first and last name both ending with "y" - sounk ok?

kcnurse77

potential girl name: Ivy.

Our last name sounds like Hennessey. Ivy Hennessey - does this sound right with both ending in "y"?

strangebird

This is one of my pet peeves. It works for some names, but not for -ee/ey/ie/i names or -er names. I don't recommend it. I think it sounds awful.

NoodleM

I personally don't mind it, it does'nt sound too rhymey to me.

queenbone

Not a fan.  Otherwise I really like the name Ivy.

forensicmama

I think Ivy Hennessey looks like a great name!!! I only hate it if it gets uber-cutesy... (i.e. Karlee Hennessey, Kaliee, Kilee, Andee, etc. Ivy is a correctly spelled, classic name, so it's fine IMO!)

quezzo

I like it and think it sounds great. The only time I don't like it is when a first and list name could rhyme.

ravenorchid

I think it works ok since it's a different number of syllables.

sugarpumpkin716

mmm it's not so bad. it really isn't.

alliejo725

I don't hate it.

It's one of those weighing your options things---sure, there are worse combinations, but there are better ones, too.

Sunshine is mine

I don't hate it, but I don't love it!

AsOctoberFalls

Doesn't bother me... in fact, that's how my maiden name was (first and last name ending with -y) and I really loved my name.

kelslynie

Our last name ends in a "y" also. it's hard to have to avoid every cute name ending in "y" but it would just sound silly and our daughter will probably hate the rhyming... honestly if your last name has is as long as Hennessey, then Ivy shouldn't sound too bad. all the syllables in between kind of break up the rhyme. If your last name was short, then it'd sound pretty weird. But Ivy Hennessey sounds alright to me.

purplerhi

ravenorchid:

I think it works ok since it's a different number of syllables.

 I agree with this. 

AMB11

I try to stay away from matching fn/ln endings, but as other people have said, sometimes it works.  Without knowing your actual last name, I don't think this combo sounds that bad.

newportbride715

I think it is fine since your ln has more syllables than the fn.

Ivy Brady... not so good. Ivy Hennessey... I think fine.

Lesley0228

I think it sounds fine. Like PPers said, the difference in the number of syllables in the two names makes it work. Its a gazillion times less rhymey then my name. Both my first and (married) last name are two syllable names ending in -ley. Now thats something to be avoided.

jupiterthecat

Meh....doesn't sound terrible, but doesn't sound great either. If you really, really love Ivy, I think it's OK, but if there's another name that you like just as much but doesn't end in "y", that'd be better. 

fraglette

strangebird:

This is one of my pet peeves. It works for some names, but not for -ee/ey/ie/i names or -er names. I don't recommend it. I think it sounds awful.

Agree 

Mrs.Wiz

This was something we went through when naming DD...I loved tony of names that ended in Y, or IE, and out last name has an I ending....in the end we decided not to do it, becuase we didn't want her to be teased.