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To not use proper spellings when naming your child

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Catterpillarsflipflops · 19/03/2025 18:17

Am I being unreasonable to think it's ridiculous to use a funky spelling of a normal name. I spent today dealing with lost paperwork for a child as the person that took the details didn't think to check the spelling as there is no other spelling of the name.

It looks silly and just causes no end of problems for the child. It also disadvantages them as straight away people get an image of what the child is like.

I've seen

Jaymz
Ezmay
Lil-leigh

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tulippa · 20/03/2025 12:53

SquashPenguin · 20/03/2025 10:53

That’s not necessarily a fancy spelling. That’s the polish way of spelling it so not exactly wrong.

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Yes I have already been corrected by multiple people. Thank you. I learnt something new yesterday. 🙂

CaptainMyCaptain · 20/03/2025 12:53

Namechangetry · 20/03/2025 12:31

No you didn't. That's a racist urban myth.

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It might have originated like that but people have seen and copied it. I have heard of a L-a locally from a very reliable source. Not racist either - a white, British family.

RominaDina · 20/03/2025 12:47

Dangerouz · 20/03/2025 12:36

You really didn't. Made up story and racist to boot. Nice.

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Exactly. This stupid story has been discredited on here many times. Racist nonsense.

Dangerouz · 20/03/2025 12:36

outdooryone · 20/03/2025 12:29

Nothing new. I taught a La-a back in 2001.

Yes, that is pronounced Ladasha.

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You really didn't. Made up story and racist to boot. Nice.

Namechangetry · 20/03/2025 12:31

outdooryone · 20/03/2025 12:29

Nothing new. I taught a La-a back in 2001.

Yes, that is pronounced Ladasha.

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No you didn't. That's a racist urban myth.

outdooryone · 20/03/2025 12:29

Nothing new. I taught a La-a back in 2001.

Yes, that is pronounced Ladasha.

Unorganisedchaos2 · 20/03/2025 12:07

Are you on the Tradgedeigh names fakebook group OP? I am and I enjoy it very much 😄

Whoshotjr · 20/03/2025 12:06

OchonAgusOchonOh · 20/03/2025 11:53

I misread it as Tadhg too. I guess we see what we expect and are used to.

I wonder was the Tadgh a misreading of Tadhg and then an "interesting" mispronunciation.

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I don’t know but the spelling is often wrong in Ireland too unfortunately. It’s a name that has become very popular recently. Last year there were 318 babies named Tadhg in Ireland…but also 50 named Tadgh. It’s sad really as I doubt that most spelt it wrong deliberately. It was probably a mistake in a lot of cases?

LakieLady · 20/03/2025 12:02

Notgoodatpoetrybutgreatatlit · 19/03/2025 18:58

I remember having a Sian at school, all the teachers pronounced it Sharn. Like the actor Sian Philips. The girl would correct them. No Miss/Sir
It's See Ann.
It was hard to forget that one.

I know a Seeanne!

She's in her 40s, so this weirdness has plainly been a thing for some time.

I have one of those names that can be male or female, but spelt differently according to sex. Mine is spent the female way, but when I had my tonsils out, they'd mistakenly booked me in on the male ward, thinking I was a bloke.

eqpi4t2hbsnktd · 20/03/2025 12:01

BinChicken1 · 19/03/2025 18:38

jaymz is hilarious

I read it as 'jizzum' but I am dyslexic.

OchonAgusOchonOh · 20/03/2025 11:53

Whoshotjr · 20/03/2025 11:44

Tadhg (not Tadgh) is an Irish name.

I know one who says Tadgh is a common mistake though. People aren’t used to words ending in hg, but gh (as in cough) is commonplace.

Tadhg is correctly pronounced like Tiger without the er at the end, not Ty.

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I misread it as Tadhg too. I guess we see what we expect and are used to.

I wonder was the Tadgh a misreading of Tadhg and then an "interesting" mispronunciation.

EmpressaurusKitty · 20/03/2025 11:45

B1anche · 20/03/2025 11:25

What a shame no-one else has pointed that out 🙄

I think that’s about number 27.

EmpressaurusKitty · 20/03/2025 11:45

Hoppinggreen · 20/03/2025 11:23

I wanted to call DS Lucifer as it means "bringer of light"
Thankfully DH over ruled me
I blame my hormones

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There’s a little boy near me named Lucifer. I heard his mum calling him to get out of somebody’s garden.

Whoshotjr · 20/03/2025 11:44

Mydoglovescheese · 20/03/2025 11:39

J’den and Tadgh (Ty apparently)

Tadhg (not Tadgh) is an Irish name.

I know one who says Tadgh is a common mistake though. People aren’t used to words ending in hg, but gh (as in cough) is commonplace.

Tadhg is correctly pronounced like Tiger without the er at the end, not Ty.

allfurcoatnoknickers · 20/03/2025 11:41

@Mydoglovescheese That second one is an Irish name.

Mydoglovescheese · 20/03/2025 11:39

J’den and Tadgh (Ty apparently)

B1anche · 20/03/2025 11:25

What a shame no-one else has pointed that out 🙄

Hoppinggreen · 20/03/2025 11:23

MissRoseDurward · 20/03/2025 11:10

There was a couple in the media a few weeks ago. Registra was refusing to let them name their baby boy Lucifer. They got their way in the end but the poor kid

When he starts school all his classmates will call him Lucy.

If you must give a child an 'unusual' name, at least give them a standard middle name they can switch to if they choose, without the bother of changing their name legally.

I wanted to call DS Lucifer as it means "bringer of light"
Thankfully DH over ruled me
I blame my hormones

Stravaig · 20/03/2025 11:15

Anuluj czek!

(courtesy of DeepL)

MissRoseDurward · 20/03/2025 11:10

There was a couple in the media a few weeks ago. Registra was refusing to let them name their baby boy Lucifer. They got their way in the end but the poor kid

When he starts school all his classmates will call him Lucy.

If you must give a child an 'unusual' name, at least give them a standard middle name they can switch to if they choose, without the bother of changing their name legally.

BeholdOurButterStinketh · 20/03/2025 11:06

Interesting that: "Cyndia ... experienced a brief surge in popularity during the 1960s and 70s. This period saw a rise in names with unconventional spellings and unique sounds, making Cyndia a popular choice for parents seeking something different." Plus ça change.

Or maybe it had something to do with the popularity of somebody else named Sindy - which was the British equivalent of the American name Barbie?!

Namechangetry · 20/03/2025 11:01

SquashPenguin · 20/03/2025 10:53

That’s not necessarily a fancy spelling. That’s the polish way of spelling it so not exactly wrong.

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RTFT

qandatime · 20/03/2025 11:00

rosydreams · 19/03/2025 18:21

what ever floats your goat but it will make me raise a eyebrow ,its just odd

Floats your goat! Brilliant 😂

SquashPenguin · 20/03/2025 10:53

tulippa · 19/03/2025 18:34

I work somewhere where there is a sign to contact Kacper if you need a certain thing doing. I spent months thinking that's an unusual name until I realised it was a funky spelling of Casper. Parents obviously didn't know the letter c only makes 's' when followed by i, e or y.

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That’s not necessarily a fancy spelling. That’s the polish way of spelling it so not exactly wrong.

CrystalSingerFan · 20/03/2025 10:50

MrsGusset · 20/03/2025 09:19

I lay in bed last night wondering what the Polish is for RTFT.

This thread's given me a good laugh so thank you to @tulippa for your patience & good humour. Glad you got home OK and may your goats forever float.

Me too. And how do the Poles spell (translate? render phonetically?):

  • Cassandra
  • Caspian
  • Cack-handed