Message: "Romy" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Romy

by Ismene (Madyson)

10/1/2011, 10:51 AM

So, Sarah Beth's post got me thinking about Romy - which I try to avoid because I LOVE it but it absolutely does NOT work with my LN. So I was trying to come up with a way in which I could use Romy as an informal NN for something else. I like Rosemary but it just doesn't excite me so I was considering Rose Miela.... I already adore Rose, Miela is a new love of mine, and I think the combined meaning is really charming (honey-sweet rose). But what do you think? Does the combo work on its own? Would Romy be ridiculous as a NN? Does Rose Miela "Rhyme___" sound just as bad as Romy "Rhyme___"? Should I just go back to disregarding Romy all together?

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- Serafina Starstrider +3

10/2/2011, 7:11 AM

I think Romy would be a great nn. Rose Miela is a cute combo as well. I'm not in love with Miela on its own but it goes really well with Rose and is good as a mn in general. Miela adds something to Rose that it really needs. I also like the meanings of these names and how they fit together. Miela is a mn not a part of the fn right? If it is intended as a double name fn, unless you want your child to be Romy Surname during roll call she will be Rose Miela Surname. Unless you are in a country where they would know how to pronounce Miela they will not pronounce it correctly. If you are okay with that then everything is good, because I like Rose Miela "Romy".

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This message was edited 10/2/2011, 7:16 AM

- Ismene (Madyson) +2

10/2/2011, 10:47 AM

Thanks for your input! Yes Rose Miela is a FN/MN combo not a double FN. I live it America but don't see the pronunciation being a problem with Miela.... it seems pretty self-explanatory to me, no so different from something like Ariela.

- Serafina Starstrider +1

10/2/2011, 5:06 PM

Do you pronounce it (mee-E-lah)? Because when I see Miela I think it should be pronounced (my-LAH) or (my-ELLA) or (mee-ELLA) or (mee-AY-lah). I only knew how to pronounce it because I checked. Personally I think that there is nothing wrong with a middle name that is hard to figure out how to pronounce. I think this since people almost never see other peoples middle names. And most of the time middle names come up will be because you are saying their middle name. In that case people won't be seeing how the name is spelled and won't have to figure out how to pronounce it.

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This message was edited 10/2/2011, 5:09 PM

- Ismene (Madyson)

10/4/2011, 11:38 AM

Yes I pronounce it "mee-EH-lah" or "mee-ELLA" and since it would be the MN, as you mentioned, I don't see it being an issue since MNs are rarely ever announced by anyone other than the holder themselve of their parent

- Hayley (cestlavie) +1

10/1/2011, 2:45 PM

"Rhyme___"? Is your last name Reimer? If so, I don't see how Romy doesn't work, unless you don't like alliteration names.

- Ismene (Madyson)

10/1/2011, 5:45 PM

Not Reimer but you get the drift. I don't have a problem with alliterative names... I am considering Rose after all. I just think Romy Reimer sounds a bit silly

- Wordsmith

10/1/2011, 1:54 PM

Rose Miela is astonishingly beautiful, and I think Romy is a very logical nickname.

- Sarah Beth (SarahBelle)

10/1/2011, 12:23 PM

I think it could work as a nickname for Rose Miela (which is gorgeous by the way!). and Romy would be fine with your last name if it's not used ALL the time. Plus if you love the name that much, you should really use it :)

- insane romantic

10/1/2011, 12:00 PM

I think Romy works as a nickname for Rose Miela, but it's not intuitive. If Romy sounds stupid with your last name, then I would probably avoid it even as an informal nickname really...

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