Ellynor?

I'm sorry, & I know we shouldn't, but every single teacher your dd has will assume that you are a bit dippy.

We will honestly strive not to go on first impressions, but 'Ellynor' will definitely carry with it assumptions which 'Eleanor' or 'Elinor' wouldn't.

Also, a 21 year old Ellynor is going to get awfully tired of spelling it to employers/friends/boyfriends...

Fair enough if it's a really unusual name, but it's such a popular name in its standard forms atm that it is likely just to come across as a bit of a mis-spelling for the sake of it.

Please think about whether you are being fair to your dd (if it is a girl).

Do you want her to be put in the position of having to spell her name all the time forever and ever? And for her name to be cause for comment and probably in a negative sense, rather than in a "what a lovely name" way?

I know that you might find it different and unusual, and that these are good things. But you are not the one who will have the name forever. Why not just try and find a different and unusual real name.

It's much better you find out what people think on an internet site than in RL. But you have to remember we are representative of the general public - you're only being told here what other people will be thinking. And people will be thinking that you just can't spell. If that still doesn't bother you, fine.

i think if you truly love it then you won't care what we say.

when I was pg with ds2 i wanted to call him Mavis if he was a girl.
i was met with nothing but bad opinions and people telling me how horrid it was.

i didn't care though because I loved it. in fact, I still do, and it's on my list for this baby too. because I think it's a really lovely name and other people's opinions wouldn't put me off.

if you love Ellynor then use it. but don't get upset just because other people don't like it

ilovebrucie, you can't come on and ask for opinions and then complain if the replies aren't what you want.

sorry.

ilovebrucie, you may feel like your opinions are being ridiculed, but imagine how your DD is going to feel when all the other children in her class, aged about 8, ask her why she (or her parents) can't spell her name properly.

I knew a girl called Mysheele. Interesting spelling of Michelle apparently - we just thought her parents had real literacy problems.

Charlea looks like a girl's name - not sure if you were serious about that though?

How would you pronounce the "nor" part of Ellynor? If "gnaw" then it should have an "e" on the end to be more spelt as it sounds - so Ellynore.

If "na", then either "na" or "nah" - so Ellyna or Ellynah.

ILB, don't be sad - but do take this as a snapshot of how people in RL will react (privately, probably) to "Ellynor".

If you put a 'y' in the middle you create a different sound. Do you want it to sound like Elly -Nor (sounds a bit elephanty) or do you want it to sound the traditional way?

Vamonos, thank you! Maybe I should change my RL name by deed poll to spongebrainbigpants? At least people could spell it!

Could ask IT to do that but frankly if people can't be bothered to spell my name correctly why should I be bothered to answer their emails!!

thumbwitch, totally with you on that one - don't get it at all! My IVF consultant said to me that all the adults she knows with crap unusual names gave their children normal names.

Speaks volumes really doesn't it?!

Ellynor sownds rearlly very*y Sillynor

I used to work in a neonatal unit, and people spelt their child's name Shervorn, etc. because they had heard it but never seen it written down.

PLEASE don't do it. It makes it look like a terrible mistake, that you can't spell. And your child has to live with her name long after you stop writing it on forms.

Oh FFS Eleanor is beautiful. Call her that spelt like that or a different name.
Ellynor is just silly.

Josef is a legitimate spelling of Joseph in other countries though.

Quite like Josef...

can't be doing with delibereate mis-spelling to be interesting - it is just a PITA for the rest of the child's life.

Charlea pronounced Charlee or Charlee-ah?

josef with single F I think is fine
don't really like Charlea - looks a bit girlie (IMO)

charlea looks quite girly. i think.

nooo, i promise i won't say anything aboutt he top one. pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease tell us

yes yes, do tell us the boy one

Ah g'wan tell us what your boy name is, we won't be judgey, promise!

Spongebrainbigpants (now that's a good name!) - I had a similar email problem with my surname, it was solved by the IT dept adding the wrongly spelled variant to the email addresses on my account, so the wrongly spelled ones just came into my In Box with the others)

Actually it's growing on me. Looks a bit Tolkienesque. But I do feel for your DD having to spell it all the time.

But that's better than a full on unusual name. Take it from someone whose name is routinely misspelt AND mispronounced. GRRR.