What do you think of the name Poete (pronounced po-ette)?
[name_f]My[/name_f] husband came across Poete in his ancestry history dating back to the 1500s.
Originally I asked you guys about first names to use with it, and using Poete as a middle name but it’s really growing on me.
Is it too out there?
Maybe Poette would be better? Poete just looks like [name_u]Poet[/name_u] with an extra e to me. It’s interesting but a bit out there for me. It’s just so similar to poet!
I prefer [name_u]Poet[/name_u]. [name_u]Poet[/name_u] is already out there, so Poete sounds very out there for me.
LOVE LOVE the name [name_u]Poet[/name_u] but I’m not brave enough! Prefer [name_u]Poet[/name_u] without the extra e.
Firstly such a cool find in your husbands family tree! Personally I prefer just [name_u]Poet[/name_u] as it’s a daring word name already without any additional letters. Also I think [name_u]Poet[/name_u] feels more streamlined and purposeful whereas Poete with the additional ‘e’ feels random. Completely understand the desire to use the original form in your husbands family tree I think if you were to use that spelling I would use as a middle teamed with a name that has a lot of history (ideally classic) like [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. Whereas I think [name_u]Poet[/name_u] you could have upfront something like [name_u]Poet[/name_u] [name_f]Isadora[/name_f].
If we were to go with Poete we would stick to this spelling and the [name_u]French[/name_u] pronunciation as thats the way the sir name is and part of the appeal I think.
Poete is intriguing and bold. I like it!!
If it is pronounced like poet I would spell it that way. To my [name_f]English[/name_f] speaking ear, the spelling “Poete” makes me read the name as “poat”. How is the name pronounced in [name_u]French[/name_u]?
It’s pronounced po-ette. I agree if we were to pronounce it poet I would spell it like that.
Its pretty cool especially as a family name but I think pronunciation would be an issue since most people would just read it as “Poet”
I’m not keen on names like this, but I would prefer [name_u]Poet[/name_u] to this.
I like [name_u]Poet[/name_u] and Poette, but not Poete
I say Poete much differently than I would say [name_u]Poet[/name_u]!
I think if [name_u]Poet[/name_u] is the pronunciation you’re going for it’d be better to use that spelling. Poete I get all confused and stumble and think it’s pe-et-tay?