To think that dd's grandmother should know how to spell her name?

[dontcallmehon]

My dd, Lydia, is 15 months old. When she was born MIL had to ask several times: 'What's that baby's name again?'

Now, despite being told otherwise, she still addresses cards to 'Lidia.'

AIBU to be annoyed that she hasn't bothered to learn her gdd's name yet?

My gran spelled my sister's name wrong until she died 5 years ago. We used to quite look forward to the amazing variations of 'Sarah' she could manage. I don't think it ever meant anything more sinister than that my Gran couldn't spell my sister's name really.

My dh grandmother has known me for 10 years. This xmas is the first year she managed to get my name right!

My dd is 9 and called Chloe.

My mum addressed her birthday card to Clohe on the outside and inside.

I'm in my mid 30's and my own grandmother sometimes spells my name wrong - just put it down to age

I think that Lydia is quite an easy name to spell, and that if you write Lidia it's quite obvious that it is wrong! So it must be that your MIL is not only very forgetful (with the fact that she can't remember your dd's name) but also a bit dim! You should feel sorry for the poor dear, not angry

Yes yabu - I too have a grandparent who can't spell my name and I was married by a vicar who called me by about 8 different things - all of them wrong. Fair enough you might think - except he had christened me and known me all my life!
Your mil knows her grandaughters name - she just can't spell it. Why don't you try being grateful that she cares enough to send cards and let go of the other stuff!

dd2 is called Mabel- many, many people spell it Mable, or worse better still, Maybelle- even family!

Never mind, the thought is there and that is what really counts.

lol at your mum IB.
My aunt has spelled ds's name (Aneirin) about 8 different ways over last 4 years.)

MIL can't spell my name either, but I let that go, as it is unusual.

Don't get me wrong, I do appreciate that she sends cards and presents. It's just that I make an effort to get names right and I think it is important.

We've had this with a name that can be spelt with two ways with a single letter change.

For two years MIL couldn't manage to get it right, until dh almost literally chucked a personalised present (wrongly spelt) right back at her saying he couldn't have it in the house spelt wrongly, what would it say to dd every time she looked at it? DH felt, as you do, that she didn't care enough to bother to check when writing it if she wasn't sure.

This xmas she's miraculously learnt the correct spelling!

For her it was just carelessness, but when she realised it could be hurtful she redeemed herself.

There's hope for you that in time she'll learn too!

oh my ds2's name was spelt wrong on over 50% of cards we got
my own mother and sisters can't say it right

And lol at trumpetgirl, MIL is indeed 'a bit dim.'

I remember sniggering at good friend's card from her dh on birth of their baby.Even he had spelled it wrong.

I spelt my own name wrongly on the wedding register!

My DD has a name that is spelt in a way you wouldn;t naturally do in English because it is Spanish. My Spanish sister in law - and a Spanish teacher to boot - is the one who spells it wrongly!

PErsonally, I just feel a bit sheepish that I saddled my DD with a difficult to spell name. It's is lovely though

Lydia is a lovely name BTW.

If we ever have a ds1, I would love to name him Ezra, but I shudder to imagine MIL's interpretation of that.

My Nan always spells ds name wrong he is Luke but she writes Luck. I have a dd Chloe who one member of the family spells it Chole. I don't mind as I know its harmless but always makes me chuckle. Bless them.

My DP's mum calls my DS Charles, despite me telling her he's not called Charles, he's called Charlie!! And she spells it Charley when she gets it right.
I wouldn't worry about it, it's just one of those things.

At least she didn't address it to 'the baby' like my Grandparents in law

It's frustrating when people mispell names (my name is NEVER spelt right) but you get used to it

Lots of our family spell DD's name wrong - she is Mollie. Lots spell it Molly, despite all being sent cards, etc over the past 6y witht he right spelling n it.

However I know they aren't doing it on purpose or to be unpleasant. We let it pass. It doesn't really bother me.

"The Baby" - EXCELLENT! Haha!

Mol can spell one of my DDs name correctly. Other two hardly ever. One has a 'y' put instead of 'ie' at the end and other has an extra u put in. This despite the fact that my mol has a very unusual name and had a hard time when younger with it, but then that has made her disapprove of 'unusual' names as not fair to the child so perhaps she is making a protest.

My mother in law asked me how to spell Naomi, although we'd given her an xmas card with it spelt in correctly. We got a card with it spelt Naume.
She is elderly, nearly 80, so have decided to let it go. Felt irritated for a few minutes.

My Step son's birthday and Xmas cards read something like this: Rhys, Reece, Rees, Reese, Reec, Rhyce, Rhyeec, Rhyese, Rhyeece, Reehys. I could go on.....