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I love the name Shea, Shaye, Shay, or however you choose to spell it. I too, would use the name if I didn't already have a cousin with the same name!! I'm jealous!

I love Shea for a girl! and the traditional Irish spelling is the way to go. This is my cousin's name and when I think of Shea I think of a pretty, strong, smart and funny girl who is always the life of the party

I like Shea for a boy.

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~Heather~

I like the name, but I think it would be better to spell it phoentically (Shay)

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I went to school with a boy named Shea, who was teased horribly about his name. No one could pronounce it right and I remember substitute teachers calling him She-ah, which the whole class had to laugh at and repeat. I really felt sorry for him.

I love the way it sounds, but I prefer the spelling Shae or Shay. I realise that Shea is the Irish version though and for that reason it's nice.

I love this name! I have it as a mn for many combinations on my name list, but I like it for a fn too. You can look at my polls at the link below if you would like to see some of my combos. (Please vote too!)

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http://www.behindthename.com/polls/search.php?searchtype=pollcreator&terms=Arieanne

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~Arie~

Sounds nice, but the spelling is treacherous. Think Shea Butter. Find another way to spell it.

I really love this name. I think its sweet, but doesn't sound silly on somebody older either. And I really like the Irish spelling!

I love this one! I know a two year old Shea and she is so sweet. I would like to use it, but somehow it feels a bit incomplete to me-I wish there was a good name it could be a nickname for. Shaylyn is pretty but from comments I've read, people seem to view it as lower class. Too bad-though I can see that somehow. Anyway, very pretty!

I prefer Shaye or Shae. My niece's name is Shayenne (like Cheyenne) and goes by Shay. I like Shaye Elise or Madelyn Shaye. :)

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Mum to Hayley Anne

Isn't the Irish way "Se" with an accent mark?

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Seriously, this is a surname to me. I can't see it as a fn for either sex.

I don't like it at all. The only spelling I can tolerate for the name is Shey, because I once had a friend by the name. On a girl, Shea looks weird and trendy to me.

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Random anecdote about Shea: When I was in elementary school, I read the Babysitters Club books, and one of the families they babysat for had three sons named Shea, Jackie, and Archie. I always thought that Shea pronunced his name SHEE-uh, like Sheila without an L.

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And the old men march slowly, all bent, stiff and sore
The forgotten heroes from a forgotten war
And the young people ask, "What are they marching for?"
And I ask myself the same question