Trouble spelling names with 'Rae' in them.... help please!

alimaried · June 2012

We'd love to name our little girl with a combination of bf and my sisters' middle names. They are Rae, Leigh, and Brianne. The trouble is that I'd like to use the original spelling of our sisters names however 'Rae' tends to look confusing on paper and I worry it will cause people to mispronounce our daughters name!So far we have come up with:

-Raeana (ray-ah-na) Leighanne (nickname=Raea (Ray-a)

-Ondraea (On-dray-a) Leighanne

-Raegan Leighanne

-Raeannon ???

Any other spellings would be greatly appreciated, as well as new combinations to consider. Thanks

Todd&Laura · June 2012

alimaried:
We'd love to name our little girl with a combination of bf and my sisters' middle names. They are Rae, Leigh, and Brianne. The trouble is that I'd like to use the original spelling of our sisters names however 'Rae' tends to look confusing on paper and I worry it will cause people to mispronounce our daughters name!So far we have come up with:
-Raeana (ray-ah-na) Leighanne (nickname=Raea (Ray-a)
-Ondraea (On-dray-a) Leighanne
-Raegan Leighanne
-Raeannon ???
Any other spellings would be greatly appreciated, as well as new combinations to consider. Thanks

I would stay away from Ondraea. I have an Aundrea this year and thought that was a weird spelling. This one is over the top.

I get that you are trying to preserve the "Rae" part, but it is making these look really misspelled to me. I'd recommend reverting to the accepted spelling and focusing on the sound of Rae instead of the exact spelling of Rae.

KenziesMom417 · June 2012

Raeleigh Anne is super cute! I like Raegan Leighanne too!

alimaried · June 2012

Thanks! I agree about the confusing spellings for sure. I guess the sound of 'Rae' is what's really important to me. My worry is that if we use the traditional spelling, then we'll lose the 'Rae' when other people pronounce it. But with all those vowels it seems alternative spellings will be confusing no matter what... just wanted to be sure I wasn't blanking out on any good possible spellings.

adventureolive · June 2012

What about Leighanne Rae? Or Rae Leighanne? I think the latter name will avoid the most accusations of being "youneek". I kind of like Reagan Leighanne too.

When I see Raeana and Raeannon I want to autocorrect them into Rhianna and Rhiannon.

Wish Upon A Star · June 2012

Todd&Laura:
alimaried:
We'd love to name our little girl with a combination of bf and my sisters' middle names. They are Rae, Leigh, and Brianne. The trouble is that I'd like to use the original spelling of our sisters names however 'Rae' tends to look confusing on paper and I worry it will cause people to mispronounce our daughters name!So far we have come up with:
-Raeana (ray-ah-na) Leighanne (nickname=Raea (Ray-a)
-Ondraea (On-dray-a) Leighanne
-Raegan Leighanne
-Raeannon ???
Any other spellings would be greatly appreciated, as well as new combinations to consider. Thanks
I would stay away from Ondraea. I have an Aundrea this year and thought that was a weird spelling. This one is over the top.
I get that you are trying to preserve the "Rae" part, but it is making these look really misspelled to me. I'd recommend reverting to the accepted spelling and focusing on the sound of Rae instead of the exact spelling of Rae.

Ondraea spelling is a little weird for me.

Pictures29 · June 2012

I think Rae works best as a middle name. It just looks like you're trying too hard.

DawnJM25 · June 2012

I agree with PPs that all of these look like you are trying too hard. Reagan Leigh is okay, though...

MrsRKJ · June 2012

Leighanne Rae is very pretty and flows well

Rae Leighanne works too

lageorgiapaperie · June 2012

It's Rhiannon, not Raeannon.This is one of my all time favorite names and this spelling is cringe worthy, sorry.

You are trying way too hard here. One little girl doesn't need to be named after three people, what a burden to carry!

My vote would be for Rhiannon Leigh.

puppy_love6969 · June 2012

KenziesMom417:
Raeleigh Anne is super cute! I like Raegan Leighanne too!

I like RAELEIGH too

pinkie529 · June 2012

What about Leanna Rae or Leanne Rae? Simple and sweet while still retaining part of each of the original spellings. I agree with the pp who said that Rae anywhere but the middle name spot looks complicated/like you're trying too hard. I really think Rae is a beautiful name, but to retain its beauty, I would leave it in its original form in the middle name spot or the first name spot. I also really like Rae Leanne.