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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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MummytoBoth · 19/03/2025 21:46

This still makes me laugh to this day!

RominaDina · 19/03/2025 21:45

S18 · 19/03/2025 21:33

It’s the polish spelling 🙄

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@tulippa thanks you, she's learned something new today, particularly over the last 3 hours.

TheEllisGreyMethod · 19/03/2025 21:44

Namechangetry · 19/03/2025 18:41

I'll raise you Jaxon (Jackson), Korra (Cora), Leigha (Leah) and Emme (Emmy).

Emme is Spanish, I considered it for DD as we are Spanish but decided it would look yoonoque in the UK.
It's Jennifer Lopez's daughters name.

BeholdOurButterStinketh · 19/03/2025 21:43

BogRollBOGOF · 19/03/2025 19:53

You're being very patient about it! Grin

Counsel the cheack Wink

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Is that the Czech spelling? That makes a very welcome change on this thread Grin

Gymnopedie · 19/03/2025 21:39

S18 · 19/03/2025 21:33

It’s the polish spelling 🙄

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Thank you so much for enlightening those of us who were scratching our heads. I'm sure tulippa particularly will be pleased that she is able to learn something today.

And while I'm here, will anyone with online banking please cancel the cheque?

PluckedOutOfThinAir · 19/03/2025 21:36

Perculiar · 19/03/2025 19:36

I know of a Jorja. Also an Abigayil. Both adults. I’m mostly baffled by Abigayil choosing to keep her ridiculous spelling.

I know of a child Patzi, renesmee (I’m not sure if it’s now officially a name since twilight but come on), countless spellings of Emily such as Emma-Leigh, emalie and Emmilie. Came across an Ameilia the other day. Why add an extra i? What’s the point?! It was pronounced like Amelia. And she went by Milly anyway. I’ve come across daize recently too which I presumed was the same as Daze but was actually daisy. Also come across a Bayli and an Ajay.

if I came across Llayceigh as a Welsh person I’d be so confused if they had attempted Lleucu and got mixed up along the way. I’d probably pronounce it as lleucu and not even consider Lacey!

Ajay is a super common Indian name.

S18 · 19/03/2025 21:33

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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It’s the polish spelling 🙄

empee47 · 19/03/2025 21:32

People who choose a silly spelling usually do so for attention or to stand out as unique when in reality their choice of spelling is plain stupid. Worst one I ever saw was Mykayla for Michaela but some of these on other posts are making me howl with laughter 😂

Booboobagins · 19/03/2025 21:31

People can spell names how they like. We have to deal with all sorts of names these days so what's the difference? My kids have names associated with their ethnicity - Im sure someone things Im funny with hiw I spell my sons name because its pronounced just like an English name.

Bigger and worse things to get het up on esp as our language is hardly straight forward with its silent letters and multiple ways to pronounce the same letters in different words, one gone, scone, bone etc...

YABU.

PeachesPeachesPeachesPeachesPeaches · 19/03/2025 21:29

festivemouse · 19/03/2025 18:20

I had to say “Jaymz” aloud a few times to understand what they were aiming for 😂 honestly there’s only so many names, I’m never sure why parents go for whacky spelling.

Same, took me a ridiculous amount of time to realise this poor child has the same name as my child!!

Californianpoppy · 19/03/2025 21:29

Stresshead84x · 19/03/2025 21:23

I actually think Emme is ok, it's quite pretty and obvious what it is.

My daughter has an unusual gaelic name, but it is a proper name and is very pretty.

I hate names that are spelled wrong just to be different.

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Is it?
I would pronounce it 'Em'. But it could be Em-meh, Emmie, Eeem, all dependent on how parents want it pronounced.

I get the odd double spelling: Claire/ clare; Lily/Lillie (although if it's the flower, surely lily), but it's a frigging nightmare when you're looking for a lily/Lillie and you've got to work through:
Lillie
Lille
Lileigh
Lill-leigh
Lilyy

And the kid's looking at you as if you're thick, because you didn't realise that this was Lil-ee Jones and not Lil-E Jones.

StasisMom · 19/03/2025 21:28

oncemoreuntothebeachdearfriends · 19/03/2025 18:48

Is it Germany that has a list of acceptable names - no deviation allowed ?

I called my DS Mark, can't do anything with that. But the nursery called him Marky until I protested.

My DH is called Mark and his sister calls him Marky. Makes my skin crawl.

marmaladeandpeanutbutter · 19/03/2025 21:27

Agree. I wish i wasn’t a snob about it but these weird spellings can make me cringe sometimes.

FrodoBiggins · 19/03/2025 21:26

Decorhate · 19/03/2025 20:33

@FrodoBiggins Interesting as our Indian friend called his son Kiran and it sounds exactly as I would pronounce Kieran (not Ciarán)

Might depend on your natural accent tbf (we're northern). But best way I can describe it is first syllable in Kiran sounds like the "ki" in "kid" or "kick" whereas in Keiran the first syllable is two vowel sounds like "Keir" eg the PM "kee-er" even if you say it more quickly the English/Irish name is "Ke-er-un" while Indian (at least Punjabi as her mum would say it) is "Ki-rin" almost

Zebedee999 · 19/03/2025 21:25

Cumberlandsausagedog · 19/03/2025 18:18

It’s not unique, it’s not clever. It just shows that your parents weren’t very classy or clever.

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Yep. Names like those emanate in chav central.

QueenOfThorns · 19/03/2025 21:25

Barney16 · 19/03/2025 21:02

Best name so far is Feebee. And by the way, did you know Kacper is actually Polish 😂

My favourite has been Nylargh - sounds like someone trying to say their name, but getting murdered halfway through Grin

Kacper is Polish? Every day’s a school day!

Bunnycat101 · 19/03/2025 21:23

I’ve had conversations with my 8yo about the responsibility of naming her children- she was keen on something like Rainbow Twinkledust or some such shit for her future hypothetical daughter. Even she understood by the end of that they might be better names for her dolls than her future kids. If an 8yo can get it, why can some adults not realise they are not just naming a baby but that person has to deal with a name for years and years.

Stresshead84x · 19/03/2025 21:23

Namechangetry · 19/03/2025 18:41

I'll raise you Jaxon (Jackson), Korra (Cora), Leigha (Leah) and Emme (Emmy).

I actually think Emme is ok, it's quite pretty and obvious what it is.

My daughter has an unusual gaelic name, but it is a proper name and is very pretty.

I hate names that are spelled wrong just to be different.

CaptainCallisto · 19/03/2025 21:22

Not2identifying · 19/03/2025 21:02

If that's true it must be outing because it's so unusual. You might want to ask MN to delete your post.

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It is very much true, but the odds of anyone being able to identify me, given the number of primary schools in the UK, are vanishingly small!

CaptainCallisto · 19/03/2025 21:17

Delphiniumandlupins · 19/03/2025 20:45

I am adversely judging the parents who haven't taught a 4 year old child, in Reception, their full name.

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You would be amazed how many of them don't know it. It's got to the point that I've gone from "What's your last name?" to "Do you know your last name?" to save time!

Panama2 · 19/03/2025 21:13

Could be worse they could be using emoticons

BoringUsernames · 19/03/2025 21:13

I always feel sorry for the little girl I checked into an appointment once. Her name was Amelia but her parents had somehow come up with Ameliayh. I'd understand (slightly) if they'd spelt it Ameliyah but the strange yh at the end has always confused me.

RominaDina · 19/03/2025 21:12

mushroom3 · 19/03/2025 21:10

Sinaid . Piotr I think is Peter in Polish

That's the name of my friendly ghost!

mushroom3 · 19/03/2025 21:10

Sinaid . Piotr I think is Peter in Polish

IridiumSky · 19/03/2025 21:08

Cumberlandsausagedog · 19/03/2025 18:18

It’s not unique, it’s not clever. It just shows that your parents weren’t very classy or clever.

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Not at all.

It shows the parents were absolute morons.

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