Does a different spelling = chavvy???

[mosschops30]

You know what I mean, when you see some odd spelling of a 'normal' name just so that it looks 'special' but often ends up just looking ridiculous.

Am asking because the name Aidan is on my shortlist, but have also seen it spelt Aaden and Aedan, which I prefer to the traditional spelling.

What do you think of the alternative spellings?

[LibrasBiscuitsOfFortune]

yes.

[LibrasBiscuitsOfFortune]

Also he will spend the rest of his life spelling out his first name, it's very tedious.

[Hassled]

Alternative spellings certainly equals a bit dodgy to me. Not so much chavvy as misguided. It's like randomly deciding to start spelling tomato as tommartoe. Pointless.

[LadyGlencoraPalliser]

Chavvy, check.
Annoying for owner of name because nobody will ever spell it right, check.

[FimboFortuna]

I know of a Ju-Leigh and Chellea, both just look ridiculous spelt like that.

[BunnyLebowski]

Right.....Aidan is a beautiful name. It's by dad's and my brother's name.

All of the following are accepted spellings of the name.

Aidan
Aiden
Aodhán
Áedán

The following are NOT

Ayden
Aaden
Aydan
Aidyn

Just bear in mind that if you live in England the traditional Irish spellings are probably going to cause confusion in the spelling and pronounciation.

Changing the spelling for your own silly and superficial reasons is not fair on the child and will guarantee him a lifetime of correcting people and spelling it out.

[BunnyLebowski]

Fimbo - ROFL at Ju-Leigh!!

What's Chellea when it's at home?!

[Tillyscoutsmum]

If it ain't broke..........

[Sallypuss]

I had this dilemma too. DH is Irish and wanted the Irish spelling of DD's name. I wanted the name, didn't much care how it was spelt - we do end up spelling it every time we have to give DD's name so is a bit of a PITA but went for the Irish spelling for a reason not to be chavvy.

[LadyGlencoraPalliser]

Chellea = Shelley?

[FimboFortuna]

LGP - has it. It was the name of a party host's mother on an invitation dd received quite a few years ago now, I didn't know the person and had to squint at it quite a few times and say it out loud, until I had a lightbulb moment and realised it was Shelley.

[jellybeans]

I prefer Aidan.

[mosschops30]

well I guess thats settled then Aidan will be added to shortlist!

[hullygully]

I think it's a bit sad rather than chavvy.

[nappyaddict]

I like Aden, Aiden and Aedan as they are proper alternative spellings to Aidan. However Aaden looks wrong to me.

[BunnyLebowski]

I would argue that Aden isn't an accepted spelling. Except in Summer Bay.

[twirlymum]

I knew of someone who called their dd Channel, rather than Chanel, then wondered why everyone mispronounced it.

[pooexplosions]

I think it makes the parents look a bit thick, as if they couldn't spell, or trying to hard to be different without the imagination to actually think of anything different.

That said, my name is often mistaken for an alternative spelling of a different name, and it isn't. Its annoying.

[skihorse]

Gosh, pooexplosions is me.

It just makes the parents look as thick as two short planks, e.g., Neave.

My own name is sometimes mispronounced by idiots who are unaware that there is a male and female version. I judge them.

[LadyOfTheFlowers]

I agree it's a bit silly.

The child will be forever explaining.

[MamaVegas]

Sadly I know someone who called their child Sian (as in Sharn). But then announced it (and still uses) "See-Ann" as parents didn't know how it should be pronounced.

[Cortina]

I saw a boy on the register as 'Micheal' (Michael) that was his given name (spelling) rather than a mistake.

I've also met a Micheala (now wondering if that is somehow correct given Micheal)?

[pranma]

I agree that it looks as if parents are a bit errrrr thick as if they either cant spell or think its somehow 'unusual'to have an odd spelling of a normal name.

[slowreadingprogress]

Yes it = chavvy. Also these made up spellings usually look clumpy and clumsy and ugly. Tiiaammii, anyone?