Vintage, strong, ends with -ee sound?

Girl Names
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Here we go again for [name_u]Baby[/name_u] No. 2! Didn’t expect to be contemplating names again so soon when [name_u]Baby[/name_u] No. 1 was still nameless a year ago, but that’s how it’s going to work…

My husband likes the idea of a girls’ name ending with an -ee sound. I’ve always felt girls’ names ending in -ee have a tendency to sound incomplete or childish, though I know this isn’t always the case. Our daughter’s name is three syllables ending in -a, so my husband considers other -a names out. We’d rather have two names we adore than worrying about a perfect sib set — we’re more concerned that they not sound too much alike with the same letters and sounds.

Some not-diminutive -ee names that come to mind immediately for me:
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]

Ultimately we’ll care about popularity since our last name is very common, but right now I just need more ideas for -ee names I could love. Our style is more vintage/classic though we’re open to some quirkiness.

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Here are some names that are vintage and a little quirky.

[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] (prn. either Thessa-lee or [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]-lee)
[name_f]Araceli[/name_f]/[name_f]Aracely[/name_f] (this name has a gorgeous meaning)
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Noemie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Cicely[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ione[/name_f] (prn. eye-oh-nee or ee-oh-nee)
[name_f]Clary[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_f]Annesley[/name_f]
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f]/[name_f]Briony[/name_f] (prn. brian-nee)
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_u]Flannery[/name_u]
[name_f]Evadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_u]Cassidy[/name_u]

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[name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Clary[/name_f]
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Romilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Annelie[/name_f]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_f]Maisy[/name_f]

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[name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cece[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]/[name_f]Emelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]

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[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
[name_f]Dimity[/name_f]
[name_f]Lacey[/name_f]
Sidoney
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
Leotie
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Trilby[/name_f]
[name_u]Early[/name_u]
[name_u]Truly[/name_u]
[name_f]Trudy[/name_f]
[name_f]Tildy[/name_f]
Tevy
[name_u]Hartley[/name_u]
[name_f]Sicily[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Kirrily[/name_f]
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
[name_f]Charity[/name_f]
[name_f]Evie[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f]

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[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] (I know the -ee sound is not quite on the end but it’s there!)
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Amalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_u]Everly[/name_u]
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
[name_f]Annalee[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f] (although I don’t think this is very vintage)
[name_f]Lizzie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]

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Some more suggestions (sorry for repeats)

Belphoebe
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleni[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f]
[name_f]Melody[/name_f]
[name_f]Evanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Eilidh[/name_f] /Aylee
Rosamée / Rosamay
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Exie[/name_f]
[name_u]Harmony[/name_u]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] / Cecely
[name_f]Adelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Idony[/name_f]
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]

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First thought: [name_f]Emily[/name_f]
Other ideas: [name_f]Heidi[/name_f], [name_u]Halle[/name_u], [name_u]Hilary[/name_u], [name_f]Cecily[/name_f], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Nathalie[/name_f], [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f], [name_f]Valerie[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f] and [name_f]Mary[/name_f] (can’t get more vintage than [name_f]Mary[/name_f]!)

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What about these? Sorry for repeats!

[name_f]Valarie[/name_f]
[name_u]Chelsea[/name_u]
[name_u]Emery[/name_u]
[name_u]Kelsey[/name_u]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_u]Cassidy[/name_u]
[name_u]Kasey[/name_u]
[name_u]Delaney[/name_u]
[name_f]Kinsley[/name_f]
[name_u]Paisley[/name_u]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_u]Whitney[/name_u]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]

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Aside from the ones mentioned already ([name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Cecily[/name_f], [name_f]Briony[/name_f], [name_u]Chelsea[/name_u], [name_f]Leonie[/name_f], [name_u]Hilary[/name_u], [name_f]Heidi[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_f]Evadne[/name_f], and [name_f]Sadie[/name_f] are my top then of those!):

[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_f]Zadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Signe[/name_f]
[name_f]Brittany[/name_f]

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[name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f]
[name_u]Georgie[/name_u]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]/[name_f]Zoey[/name_f]
[name_f]Mallory[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]

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I love -ee sound endings for girl’s names! But yes, I can see why you may feel they sound a bit childish. My name is [name_u]Ali[/name_u] and though I have no intentions on ever going by anything else, it’s hard to imagine myself older when this name.

Anyways, some other -ee sound ending names for girls are…

[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_u]Sydney[/name_u]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_u]Cassidy[/name_u]
[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
[name_f]Orly[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Melody[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]

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Thanks, everyone! These are great suggestions that remind me of some names I forgot I’ve liked in the past, plus some I’m considering with a fresh perspective.

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[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_m]Bowie[/name_m]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f]
[name_u]Ellery[/name_u]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_u]Emery[/name_u]
[name_u]Everly[/name_u]
[name_f]Evie[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f] “[name_f]Gracie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Indie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Jolie[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] “[name_f]Katie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Katie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f] “[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]”
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] / [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] / [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f] “[name_f]Maddie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] “[name_f]Livvy[/name_f]”
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] “[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]”
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]

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My favourite name ending in the ee sound is [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f] ([name_m]ZAN[/name_m]-thee).

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[name_f]My[/name_f] name is [name_u]Sidney[/name_u] and I really enjoy the uniqueness of my name. Its spelling is historically the male’s version. But I like it that way