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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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Scheherezade · 02/08/2012 18:37

So is 'La' technically her first name, and 'Luna' a middle name then.

GnocchiNineDoors · 02/08/2012 18:36

Am very curious ^^

KentuckyFriedChildren · 02/08/2012 18:30

My dd technically has a made up name. Its a family name (family is forrin though) and we didn't like the spelling so we changed it. It doesn't look made up though but does confuse some people who call her by a British name (one that I hate too Angry ) because they are thick they can't be bothered to learn to say it properly. It's not even hard to say!

RubyVaultingGates · 02/08/2012 18:08

My mother, overcome by a film, gave me a name that she thought adding an "a" to would feminise .
She was so wrong.

Unfortunately my name occurs reasonably often amongst women my age, so there is one reason why it might be a good idea to have a grounding in the classics.

JumpingThroughHoops · 02/08/2012 18:07

We lived in a house one with the moniker Morte Lune - I thought it meant 'Dead Mad' so the plaque was the first thing down before unpacking any boxes!

Mort/e = Dead
Lune/Luna = lunatic, which of course derives from moon cycles.

CommaChameleon · 02/08/2012 17:51

Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 is still marginally better than Nevaeh. Grin

ratspeaker · 02/08/2012 17:10

I think the Swedish couple who tried to name their child
Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116

win

btw it was pronounced Albin

DontEatTheVolesKids · 02/08/2012 15:25

I have a common name with a variable spelling. It bothers me not a jot if people spell it wrong. I only feel compelled to correct officialdom papers (like my tax credits award). Just so unimportant, otherwise.

Lexagon · 02/08/2012 13:20

All I think this thread has proved is that if you're going to give your child a name from a different language, you should at least know what the name actually means Hmm

limitedperiodonly · 02/08/2012 12:50

We don't so much avoid saint names as just not realize that's what they are.

The 'sorry, but am I supposed to know that?' is an attitude I can admire Tee Grin

worldcitizen · 02/08/2012 12:23

CaveJohnson Sararh Jaiyne would be weird Grin

I am having so much fun with this thread, it is bloody hilarious ha ha ha

CaveJohnson · 02/08/2012 12:17

And Sarah Jayne is not a weird name Confused how odd that you think it is!

Sararh Jaiyne would be weird Grin

CaveJohnson · 02/08/2012 12:16

Jaime isn't a feminine version of Jamie, afaik - it is the Spanish version and is pronounced High-may. It's just a variant.

I'm not going to our myself with the most unusual name I know! It's not any of my children btw, they are saddled with an unusual enough last name without adding a naff first name!

squoosh · 02/08/2012 11:51

Wait, so you call her La Luna in day to day life, not Luna? Do you pause in between La and Luna?

TheonlyWayisGerard · 02/08/2012 11:49

My name is misspelt. I have never met anyone with the same spelling. It annoys the hell out of me tbh. DD has a normal name and spelling because of this.
I know of a Kaycee-Mai. A little too unique I think.
Lol at La Luna misunderstanding!

worldcitizen · 02/08/2012 11:46

usualsuspect
I pronounce my DSs name wrong according to MN law THIS is so funny, really cannot stop laughing about this, it's hilarious Grin

OlympicDancingDiva · 02/08/2012 11:35

My DDs have less common spellings of their names, but are the original versions of their names.

DS's name is also an original spelling, but very common, however most people seem to opt for the alternative version.

As far as I know they don't mind their names!

The most unusual I know in DD2's class is Hunni.

squoosh · 02/08/2012 11:34

Luna definitely means moon.

............Lunar landing.

massistar · 02/08/2012 11:29

My DH's cousin's little girl (in Italy) is Anna Luna. Trust me, it is most definitely moon and not sun, which is sole. Also know a Sole over there which is most unusual as Italians tend to stick to very traditional names.

BlueMoonFergie · 02/08/2012 11:18

margery Conor is the perfectly correct spelling if that name. It is a Gaelic name and is consistently in the top five boy names in Ireland, spelt that way. FYI Conor Maguire was an Irish MP (TD) and Attorney General from 1932 until 1936 when he resigned to take up a position as a high court judge.
Just because a name isnt English doesnt mean it's made up.
HTH

CaptainHetty · 02/08/2012 11:18

Quym.... Really? Confused I definitely wouldn't pronounce that 'Kim'...

I quite like Luna. It's actually on my list of names for our daughter... It certainly doesn't mean 'sun', though Hmm

SophySinclair · 02/08/2012 11:17

Conor is the proper spelling of the Irish name, anything else is a derivative of that.

Whitamakafullo · 02/08/2012 11:14

I know several strange spellings. Kourtenee, Ayvah, neive....

I have a classic but fairly uncommon name and go through life spelling it out to people. It's fecking annoying Grin

squoosh · 02/08/2012 11:08

MargeryKemp you sound like a right bloody charmer.

Kayano · 02/08/2012 11:02

Saw a Saf-fire at the Doctors office once. Did a double take