Kids names...

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To wonder why people care so much about other people's lives...?

My kids have unusual names and I get constant remarks and it has begun to piss me off my standard reply now is It's not of anyone else's business and it's so rude.

Perhaps we should all care more about important issues and less about other people's names!

Er no op, they’re not spelling Jaxon “wrong” they’re spelling Jackson, the actual name, correctly.

To be honest, I’m stunned you’re at all surprised you get comments about your daughters name.

Those who insist on a 'yoonique' spelling of an existing name - like Jaxon instead of Jackson run the risk of being thought too stupid to know how to spell.

Or - just possibly - non native English speakers who have different ideas on orthography ?

Back in 1986, my bosses son was called "Gwillam", because she had French and Welsh antecedents ...

I’ve yet to meet a parent of a Jaxon who doesn’t have English as their first language, regardless of how weak their grasp on it is.

Using a name from another actual language is not really comparable.

Mis ??? Given names are excluded from the dictionary, who gets to call right or wrong ?

Misspelling
noun
1.
the act of spelling incorrectly

Someone, somewhere decided to deliberate misspell Jackson for whatever the reason. Generously I could argue that it was a misspelling and now it's just a unique variant of the name.

Either way, it seems to have made its way into mainstream as I imagine my DS will be going to school with at least one 'Jaxon'.

the act of spelling incorrectly

Which requires a definitive spelling in the first place. What does the OED say ?

Proper nouns can also have a correct spelling - are you suggesting that it's not possible to misspell a proper noun? That's quite a bold statement to make.

Or are you suggesting that 'Jaxon' is a separate name to 'Jackson' and not a variant?

Yeah, but surnames have loads of variant spellings. Is it Dixon or Dickson, Jaxon or Jackson?

I’m not surprised you get a lot of comments on it OP as it’s very unusual. Also quite hard to say with lots of A sounds. I suspect your daughter will end up using only half her name when she’s older - either Eliza or Bella which are both individually lovely.

I don’t really care what someone else decides to calm their child. It’s up to them. But I will silently judge if the parents use ridiculous spelling for a well known name. Being blunt, I generally just think “poor child, what chavvy parents ”

I have a common first name and a very uncommon middle name & surname. It’s a PITA spelling both for everyone all the time.

My friend has a name which has a hyphen where you wouldn’t normally have one.

When her mum complains someone spells her name incorrectly her reply is generally “no mum, you did”.

People don’t need to comment, but you can’t get annoyed when people spell or pronounce it differently.

I actually quite like Elizabella. Like a lot of other posters I thought you meant something like Danyal or Caytie. Elizabella is an actual unusual name rather than just different spelling.

I don’t care about other people’s choices, but I do judge parents who just can’t spell properly, or choose a word that has never been a name before as a ‘statement.’ It smacks of seeing children as an accessory instead of a human being. That judgement does not extend to a child, they haven’t chosen it!

I don't actually think Elizabella is misspelled...I think it's a Spanish version on Elizabeth. I do think it's a bit of a mouthful though, fine for a child, but not quite so suitable for an adult... especially if they want to work in a professional role. Just doesn't sound right somehow.

My DS is Jaxon and I am an English teacher so I can definitely spell 😂
We like it and we actually call him Jax in everyday conversation.
We did think it would be slightly unusual but we've already met two others with the same spelling!

Fun fact! Alyssa Milano (actress) has a daughter called Elizabella, who is 3. That you Alyssa?

Bendydick you beat me to the 'are you Alyssa' comment!

I think you're crazy if you wouldn't expect people to react to a made up name!

Could be worse, could have been Renesme.

I thought Isabel was the Spanish equivalent of Elizabeth. And Isabella the Italian. I find it a bit strange you've taken the English first half Eliza and Italian second half and put them together.

Why not call her Isabella in the first place if you weren't keen on Elizabeth, it's an established variation of the name and has the same meaning.

I don't actually think Elizabella is misspelled...I think it's a Spanish version on Elizabeth.

TabbyMumz No, it’s not. Isabella is the Spanish version of Elizabeth.

Elizabella isn’t a misspelling; it’s a mishmash of Eliza and Bella.

Which is why people will say Elle-ize-a-bella, rather than how the OP wants them to say it.

Ha! Not Alyssa (i wish I looked like her!) but that is where I heard it from.
Our niece is called Isabel (Izzy) so we didn't want that or Isabella as it's just too close.

We love her name. (Her nickname at home is Eliza - E-lie-za. Even though that's not how we say it in her name)

I read it as pronounced as Elizabeth is but ella instead of eth. Nn Eliza or Bella gives her options for later life

It's quite a pretty name but I would have first thought el-i-za-bella too. I don't know why people are being mean about it though. Or do they just enquire how it's spelt/pronounced. If I'd heard it and not seen it written I'd have thought it was 2 names like Eliza-Bella.

However it is a bit of a mouthful at 5 syllables. Do you shorten it? I would imagine your dd will be shortening it the first opportunity she gets.