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Jayden

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LBNM19 · 31/05/2014 21:52

Finding it really hard to pick a boys name, I've got a little boy called Louie and thinking of Jayden for this one could be shortend to J or middle name will be Joseph as that's my dads name so Jayden Joseph could also be JJ. Honest opinions please :)

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mercibucket · 01/06/2014 21:40

i haven't found the article i was looking for, but you all might enjoy fighting over this list instead
naughtiest and cleverest
metro.co.uk/2009/09/08/top-10-childrens-names-which-make-teachers-think-theyre-naughty-clever-or-popular-395837/

mercibucket · 01/06/2014 21:36

Teachers are often quite prejudiced against the name 'jayden'. It is one of the 'naughty' names. Read something in TES about it once. I'll try and find it

And it is very laden with class connotations. Fine if you are ok with that.

Alisvolatpropiis · 01/06/2014 21:34

Gah what is wrong with me today?!

But know people pronounce it like Lewis too, eg the Olympic gymnast

Alisvolatpropiis · 01/06/2014 21:33

I've only known Louis' prn Lou-ee

usualsuspectt · 01/06/2014 21:26

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SheherazadeSchadenfreude · 01/06/2014 21:24

Aleksandra is the Polish spelling.

DollyWosits · 01/06/2014 21:23

I don't like Jayden but I love Joseph.

I love Jay.

Deverethemuzzler · 01/06/2014 21:17

Mine is the only one in his whole school
I do not live in a mc area.

IceRocket · 01/06/2014 21:12

Dd starting school in sept. Jayden is the most popular name in the year group

ouryve · 01/06/2014 21:07

No to Jayden and all variations of it's spelling. There are some not so middle class names that I like, but that's not one of them.

Alisvolatpropiis · 01/06/2014 21:01

Some on that list I would consider misspelt however a fair few are legitimate variants based on language eg

Alex/Alix
Alice/Alys

manicinsomniac · 01/06/2014 20:57

So is there a way of deciding which spellings are genuine and which are made up do we think? Or, as all spellings must be made up at some point, are some just more recent than others and all equally valid?

I have come across:
Alexandra/Aleksandra
Amy/Aimee/Amie
Adele/Adelle
Austin/Austen
Adrian/Adrien
Alan/Allan/Allen
Alana/Alanna/Alannah
Alia/Aliya/Aliyah/Aaliyah/Aleah
Anna/Ana
Alex/Alix
Alice/Alys
Ashley/Ashleigh/Ashlie/Ashlee
Abbie/Abi/Abby/Abbey
Aaron/Arran
Aiden/Aidan/Ayden
Anabel/Annabel/Annabelle/Anabelle
Alison/Allison/Allyson
Abigail/Abbigail/Abagail/Abigayle
Amina/Ameena/Aaminah

And that's just names beginning with A!

FidelineandFumblin · 01/06/2014 20:57

Well I still envy DH and DC2 who never ever ever get asked how their names are spelt.

FidelineandFumblin · 01/06/2014 20:53

I will not be beaten. I.will.survive.

Grin
Alisvolatpropiis · 01/06/2014 20:51

Fgs

...a lot of English Sara's who pronounce it like Sarah

Alisvolatpropiis · 01/06/2014 20:51

Sara is Welsh for Sarah, it's Saa-rah. But there are a lot

manicinsomniac · 01/06/2014 20:51

oh ok, fair enough.

FatherSpodoKomodo · 01/06/2014 20:49

Yes, I have a friend called Sara pronounced Sair-ur, as well as one called Sara, pronounced Saar-uh. And the usual Sarahs. Too confusing. We should all be called the one name and be done with it.

FatherSpodoKomodo · 01/06/2014 20:48

Vicky Vicki Vickie Vikki Vicci. When I was younger I used to just get asked "with a y or i" but someone has made up lots of new spellings of my name. The very cheek of it.

And DH has the same as well as his name can be spelled in different ways. In fact I got it wrong when I first met him!

SanityClause · 01/06/2014 20:48

My aunt is called Sair-uh, spelt Sara, manic.

Deverethemuzzler · 01/06/2014 20:47

No they are not
Some people pronounce both with Sair ruh or Saar - uh regardless of the spelling

Deverethemuzzler · 01/06/2014 20:46

mega lulz at that alpca and not a jaden in sight Grin

The Op likes Louis too, or should that be Lewis and if it is Louis will people not wonder if its Lou - ee or Lo-isss

Best stick to John
or Jon

Bugger!

manicinsomniac · 01/06/2014 20:44

That Michael McIntyre thing is funny but it's inaccurate from the start, surely? Sara and Sarah are different names aren't they?

I've always said them as 'Saar-uh' (Sara) and 'Sair-uh' (Sarah)

Deverethemuzzler · 01/06/2014 20:41

Oh come on Fide

You are just as likely to get 'how are you spelling that' if your name is one of those as you are if you are called jaidon, jayden or jaden! As if someone asking that is any more time consuming than 'with a v or ph? 'as in Karen with K or like Leslie?'

I should know. My name is up there and my son is called Jaidon!

I live this dread life of mixed up spellings and clarifications. Ok I admit it, its awful, I struggle but I endure!

I will not be beaten. I.will.survive.

Alisvolatpropiis · 01/06/2014 20:36

Jago is Cornish