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What's the worst spelling of a name you have seen?

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Fimbo · 27/03/2009 17:29

Mine is Lucinda spelt Lucinder

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itfcbabe · 26/04/2009 10:25

my daughter is emily and my sister asked if i was going to spell it em-a-leigh!!

i said no!!!

corriefan · 25/04/2009 23:21

"Jame's" and it was for her own son as well!

Tommy · 25/04/2009 23:05

there was a Steevo in the same newsletter

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Fimbo · 25/04/2009 22:36

Latest in our daily rag:-

Seymone sister for Steevi.

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Tommy · 25/04/2009 21:00

girl in our school called Lau'Ren

LunarSea · 25/04/2009 20:55

Rooban

Natari · 25/04/2009 07:49

i know a jaycee and kaycee. atrocious.

lockets · 23/04/2009 19:43

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VerityClinch · 23/04/2009 19:38

May I respectfully refer you to my friend's website on this very subject

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fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 19/04/2009 08:15

Jaysun
Mikenzee

savoycabbage · 19/04/2009 07:45

I once taught a girl called Wendesday

It drove me barmy. I could never spell it. And none of the other children could spell Wednesday properly.

I also once had a Steffanee.

thirtypence · 19/04/2009 07:42

Oh, and a Cohnor.

Heydon/Heydan/Haydon/Haydan always confounds and confuses me.

thirtypence · 19/04/2009 07:40

I teach a Tomas - perfectly normal if you live in the Czech republic.

I have also taught a Rueben, and seen the name Shove-Awn written in a register for another teacher.

tinuelena · 19/04/2009 05:37

This whole list...

babynames.com/namelist/9701151

Jaselynn? Aileigh? What ARE these?

Megglevache · 18/04/2009 21:53

Shallot for Charlotte in my ds's nursery class

kissyfurschaos · 18/04/2009 20:47

K.C (Casey)
Sharone (Sharon) always want to say shar own)
Ceejay
Coner

TheNatty · 18/04/2009 20:23

bailee.. for a girl...

alarhnah for a girl..

and taylah

yuk

oopsacoconut · 17/04/2009 20:54

Tielur

I have an aquaintance with a little boy and when I wrote their Christmas card I spelt his name Tyler but theirs came back Tielur.

3boys4girls · 17/04/2009 15:02

We called our DS2 Conor, simple classic spelling but we were asked if we would be spelling it Connagh..thats just odd! I've seen it spelt with a double n and with an er instead of or but never with an agh!?

The worst I've seen though was Roobi, its such a simple lovely name why ruin it with such a silly spelling!

jamcrumpet · 17/04/2009 11:06

R-marni is just hilarious!

My midwife friend asked a family if they had chosen a name for their new daughter yet. "Fem-ar-ley" they replied. Thinking it unusual she asked where it came from....it was already written round her wrist band 'Female' !! No word of a lie.

Squirdle · 17/04/2009 10:48

Rebekah is the original way of spelling it...it's OT. Not that i am bothered by the 'Rebecca' spelling at all, it's still lovely, i just prefer my spelling...even though it means I have to spell it out to people every time I tell them

lunamoon2 · 17/04/2009 00:02

That last post should read would like others opinions.
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lunamoon2 · 17/04/2009 00:01

Apparently the English have used "K" instead of the original "C" in lots of instances.
I think examples of this include:
Rebekah not Rebecca
Catherine not Katherine
Ciaran not Kieran
Cian not Kian

By the way does anyone the original spelling of Clair?
I am guessing that this is the original spelling but like opinions.
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MrsMcCluskey · 16/04/2009 21:12

Dh's aunt is Leslye as her Father couldnt spell Lesley when he went to register her birth.
Knw a Dontay
Car-Lee
Leigh-Ann
CeeJay
Blw (Blue)

Squirdle · 16/04/2009 20:51

And spelt in the correct way!