to feel right sorry for these babby's with unique names?

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They'll be respelling for there whole life.

Amieeleigh.

Maizii-Faii.

Demilea.

Reah-Neavah.

Jay-dee.

Rylee.

Maisy-Maee.

Ezmai.

Courney-Alice.

Izaeyah.

Jorgea.

Jerzey.

Daisey-Jai.

Dolci'Lou.

Sorry if these are any of normal spellings but I don't recognize them.

Psammead I'm not sure how new unusual spellings are. I was certainly at school in the 80s with a Leeza (or something like that) and an Aymee. And my best best friend has the craziest name ever, cannot repeat it here for fear of outing myself. She is a fairly high profile academic so the Condoleezza phenomenon is not entirely a one-off. And if you look around Victorian churchyards in cities you quite often spot Elissabets, Alyses and the like.

The prevalence of extreme spelling in some parts of London is a new phenomenon definitely. I note that in t'country where I live all the kids are called fairly normal names and I do wonder if trying to be distinctive is primarily an urban cultural thing.

In any event I think judging on the basis of names can and will happen, but we should recognise it is a pretty crap type of prejudice to have and try to restrain ourselves.

SchrodingersMew True, good point. I agree its unfair to judge a person based on their name as it was nothing to do with them - but perhaps its difficult not to judge the parent that bestowed them with that name.

I can't recall ever had any thoughts positive or negative about peoples names IRL other than having a natural reaction to the names friends/family/associates call their kids.

ViviPru I wouldn't mind people judging my parents for it if it didn't affect their judgement of me IYSWIM? Obviously though it will be reflected even though I didn't grow up with them or have anything to do with them.

I don't think I have ever judged anyone because of their name IRL either.

Infact, I will admit to it once. My SIL came across twins named "Dolce" and "Gabbana", I couldn't help but raise an eyebrow to that one. It wouldn't have affected my judgement on them as people though until I had met them in person.

based on my earlier post kenobi I'd say it was Natasha/Nadasha

I really dislike this latest spelling of 'Dolcie' The name as far as I am aware, has always been Dulcie. I think Dolcie is a bastardisation of it, by a new generation of users who have heard it mispronounced in a common accent East Enders stylee, and somehow got confused with childhood memories of Dolcis shoe shop.

Oh yes of course! Dolce and Gabbana! I forgot about them! That's probably where the bastardisation has come from then.

My son has a girl on his FB friends list called Alleighsha. Then there is Alisha, Alicia, Alesha, Aleesha. What a nightmre! the name is Alicia. There is really no need for any more.

Meh. I'm a Kathryn, I always have to spell my name, it's no big deal really.

Forgot about them? There's more than one set of twins called that?

You can't win though - I groaned inwardly when a close friend recently named her PFB the top-10 name that several of our other peers have already called theirs. By-the-book spelling and all. How very unoriginal thought I.

Disclaimer: Yes I'm sending myself up. True story though.

Empusa, I think it's ok for one or two simple variations, and especially if a name has become very popular over time from a foreign or archaic language, and the original spelling doesn't work well in English speaking society, it is natural they will evolve a little. But too many ludicrous try-hard spellings for the sake of 'originality' just make the parents look a bit daft IMHO.

No, sorry I meant I forgot about the designers Dolce and Gabbana, and how the spelling of Dolce may have caused the bastardisation of Dulcie to Dolcie.

I have a really unusual Swedish name, I never would have presumed that I was less likely to succeed in life because of it. May as well pack in the legal studies now then .

However, having had a difficult name to both spell and pronounce as a child, I gave my children very average names (with the correct spellings) both have Irish middle names spelt in their true Irish form, but second names are rarely used so I am less concerned.

A relative works in the local housing office. A women she deals with has nine children and some of the names i can remember off the top of my head are; Sambuca, Rolex, Tequila and Armarni.
I cannot remember the other names they are all equally as shit.

Its fair enough naming your child from a cultural point of view if your actually from that culture, otherwise I cant really see why you would want to give your child an african name when you've never been to africa, nor have any family there. I just dont get it.
I dont think there's anything wrong with making a slight variation on common names with they way you spell them but people really do go over the top sometimes. Its human nature to judge people on things like names, it cant be helped as its the way we are programmed and parents really need to think about that before they name their child.
For instance, I knew a girl who decided to call their little girl Katara. WHY would you do that? Sounds like something you get in the back of your throat. She is a lovely little girl though, I just feel bad for her with a name like that.

Whats wrong with sticking to the tradition of your country and choosing english names, pretty soon there'll be no need for passports and different countries as we'll all just be a big mish mash of different cultures

The daft spelling of names to make them look different just makes it look like the parents cant spell. Trying to copy celeb names or coming up with unique names just means the child is likely to hate their name in the future and be judged on it.

I once met a woman who had a DS with a very strange name and I couldn't help but ask how she chose it. She rolled her eyes, sighed and said in a parrot fashion monotone;

"It is a Maori name and no we have no links to New Zealand we just liked it that's all".

She obviously hated the question and hated answering it. Her DS was about four years old - he has a lifetime of answering that question.

Why is it that people that don't have unusual names make an issue out of unusual names?

You never hear someone with an unusual name making an issue out of someone with an ordinary name. You can't help but think that some people with ordinary names are a little jealous so like to put people with unusual names down.

RedRubyBlue - I was in hospital not so long ago and during my drug induced haze someone complimented my name - I pointed to my mum and said it's her fault and she's not even Swedish!

Luckily my mum appreciated that I wasn't in the right frame of mind and understands what a PITA my name can be.

^A women she deals with has nine children and some of the names i can remember off the top of my head are; Sambuca, Rolex, Tequila and Armarni.
I cannot remember the other names they are all equally as shit^

Tut. You are being chav-ist :o

Sorry for the spellings I'm dyslexyc.

I struggle with there/thier so thanks for helping me out.

sorry, I'm from the MIdlands Babbys is just another term for los, lol.

EriNorthman - here's where i found the names - my friend had likned for me to vote for her georgeous little girl.

I'm sorry if i offended anyoen - i have no issues with unusual names - it's just i spose with spelling been a tricky point for me I feel dead sorry for the kids who thru not their(?) own fault, got to keep respelling all the time coz of funnied up versions of traditional names?

But hey theyll probly get used to it?

And I think someone, mentiened Erik somewhere upthread? Surely that's a tradiotional name? Maybe not english normal spelling, but maybe European?

Soorry again if I hurt someones feelings.

Sorry forgot the link.

www.sunbeams.co.uk/

Actually... I mention Eirik. Which is closer to the correct spelling than Erik.

And there is no correct "English normal spelling" as it isn't an English name, the version spelled "Erik" is actually more misspelled than the way I wrote it down.

And it is a traditional name, it's Norse and I can't use the correct bloody spelling (Eirikr) because people would think I'm just adding letters and trying to jazz it up.

Can't win.

Heed is a clear difference between a traditional spelling of a foreign name and a made up spelling. I assumed it was the latter which the OP was talking about, not genuine names which are either foreign in origin or just rarely heard.

Heed = there.

Damn autocorrect.