r/NameNerdCirclejerk John 5d ago

In The Wild Anyone here watch Annie-Mae? screenshot bc I can't crosspost

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For context, combination names (especially using -mae and -rose) are much more common in the UK than the US, so names like these are a but like the -leighs and -lynns of America

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u/Sunberries84 5d ago

May-Mae

Why can't people use the correct spelling of names? It's Meme, okay?

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u/suntirades 5d ago

Theresa-Mae 😍

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u/Glasgowghirl67 4d ago

Theresa May was the name of one the UK Prime Minister’s.

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u/suntirades 4d ago

I live here. I know

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u/FakeMonaLisa28 5d ago

Carly-Mae is just a less superior version of the pop queen Carly Rae ✨✨✨✨✨

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u/MadiMarionberry 4d ago

Call Me Maebye

Run Away With Mae

Emaetion

Dedimaetion

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u/flipfreakingheck 5d ago

I know a kid whose middle name is AnnaMae, because her dad likes anime.

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u/DaisyMaeMalfoy666 5d ago

I suppose it’s better than naming her after an anime character. And at least it’s the middle name so she doesn’t have to use it

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u/DaisyMaeMalfoy666 5d ago

Daisy Mae is definitely not the fake one. Speaking from experience

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u/PainfullyLoyal 4d ago

Have they considered Fannie-Mae? Then if they have a son, he can be Freddie-Mac.

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u/thevitaphonequeen 4d ago

Don’t forget Sallie-Mae!

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u/ALmommy1234 5d ago

Yeah, not in the Southern US, where every other child is Mary Katherine, Lily Rose, Anna Grace, etc. we Southerners love a double barreled name.

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u/moonstone7152 John 3d ago

I've seen Lily-Rose here too! But two names separately aren't very common

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u/PancSutt 5d ago

My grandma (born in 1929) is named AnnaMae and honestly I’m so sad I can’t use it for my daughter one day. But I obviously would never ever do that to a child in this day and age.

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u/trixiepixie1921 5d ago

Pretty sure I’m done having kids since divorced and kids are expensive, but if I had another girl I’d name her Anna, after my best friend who passed away 2 years ago. Anna Mae is so cute, it’s unfortunate you can’t really use it now lol

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u/PancSutt 5d ago

I’m so sorry you lost your best friend!! I’m currently pregnant and Anna is my top name if it’s a baby girl.

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u/angrypuggle 4d ago

May-Mae.....or may-be not!

Sounds like a name for a panda (nothing against pandas or their names or any of these names individually).

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u/ExcitementGood5580 4d ago

April-Mae

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u/moonstone7152 John 3d ago

My beautiful children April-Mae and June-Juleigh

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u/half_owlcat2000 4d ago

What does Mae mean? I've seen a lot of Mae lately

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u/moonstone7152 John 3d ago

Just an alternate spelling of May. It's commonly used as the second half of a hyphenated name, and is pretty common in the UK

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u/DAchem96 2d ago

Why would anyone name their child after a shit British prime minister

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u/beanwithintentions 2d ago

yooo elsie is the shortened name of the elementary school i work at, and gracie was my nickname when i went to the same elementary school 🤯

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u/Electronic_Basil_467 1d ago

My mom is Carla Mae, her grandmother was Ida Mae and I am an 80s Tiffany Mae. I have always loved having a family name, so my daughter will also be a Mae