silly name spellings

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ESMAI!!!????

That's it really - just being a judgy judgemeister.....

I'm all for yooneek spellings. Provided you can actually tell what the name is.
So yes I do think you're being judged. There's nothing wrong with creativity

Yanbu.

I don't get the thinking behind 'let's choose this name, but spell it incorrectly.'

Just screams chav.

Rebekah
Sofee

What is "chav" please?

Yanbu.

Ryley

I feel sorry for the kid who will spend the rest of their life correcting the spelling of their name.

I work with a large database of kids names - NOTHING surprises me.

Abbygayle.

I know of a Jensohn.

Rebekah is a perfectly acceptable alternative spelling. It's Hebrew.

Saying that a name is "chav" is quite insulting.

How do you pronounce YANBU Paul.

Rebekah - I thought that was a perfectly legitimate spelling of Rebecca.

How do you pronounce YANBU Paul.

😂😂😂

Rebekah is a very old traditional spelling

Just saying...

There are loads of really stupid ones about though.

But isn't Rebekah a recognised correct spelling forthebest some names do have more than one spelling!

Cross posted re Rebekah

At least it's easy to tell what it's meant to be.

As a general rule I agree it's preferable to stick with established spellings though.

I have a Rebekah and I can assure you it is a 'real' spelling not a chav name I picked

All the yooneek spellings usually make me think the parents didn't know how to spell it properly. It is not a positive thing in my book.

Jorja - do I win?

Ah, but that could be Spanish female version of Jorge.

Bryanne

(A boy!)

Roobie

I have a yooneek spelling. Spent my whole working life having to use my yooneek common name in an academic field. A few years ago, after telling my mother for years she agreed that yooneek spellings were chavvy, for my thirtieth birthday she gave me the correct spelling. I'm using it well

This old zombie thread I've found is awesome! It makes the Des-Toni I used to teach sound classy:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2639256-Facebook-selling-beauts?watched=1&msgid=61121022#prettyPhoto

Oh damn - wrong link! Hang on...