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Totally unusal spellings for common names?

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WeOnlyWantToBeOurselves · 14/06/2015 00:10

I was just wondering what unusual spellings of totally common names that you have heard. I've come across a Khatlynne and an Ezykile.

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JakeyBurd · 25/06/2015 15:21

Surely L-A would be pronounced Eldashy? Grin

TheSortingCat · 25/06/2015 14:10

Hazil

Danniyel

I went to primary school with them. (They were sisters.)

BBQsAreSooooOverrated · 25/06/2015 13:25

Rubee (ruby) is probably one of the most unusual worst spellings I've known.

simplepedant · 24/06/2015 22:32

I've come across "Charliee" (for a boy). Why do that? In what possible way is that an improvement? How are you supposed to pronounce it? Makes me want to throw things.

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 24/06/2015 21:46

I think Lilly is also the spelling for someone whose full name is Lillian , hence the 2 L's. Interesting that it's what they use in America .

NadiaWadia · 24/06/2015 18:45

Lilly is the standard spelling in American, I think.

Misspellings have been going on a long time, though. I had a great aunt, born around 1910. Her parents wanted to name her Gladys (very trendy at the time) but as the name comes from Wales they wanted to give her the Welsh spelling for authenticity (Gwladys). No Welsh connections in the family. Her father make a guess at the spelling and registered her as Gladwys, which she was stuck with her whole life.

00100001 · 24/06/2015 08:08

I quite like making up unusual spellings Blush I would never give my child an unusual spelling, but its fun any way, trying to get the most ridiculous spelling with it still making sense.

Ehm'ah-Leegh

Grin
MrsJoeDolan · 23/06/2015 23:19

I don't know, I reckon the la-a thing has been around so long people could very well be naming their kids la-a. I work in various schools so see a variety of names and variants. My colleague came back to our office wondering how to pronounce a name he'd seen on a coat peg. 'Twas La-a.

SeenSheen · 23/06/2015 23:06

I knew a Serwa but it was an African name and not a misspelling. Poor girl was always called Sarah though.

Cloggal · 23/06/2015 16:51

Surely, any couple with the name McClatchey must toy with using Versace. You know, for the craic.

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 23/06/2015 16:43

Mrs premise - my grandmother was named Lilly (with 3 L's) 84 years ago.

SunnyBaudelaire · 23/06/2015 16:38

If I could have another baby, I would definitely call her L-A

kittylh · 23/06/2015 13:18

I knew a Lorran. Googling doesn't seem to show it as a variation of Lauren but I could be wrong. Looks horribly misspelled to me anyhow!

Also know of a Dakota-Emerleigh.

BinToHellAndBack · 23/06/2015 11:36

Someone on here should definitely name their baby L-A (Ladasha).

Then everyone can trot out the " well I've heard of a L-A" stories without the urban myth rebuttal Grin.

It might even take off and then we really could have a L-A in every school in the UK

SylvaniansAtEase · 23/06/2015 11:01

EmiLee - with capital in centre

Fynn

Dontbugmemalone · 23/06/2015 10:53

Just wanted to add that that whilst some people can't spell, my DS is called Alex but we spell it Aleks because of DH. In his country, there is no x is the alphabet and wanted to make it easier.

FATEdestiny · 23/06/2015 10:37

I know a Shanade. In many ways I don't mind misspellings of names that are phonetically difficult when correct. Someone upthread mentioned Neve in this way. so Shanade instead of Sinead might not be that terrible.

I also know a Lukus - who's Mum had thought was the way to sleep Lucas and didn't realise she was spelling it 'wrong'.

Jorga is the name of one of the actresses in CSI. I know a Jorga, I think it's reasonably popular.

What about Dene (Dean)? Is that spelt wrong or is it just a different version?

switchitoff · 23/06/2015 10:26

A friend of a friend is a Registrar. She has a book of baby names strategically placed on her desk and has, from time to time, advised the parents that what they have chosen is not the usual spelling. Some of them are surprised and change it when they realise; but apparently quite a lot stick with their original plan as they want their DC to be unique.

goodnessgraciousgouda · 23/06/2015 09:54

Why do people do it? Can they literally just not spell?

lljkk · 23/06/2015 09:47

According to which culture or language?

We do all realise that spellings of everything are completely made up? Just because there are conventions about standardisation doesn't mean the language should be frozen there, meh.

My dads favourite is Leticia (million spelling variants). He encounters a lot at work & he has to get their spelling right. They all insist that their spelling is the 'standard' one, and after 30+ yrs in the job he still hasn't figured out which is the 'standard' spelling. They take umbrage about having to spell their version out (umbrage is the part he finds amusing).

AnneOfCleavage · 23/06/2015 09:24

lljkk I believe the Hav-i-air pronunciation is spelled Javier.

ThumbWitchesAbroad · 23/06/2015 09:06

Yes, I'm pretty sure it is, Athena.

Lancelottie - I like the sound of Hoolyoaks - sure it would be a lot more fun than Hollyoaks! Grin

Athenaviolet · 23/06/2015 09:03

Emer pr ee-mer is a genuine Irish name isn't it?

Lancelottie · 23/06/2015 08:51

Hollyoaks FFS. That was not intended to be a new yooneek spelling.

Lancelottie · 23/06/2015 08:50

Could be Hoolyoaks as a source of the Pocahontas stories? Wasn't there a Myra Pocahontas McQueen in that?

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