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

239 replies

Fimbo · 27/03/2009 17:29

Mine is Lucinda spelt Lucinder

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StripeyKnickersSpottySocks · 30/03/2009 21:50

My friend (ex friend actually) called her daughter Kt. As in Katy.

chegirl · 30/03/2009 21:49

There was a woman who booked in at the hosptial I worked at (years ago)called Eielieen.

Her dad was so pissed when he went to register her he couldnt spell Eileen. Poor cow.

chegirl · 30/03/2009 21:48

Souixzanne

AKA Susan

Needless to say the woman who had mangled her name was the least exotic article I have ever met.

thederkinsdame · 30/03/2009 21:23

When I gave birth, the folks oppopsite were seriously considering calling their kid....

Buzby

In the end they settled for something far less 'exotic'

As an aside, did you know that Oprah Winfrey's name is allegedly a mis-spelling of a biblical name, Orpah?

Metella · 29/03/2009 19:32

Some of these are made up, surely? people can't be that dense?

UnquietDad · 29/03/2009 14:40

Isn't Rebekkhah close to the original Biblical spelling, though? I don't think it's in the same category.

re Jorja - there is an American actress called Jorja Fox.

I think it's time for Baby's Named A Bad Bad Thing again. Prepare to snort.

themoon66 · 29/03/2009 14:34

Rebekkhah.

MargaretMountford · 29/03/2009 14:20

the awful thing is that Cursty is one of dh's distant cousins

FfreckleFface · 29/03/2009 14:10

MIL is a midwife, and said that she had a family who called the child Yvonne. Fair enough. However, the mother had only seen it written down...child's name was pronounced Why-vone-ey.

pastapestofor6 · 29/03/2009 14:07

I saw Jaike as Jake in a mag the other day
bonkers!!

StealthPolarBear · 29/03/2009 13:30

at Cursty
I wounder if she gets called Krusty at school?
oh that's awful

conniedescending · 29/03/2009 09:33

O'lyvia [shudder]

BlueIsTheColour · 29/03/2009 09:19

Jackerlean

Littlefish · 29/03/2009 09:15

Coochicoo - no Irish heritage as far as I know. I suppose it's possible that great grandparents might have been.

MargaretMountford · 29/03/2009 08:54

Cursty

tilbatilba · 29/03/2009 08:50

jaymz

muminthecity · 29/03/2009 02:46

There's a girl called Jay-Ci in dd's class.

Horrendous.

usernametaken · 28/03/2009 22:25

I've worked in a number of schools and have come across...

Micheal (yep, ea not ae)
Mathew (with one T)
Klo-e (Chloe)
Analise (always made me laugh)
Porsha
Sofi

ravenAK · 28/03/2009 22:11

Nike probably should be Nicky, to be fair...Greek goddess of victory. Maybe Ni-kay, but certainly not to rhyme with Mike.

lunamoon2 · 28/03/2009 22:02

Wensdy-instead of Wednesday

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FlyMeToDunoon · 28/03/2009 21:59

Read about little Chel-C in a paper once.

4andnotout · 28/03/2009 21:47

Tee-Jay
WTF!

Bubbaloo · 28/03/2009 21:40

I got a catalogue delivered to me the other week and addressed to 'Roof'.

BikeRunSki · 28/03/2009 21:30

Lez-leigh
Zowey
Jazelle

RachieB · 28/03/2009 20:52

pmsl @ some of these!

ones i have come accross are
Kloe (Chloe)
Karis (Carys)
Ammie (Amy)

there was a trend in school to change the spelling of your names...

One friend called Nicola added an H (Nichola)
and a few Lyndseys changed to Linzi !

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