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Names with strange spellings

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Dolcelatte · 01/08/2012 21:52

I sent a birthday card to the friend of a daughter today then felt bad because I realised that I had addressed her as Sarah Jane instead of Sarah Jayne. I also know of an Allison and a Michele etc.

AIBU to wonder if you think this is an attempt at individuality or just a bit weird?

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MeMeMeMeOw · 22/09/2026 15:05

Bonjovispjs · 21/09/2026 07:12

Zombie

What's in your head? In your head?
Zombie, Zombie, Zombieeeeeeeeeee

Flamingojune · 21/09/2026 08:11

TestingTestingWonTooFree · 01/03/2015 14:39

There ought to be a punishment for reviving zombie threads. Maybe being saddled with a name spelling you hate?

I know a Judge called Ysobel.

Whats wrong with zombie threads. Its still a discussion.

Bonjovispjs · 21/09/2026 07:12

Zombie

MeMeMeMeOw · 21/09/2026 02:48

DizzyGoldBee · 05/08/2012 09:40

Why do Americans replace Melissa with the nickname Missy? Never did get the point of that change.

Ronan Keating did that with his daughter.

BikeRunSki · 03/03/2015 18:39

Yes I agree TheIncredible, but this was an Aimiee.

Nolim · 03/03/2015 18:34

Esta means "this one" in spanish

deadduck · 03/03/2015 18:03

I know an Esta. I'm fairly sure her parents weren't aware that there is a more common spelling. To me, an Esta is a form I have to fill in when I want to travel to the US.

TheIncredibleBookEatingManchot · 03/03/2015 16:47

Isn't Aimee the original spelling of Amy?

With an accent on the first e it's the feminine form of "loved" in French. (Though the French pronunciation is closer to emmay than Amy.)

Morelikeguidelines · 03/03/2015 15:26

Marc is the French spelling not made up.

I have spelt ds's name in a way that is strictly a foreign way but as well known as the English way. As the name was originally written in Hebrew I thought neither was the original!

Mehitabel6 · 01/03/2015 19:23

There ought to be a punishment for reviving zombie threads. Maybe being saddled with a name spelling you hate?

I agree. I get caught with them time and again.

TestingTestingWonTooFree · 01/03/2015 14:39

There ought to be a punishment for reviving zombie threads. Maybe being saddled with a name spelling you hate?

I know a Judge called Ysobel.

ToysRLuv · 01/03/2015 14:05

Zombieeeeeee

DixieNormas · 01/03/2015 14:00

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AgentCooper · 01/03/2015 12:55

That poor wee soul, Thingummy, she'll be Rizla as soon as she gets to secondary school!

I was baffled the first time I saw Rachael written down as I had only ever seen Rachel but now I know a few of both. I find Michele weird for girls as it's a male name in Italy (their version of Michael). But then Nicola is also a male name in Italy, so there's room for confusion everywhere! Grin

My sister is Catriona (Catreena) and I used to think Katrina was just a hideous misspelling, but then it's a legit variant on Catherine in some countries.

ThingummyJigg · 01/03/2015 12:27

I knew an Isla.

Lovely name, which I believe is pronounced "Eye-la."

"This is Izzla" said her mum.

fgs

FayKorgasm · 01/03/2015 12:16

One if dds friends is called Ciara but she gets called See-air-a a lot. Even when she corrects them she is told she is pronouncing her own name wrong Hmm . Theres this slightly weird thing that any forrin names like Ciara,Tomasz,Jorja are automatically assumed to be wrong and sneered at.

Writerwannabe83 · 01/03/2015 12:15

My son has a name that has a typical way of being spelt but it can be pronounced in two different ways,one if which I hate.

As a result I changed the spelling of it to ensure it's pronounced the way I want it, which it always is.

The problem is that although people pronounce it correctly some of them still spell it the typical way.

Sometimes I worry that I've set DS up for a lifetime of him having to correct people about how they spell his name.

However, if I had spelt his name the typical way he then would have spent his life correcting people when they pronounced his name wrong Grin

Nolim · 01/03/2015 12:15

I know ppl named Luna but never La Luna.

For me it sounds like naming someone The Rose instead of old plain Rose.

Toofat2BtheFly · 01/03/2015 12:14

My Dd is called Taylor .... I still love it 17 yrs later .. So what it's a surname , it wasn't mine so it didn't matter ! .... Mae/mai winds me up though ... It's MAY !

EveBoswell · 01/03/2015 12:13

Ample I always understood that Lindsey was the boys' name and Lindsay was for girls - like Francis and Frances.

bruffin · 01/03/2015 12:11

Demi is short for the greek name Demetria. I do wonder all the little demis parents realise that. Demrtria is demi moores and demi levatos real name

Toofat2BtheFly · 01/03/2015 12:08

My middle name is Jayne ... Although I didn't know this until I got a copy of my birth certificate ... I'd been a plain jane for 17 years up until then !!

DM had never noticed and DF forgot he did it !!

FastWindow · 01/03/2015 12:02

The world has gone a little bit mad trying to make their children's names individual. My own name is forrin but entirely phonetic- a reception child could sound it out. But adults can't so I shorten it.

NurseRoscoe · 01/03/2015 12:01

It's each to their own like everything regarding parenting.

However parents need to understand they aren't really entitled to get their knickers in a twist if someone spells their child's name wrong if they have added 50 extra letters to a completely standard name or something. I don't know why they don't just call their child lily rather than Lilleihhh or something, the child is going to look different, have a different personality and character etc from all her classmates. A name that no one can spell or pronounce won't make a child any more original.

BlackLabsAreBest · 01/03/2015 12:01

perpetua I don't see how it's ridiculous. Eg Campbell can be a forename or a surname.

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