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I think I win the prize for the most craziest spelling of a first name ever -

206 replies

Fimbo · 25/04/2008 14:39

Abee. New child today at playgroup.

Why oh why oh why?

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petitmaman · 29/04/2008 11:40

why are people naming their dds after mickey mouse and Jordan? are these our role models nowadays? (i am allowed to say nowadays because i am still in my 20s). god help us!

itwasntme · 29/04/2008 09:01

I used to teach a girl called Yekcim.

She was named after Mickey (as in mouse).

Spelled backwards

Really

beforesunrise · 29/04/2008 08:53

minedragon- surely NOT Pudenda? sounds like someone out of life of brian!

speaking of successful lawyers with bizarre names i give you... Tarot! (male) trainee lawyer in my company. sweetest boy so can't really hold a grudge.

Celery · 29/04/2008 01:44

boy/girl twins Pele and Cartier.

Arabica · 29/04/2008 00:28

Uton. Named after his mum's favourite place--Luton.

I've also met a woman with 'Jordon' tattooed on her arm, because she'd just given her DD the name. She was actually naming her after Katie Price. But when she went to the tattoo parlour she couldn't remember how to spell Jordan--and nor could he!

TarkaLiotta · 29/04/2008 00:19

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amazonianwoman · 29/04/2008 00:12

Taneesha

alfiesbabe · 28/04/2008 23:29

Rockzanna. Rocky for short. . Seems to be more of a problem with girls names - I've also come across a Linzee, Mellony, Aimee, and Emilee.
Also, what's with this thing about taking a perfectly good name that starts with C and changing it to K eg Khloe, Kristopher? Weird.

expatinscotland · 28/04/2008 23:19

I worked with a woman who had a daughter called

T'hani. Pronounced, Ta-hahney.

And another daughter called:
V'nice. Pronounced 'Vah-neese'.

ninedragons · 28/04/2008 23:16

My husband used to work with a Chlorophyll. She's a very successful 40-something lawyer.

A good friend used to work with a Flysnake.

And I've met a Pudenda. Beat that

You will never win the I-know-a-stupid-name competition against anyone who has ever lived in Hong Kong.

undervalued · 28/04/2008 22:44

I have seen the parents of afore mentioned 'poppets' and , trust me here, they are never told it straight. sadly

Janni · 28/04/2008 22:33

I really think they should employ more registrars with a touch of the Ann Widdecombe about them, who would take these parents aside and tell it to them straight.

brrrrmmmm · 28/04/2008 22:28

Bonkerz - Emer and Oisin are totally normal Irish names ..... not weird spellings or made up!

undervalued · 28/04/2008 22:08

Sharne?? Kariss??? Juan - pronounced jew-un and finally Chavorne
I work in a school so see a lot of these....

ShowOfHands · 28/04/2008 22:05

New girl at toddlers: Cherysh.

I struggled with a polite 'oh that's lovely'.

HollyGoHeavily · 28/04/2008 21:59

That doesn't make it any better

evenhope · 28/04/2008 21:56

Holly- her mum is probably a Virginia Andrews fan scroll down to the reviews

HollyGoHeavily · 28/04/2008 21:49

There is a little girl at my sister's school called Heaven-Leigh.

Words fail me....

MaloryTowersTraditionalist · 28/04/2008 19:31

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Littlefish · 28/04/2008 19:30

Surely that must win the prize!

Littlefish · 28/04/2008 19:30

I know a.......

K'sea-Mai (pronounced Casey-May)

kategarden · 28/04/2008 19:02

petitmaman, baby X just got called 'baby' but he was only a few months old at the time.

ManxMum · 28/04/2008 18:44

Hey, PictureThis, you from the Island?

My DH is a Joo-an!

How about Breda? (Breesha)

beforesunrise · 28/04/2008 18:31

once on a flight there was a little boy called Ziggy (reckon David Bowie is responsible for a lot of horror names).

ggglimpopo · 28/04/2008 18:13

when I was a hv there was a Guy - pronounced 'Gooey'

I know an Olyvya.