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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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kandyutt · 01/03/2015 07:25

You complain about my names but your on a zombie kick really

BikeRunSki · 01/03/2015 07:22

This thread has made me chuckle.
DD is Amy.
One of the boys in DS's class had a baby sister a while ago also called this. Their mum asked me how we spelt dd's name and I told her. She said that her daughter's name was spelt Aimiee because they had class!

That's why I have never been to tea with the Queen! My DC's names don't have enough extraneous vowels in!

ragged · 01/03/2015 07:21

Oh bloody hell, Zombie Thread by Kandy, again.

Unescorted · 01/03/2015 07:18

I have a usual name that people always spell wrong. It was not helpful to marry a bloke with an unusal surname.
I am forever getting phone calls from people telling me I have not responded to their emails. My boss also kept getting told that my email wasn't working - in the end they had to get business cards made for me.

CuttedUpPear · 01/03/2015 07:17

I want LaLuna's mother to come back and tell us what she thinks now that she knows her DD is named after the moon, not the sun.

I knew someone who named their dog Luna. Because the dog was pretty crazy and there's a long held tradition between lunacy and the moon.

kandyutt · 01/03/2015 07:14

Love he personal touch to he'd name I have. RHYUN its pronounced Ryan and I love it... he has his own little twist to life

zobey · 01/03/2015 07:06

My dd is called Ame Sofie. I love the fact it's a common name but with a unique spelling.

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edam · 05/08/2012 11:01

ds's name is the English form of a Welsh name, four letters long, very common surname. Yet people still get it wrong and confuse it with an Irish name that sounds different! I can't think why people get them confused when they have only heard it not seen it written down - they must imagine the letters as they hear it or something and plump for the more common Irish name.

My name is spelled correctly but I'm sure 99% of people think it is wrong. My Mother chose the right spelling for a girl (after one of her bridesmaids). But over the years it has become a name that is only used for girls, yet with the male spelling. It's as if Francis became a girl-only name instead of the male form of Frances.

Also have a surname that can quite legitimately be spelled four different ways (originally Scots Gaelic) so I always have to spell out my email address which is a pain in the bum.

FanjoPingpong · 05/08/2012 10:33

La Luna is quite a sweet name. Functions a bit like St John, where you wouldn't say that 'St' is their first name.

I think that spelling doesn't matter too much as you can always change it when you're older, free of charge, and with a unique name you're more likely to get your chosen email address on a popular mail server.

TrudiRed · 05/08/2012 10:31

I've spent years correcting the spelling of my name - of which there are 3 'normal' spellings. When naming our children we did take this into account but there are still more than one way to spell both dd's names. DS is George though - not much you can do with that.

BarredfromhavingStella · 05/08/2012 10:02

Oh & lol at the La Luna thing-I hope you're taking the piss & didn't really think it was the sun??????? Shock

BarredfromhavingStella · 05/08/2012 10:00

YABVU, dh is Marc (mil wanted Marcus, fil said no way) DD is Tamsin rather than the famous Tamzin & she was very nearly Neave not Niamh but dh said no.

Do I give a shit how people choose to spell a name-err no as there are far more important things to get your knickers in a twist about.

DizzyGoldBee · 05/08/2012 09:40

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

AmIthatbad · 02/08/2012 19:30

One of the US gymnasts at the Olympics was called Mc Kayla That's the kind of spelling that makes me Shock

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BlackholesAndRevelations · 02/08/2012 19:06

Hunni?! No way. I am scornful of people who make up names that are bloody ridiculous, like the aforementioned.

Jayne/Jane etc= perfectly acceptable and in a very different league to "demonic" and "hunni" and "kayyyllleeeee" or whatever it was. Losers.

KentuckyFriedChildren · 02/08/2012 18:59

gnocchi was that to me?

Bunbaker · 02/08/2012 18:55

DD went to preschool with an Ysobel. She has met up with her again at high school and I notice that she now spells her name with an I Grin

MrsHarryPearce · 02/08/2012 18:53

You know when you are on a plane and the captain introduces himself, well unless you would feel confident being flown by someone of that name you shouldnt even contemplate it.

mathanxiety · 02/08/2012 18:44

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mathanxiety · 02/08/2012 18:44

Marc (French 'Mark') and Conor (from Conchubair in Irish) are perfectly fine names.

Life is too short....

curbyburr · 02/08/2012 18:44

Margerykemp..you are never going to be high court usher

Conor is a male given name that comes from the Irish name Conchobhar/Conchubhar or from the name Conaire, found in Irish legend as the name of the high king Conaire Mór and other heroes. It is popular in the English-speaking world. Conor has recently become a popular name in North America and in Great Britain, although outside Ireland the name is often spelled Connor, Conner and sometimes Konnor.[1]

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