Names that end in y

Giusy is to Giuseppina as Josie is to Josephine. Giusy rhymes with "woozy," not "juicy."

The Gaelic name Giolla Dhomhnagh ("servant of Donagh") turned into the patronymic Mac Giolla Dhomhnagh, which was whispered down the alley until it became MacGillowney, and eventually Looney. Although it's similar in sound to popular Luna, this isn't an Irish surname that's likely to get much use.

If Lawyer and Judge are not for you, Testimony makes another interesting legal name.

Clarry can be used on its own or as a nickname of Clarence. It can also be a girls name, sometimes spelled Clari.

Chesney's main association is with country singer Kenny, yet Chesney hasn't gained traction as a name among baby boys.

Blakeley is one of the many -ley ending surnames that is being adopted as a first name, taking the 80s unisex darling Blake into the new millennium.

Dodie was the more common form of this name, as in Dodie Smith, author of The Hundred and One Dalmatians.