume [name]Shay[/name] was a nickname. I don’t see anything wrong with [name]Shayla[/name] though.
Sorry! I meant [name]Shayna[/name] NOT [name]Shayla[/name].
I am Jewish… but does [name]Shayna[/name] seem TOO Jewish?
The [name]Shayna[/name] I knew was Catholic, so it doesn’t seem too Jewish to me.
[name]Shayna[/name] is actually a name I really like, though I prefer the spellings [name]Shana[/name] or [name]Shaina[/name] (the “traditional” spellings)
I love the name [name]Shay[/name]! It’s feminine, but strong. It doesn’t sound like a nn to me, and I think the [name]Shay[/name] spelling is nice. It may be misspelled as [name]Shea[/name] a lot though.
I agree with [name]Shay[/name] being a nickname, and not a full first name.
You could name her [name]Shannon[/name], or [name]Shayna[/name] then call her [name]Shay[/name] for short. I think [name]Shayna[/name] is Irish or Celtic and means Beautiful.
I know a [name]Shayla[/name]. She goes by both [name]Shay[/name] or [name]Shayla[/name]. I’d probably assume that [name]Shay[/name] (spelled like that) was a nickname and [name]Shea[/name] was a full name.
[name]Pam[/name] from Nameberry here. I believe that [name]Shay[/name] sound is intrinsically pretty. But here is my honest opinion, since you asked for it. [name]Both[/name] [name]Shayna[/name] and [name]Shayla[/name] feel dated to me and a bit downmarket (sorry). They had a blip of popularity in the 1980s and early 90s in the US and have been trending down ever since – check out the charts on Nameberry.
Though I agree with the posters who said [name]Shay[/name] sounds a bit like a nickname, I much prefer this to any of the two-syllable varieties – I think it’s fresher and stronger and more modern and classier. [name]Shea[/name] makes it Irish and while the more correct spelling, also confusing in obvious ways. Does that have two syllables? Is it pronounced like she? [name]Shay[/name] simplifies things.