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I think I've found the ultimate 'dodgy spelling of normal baby name to try and make it unique'

139 replies

FelixFelix · 05/10/2015 21:34

Grace is quite a nice name. So is Gracie as a nn.

So what's the consensus on 'Graicae'? Hmm

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Tootsiepops · 06/10/2015 22:48

On the other site, someone asked what folk thought of the name J-Cub.

HarryLimeFoxtrot · 06/10/2015 22:42

I know a Jorja too.

Unique spellings have been around for years though. Examples from when I was at school in the 1980s:
Dorne
Peater
Looize
Serra
Darryn
Wain

(I also had a friend called Julie who used to exasperate her parents by insisting on spelling her name 'Duly' - she grew out of it and reverted to the normal spelling).

Narp · 06/10/2015 18:42

Airwreccka is hard to beat

Iknow od an

R'marni

LisbethSalandersLaptop · 06/10/2015 10:42

" (when you think about it there is no 'ch' sound in Chloe and if I saw loe on its own then I would read it as low "

but Chloe is a Greek name, Ch makes a K sound just like 'school' or 'chaos'.
And L-da is definitely an urban myth.

Crazypetlady · 06/10/2015 10:37

My boys name is a common name spelt different as it is the Norwegian version which is in a way I prefer. Some of these are terrible though.

Liomsa · 06/10/2015 09:45

Some of this is a bit Little Englander.

As a pp said, Daniyal is a perfectly valid name, foreign in origin rather than someone trying to be 'unique'. And a meaningful political name for some -Daniyal was a Palestinian village destroyed during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

And Jaxon, whether or not you like it as a variant of Jackson, has been in the top 200 names in the US for years, and there are people like the cartoonist Jaxon, who was born in the 1940s - it was his pen name rather than a birth name, but it's been around for a while.

Sighing · 06/10/2015 09:37

Oh god. I know a Jorja as well. I kept telling myself clearly I was missing some heritage link and mentally chiding myself for mentally flinching. I then met the mother, apparently spelling it Georgia made it look too much like she wanted a boy(??) AND would be hard to spell.

HammerToFall · 06/10/2015 09:33

I know a Jess-c-mai produced Jessie may

Sighing · 06/10/2015 09:33

Jaxon is from a book I believe.

whitelisbon · 06/10/2015 09:14

I know a jorja.

WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant · 06/10/2015 08:31

I knew a maffoo too

On here recently was mentioned a feo...

We know a lili, but that's the traditional shortening of her full name in France.

Knew a giorgia once. She was Italian.

Can't beat any of yours. Sad

MollyCarpenter · 06/10/2015 08:08

SouthernComforts my friend's son is called Jaxon. He was named after a character in the Dragon Riders of Pern books by Anne McCaffery and she hadn't noticed that it was just a crap spelling of a fairly normal name until other people pointed it out. I wasn't quite sure where to start judging really. Grin

Backforthis · 06/10/2015 00:17

But whatever the name is, the parents chose it because they think it's a beautiful, special name for their baby.

Backforthis · 06/10/2015 00:10

I've found what is either a very interesting version of Leah or is actually 'ledasha' on the Scottish names list.

Mumoftwoyoungkids · 05/10/2015 23:51

Ds pronounces his name as "Maffoo". Maybe I should have spelt it that way......

Pipbin · 05/10/2015 23:47

The England and Wales one only shows when there are 3 or more so there might well be some, but only 2 a year.
However the Scottish one shows all names...........

LolLolLoLol · 05/10/2015 23:43

I won't believe the La-a until I see it on the official baby names register. I haven't yet!

Pipbin · 05/10/2015 23:37

A good point Maisie.

MaisieDotes · 05/10/2015 23:35

Chloe isn't an English name though pipbin so English language rules don't apply to its pronunciation.

It's Greek I think.

TheWoodenSpoonOfMischief · 05/10/2015 23:34

Daniyal is the Arabic version of Daniel. Translated phonetically from the Arabic spelling.

elQuintoConyo · 05/10/2015 23:31

Yes, Clark/Clarke Pipbin

We could have a lot of fun here:

Ozka'a
Rewbin
Mathyu
Cevin

Eersiula
Fiibii
Hidey
Klahrah

Grin
SouthernComforts · 05/10/2015 23:30

I know of a little Jaxon

Pipbin · 05/10/2015 23:25

But the 'qu' at the start is redundant.
It is arguable that Klowii does say Chloe (when you think about it there is no 'ch' sound in Chloe and if I saw loe on its own then I would read it as low) so it could be argued that Klowii says Chloe more that Chloe does.
But there is no need for the 'qu'.

Effic · 05/10/2015 23:19

Yes - well done . Took us an age to figure it out at school.

Pipbin · 05/10/2015 23:17

Is that Chloe Effic?
As for elQuin........ um Clark?

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