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Original poster

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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bobblehat · 26/04/2008 10:06

What about someone I know called Lucee (pronounced Lucy)?

DoubleBluff · 26/04/2008 09:54

Know of a Ceejay and a Teejay.

And someone called Sian but says it 'Seeanne' when should be said 'Sharn'.

glucose · 26/04/2008 09:43

I am so pleased there are others out their who know of Jorja, and think it is as strange as I did.

MummyDoIt · 26/04/2008 09:29

DrippingLizzie, Mercedes (spelt correctly) is a valid girl's name in Spain. The car manufacturer named the car after his daughter (I think!).

hairtwiddler · 26/04/2008 09:20

A friend in Glasgow told me a tale once of meeting a woman in the doctors' waiting room who said her child was called 'whyvonee' She'd seen it written down. Can you guess how it was spelled?

mumwhereareyou · 26/04/2008 09:09

I used to work as a Drs receptionist and some of the names were just spelt wrongly as parents really had no idea i think. But the best one i heard was Shannade as in Sinead.

I just feel sorry for the child who will be forever having to spell it out.

JackJacksmummy · 26/04/2008 08:53

lol cross post, he's definitely Jack, when i signed up there was already a jacksmummy

DrippingLizzie · 26/04/2008 00:48

How I love all these phonetic spellings. Can't work out whether these parents are trying to be different, trendy or are just as thick as pigshit.

My personal favourite is a kid I know called Porsher. I can forgive her mother for not being a Shakespeare aficionado (don't get many quoting the Bard round our way) but if you're going to name her after a German car, get the spelling right, FFS. Can't wait to hear the name of her next-born...Owdi?? Mursaydeez??

QuintessentialShadows · 26/04/2008 00:42

Emilie and Aleksander are Norwegian names, though.

How about Elmundo?

crosspost · 26/04/2008 00:33

JackJacksmummy - I think you probably win the prize for JackJack

JackJacksmummy · 25/04/2008 23:21

also we was at bowling yesterday and i heard "Railton"

JackJacksmummy · 25/04/2008 23:08

my DD knows of a dan'yeller (as in daniella but pronunced as its spelt)

Lubyloo · 25/04/2008 23:07

Nataliegh!! Made even worse by the fact that the i and e are the wrong way round.

jellybelly2007 · 25/04/2008 23:01

I know a TJ, a Jak, a Chardonnay and a Shakira. Oh yes, its chav central near where I live!
But my personal fave- Djaq (Jack)
(PMSL at Anerki in the UK)

NorwichMummy · 25/04/2008 22:52

A friend of mine is a paediatrician and recently had a little boy called T-J in her clinic. When she asked what the initials stood for she was told that it wasn't short for anything and his name was T-J.

I do the same as MM and buy local paper when beautiful baby comp is in it, some of the names just make me pmsl!

EnHoJay · 25/04/2008 22:48

I STILL win - and, guess what? I couldn't name-change to nhoj because NHOJ already is a mumsnetter! [ducks for cover].

Olihan · 25/04/2008 22:43

DH taught a Jaxon. Not sure if it was intentional or if his mum thought that was how 'Jackson' was spelt.

I've mentioned this one before but he also had a boy start whose admittance form said C.I.D Smith. School secretary phoned his mum to ask what the C.I.D stood for.

Mum said 'That's his name. He's called Sid'.

C.I.D = Sid. I mean, WTF was she thinking?

c0mfort · 25/04/2008 22:33

What about Sofee.... (Sophie) ok I made that up but I do know a lady called Graeme(pronounced Grame) she hates it and is in her late 50's now. She named her children straight forward clear names as a result as she didnt want her children growing up with the same problems...everyone pronounces it as Graham!!

madmuggle · 25/04/2008 22:23

I know a Jorja. Seems abrupt as spellings go.

The local paper has a baby of the year competition every year. It's a hoot to buy the edition that all the pictures appear in just to laugh at some of the names

Botbot · 25/04/2008 21:11

At DD's nursery: La'Cë.

Pronounced 'Leshay' (emphasis on second syllable).

Do I win £10?

tissy · 25/04/2008 21:08

I know a Jorja, too

And a Shivonne

and a Taighlor

MrsBadger · 25/04/2008 21:07

some of these are just non-English spellings
eg Laoise is pukka Gaelic, and the Alexsander etc variations are often e. european

some there are no excuse for though

LaylaandSethsmum · 25/04/2008 21:06

I have met an Izzuk ans also a Toshiba!

shoshe · 25/04/2008 21:02

Peachy my DD was Chynna!

catinthehat · 25/04/2008 20:58
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