If your friend wanted to call their daughter Lily

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(totally outing myself here but ho hum)

And they thought that the spelling Lille was really nice, would you point out that that is a place in France and the pronunciation was different?

Or would you leave it and let them find out on their own?

Lille T Surname is my suggestion.

Tell her if she wants her child to not have to explain her name every time she has to say it, to go ahead. Otherwise she should spell it the proper way: Lily.

Arrgh can't stand people who make up the spellings of their children's names - to me, it just indicates they have an illiterate parent.

I would be cruel to be kind and tell them that if ever she grew up and wanted to spend any length of time in France she would very much have the piss taken and also have to deal with mispronunciation of her name on a daily basis.

What a stupid way to spell Lily. Tell her!

Totally agree with imperial

Oh it really annoys me when people change the spellings of perfectly good traditional names. Sometimes it works, but doing it for the sake of being different it silly. Exception is if you are from a different culture eg Matthais instead of Matthew, can't think of others off the top of my head.

As a teacher they are condeming her to a being called "Lill" especially at Secondary school where we see many groups and don't get to know each child individually.

Having a problem at the moment with a number of boys in different groups with the name spelt Louis but some are pronounced Loo-ee (my default assumption) and others Lewis (why not spell it that way then!!), fortunately they all forgive my errors.

I would do anything to stop them calling their kid a name with a not-immediately-obvious spelling. Mine has a not-immediately-obvious spelling and it has caused me no end of woe, everywhere I have gone.

It would not be unreasonable to point out that you need either a Y or an IE or an EE to make it end in the desired "ee" sound.

Two of the women who were found shot in America the other day were twins called Rebeika and Kayetie.

I never know if parents genuinely don't know how to spell names or if they think it is clever and cool.

the fact it is a place doesn't bother me but the constant mispronunciation would.

can you just text and suggest lillie to help with pronunciation?

Lille also do a nice range of incontinence products!

Oh yes, you must alert her to those! Poor little girl, associated with incontinence rather than innocence!

I would never have thought to pronounce their spelling as Lilly....so I'd consider pointing it out in a very polite manner that completely supports their odd choice if they go about spelling however they wish.

Let them do it,then point it out when it's too late to change.

Def point it out if you are feeling brave. I taught a little girl called "Elle" pronounced Ellie or Elly. Everyone got it wring all the time.

wrong

It doesn't seem to bother people who wear Hollister though - I often have the urge to point out that they are advertising catheters.

it would be sooooo wrong

Good spot mustcleantheplayroom

Horrible OP,

God forbid anyone should give their child a name/spelling you don't like.

Don't send them a text or email, tell them to their face. I doubt you'll have any occasion thereafter to spell or pronounce the child's name again.

Problem solved.

why horrible? is it not worse to let them call her afterr an incontinence pad?
tell her gently op. say you were googling to find famous lilles ..

Lindsay you do realise that Lille is pronounced "Leel"? It's not a case of thre op not liking the spelling, the spelling is actually wrong.

Ahhhh, yes, a good friend would say nothing and let you name your DD after an incontinence pad.

It really would be horrible to warn her !!!!

ImperialBlether

'Lille T Surname is my suggestion.'

Lille T? I'm confused. The poor kid is going to be confused with a tampon brand.