We only have 5 more weeks left and we are back at rethinking [name_f]Stella[/name_f]'s middle name. We were going to go with [name_f]May[/name_f], which would represent DH birth month. I still like [name_f]May[/name_f] but my only quarrel with it was that it made the name seem too much like a double barrel first name rather than a first and middle. Not a big deal, just something that was always in the back of my mind every time I said her name. Recently, someone I went to school with, used the middle name Maeys and I fell in love. Awhile ago, when we were mulling over the name [name_f]May[/name_f], I came up with a list of names that used “[name_f]May[/name_f]/Mae” in the name. Mays/Maes/Maeys was at the top of that list but I vetoed all of those names deeming them too much of a stretch. But now, actually seeing it used in real life, makes it seem more usable. I love how just adding an “S” gives it an extra little bit of oomph. Something I was looking for to distinguish it as a middle name. Weird I know, but I love it!
But how should we spell it? Mays/Maes/Maeys or another spelling? (prefer no spellings with “Z” in them)
These 3 are my favorites:
DH likes Mays- I see it as more of a plural of [name_f]May[/name_f] rather than a name
I like [name_m]Maes[/name_m]- I like that it is an actual name (boys)
As for Maeys- Too much of a stretch(?) but something about it I just like.
