To get annoyed when parents spell their kids name wrong

[HelloSteve]

...and then they get annoyed when people constantly spell their names "wrong" (aka the right way)? Or buy personalised items with their names spelt their way?

Not really a big deal I know, but I what do you expect when you give your child a name spelled in a way to be yoo-niq?

Over the past couple of weeks I've heard of a Emma-Leigh, a Sophy and a Jordyn. I can't help thinking 'poor kids they're going to have to go through their whole lives having to correct people'. It seems people don't think about that though.

I know a woman who has two grown up daughters called Jemma (I assume they meant for that to be Gemma) and a Hollie (again, I assume Holly) and she always gets annoyed when people don't ask and just assume they're spelt Gemma and Holly, but I don't know why. She should have expected that/be used to that now? I know she would constantly get irritated when the kids were at school and received Christmas cards/party invites with their names spelt wrong but honestly I have little sympathy. What was she expecting when she spelt her kids names wrong?

Your thoughts?

Lackadaisy if only you had a daughter, you could confuse everyone by calling her Ceitidh .

Not picking on you LackaDAISY, your post just stood out for me.
Anyway give it a few years and you'll probably have a "Fin".

My SIL had a 'Matthew' NOT 'Matt'!
After 3 years at school she had a 'Matt'. They have since moved to Australia - she now has a 'Matty'!

After reading through a good chunk of pages, I have been quite amused by a feeling of deja vu - has anyone else read An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott? It was written in the late 1800s, and in it, the main character is objecting to her friends all "Frenchifying" their names by spelling them with an -ie instead of a -y (Marie, Pollie, Fannie...). Funny how fashions come back round again!

Interesting perspective on these questions, here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2116778-To-give-my-child-an-ungoogleable-name?

DD is called Imogen. We are British and lived in the states for a while and I had no end of arguments with Americans who insisted on the pronunciation and spelling of Emma-Jean lol.

that anyone would find Tristan anywhere close to chavvy. Poor Isolde!

Starlabear It was Polly wasn't it? She objected to being called Marie instead of Mary, plus the 'ie' endings. She also thought the name Arthur was too fancy, preferring plain names like Tom.

Yes, poor Isolde! Who knew that Tristan was a chavvy name

Ooh, I do like the name Isolde actually.