do you think nurses/midwifes/registrars [ professionals involved - should be able to tell parents of new baby how actually to SPELL it?>

[slartybartfast]

in my job I come acorss some strange spellings of childrne's names and wonder, Why didnt someone tell them?

Lol. Some people do it deliberatley

I saw a Saffire at the doctors once

Not this again.

We all like/dislike different names.

No need to get your judgy knickers in a twist.

i am not judging on the choice, i am asking about the wrong spelling.
and wondered whether professionals feel it is ever there place to question the spelling with a new born.

If I was in that position I still wouldn't dare mention it

But I would make a mental note lol

have you seen some of the glaring spelling errors in your OP?

oops i had a spelling mistake there/their myself

As a professional it is none of my business how someone wishes to spell thier childs name. Likewise, it's none of my business how people choose to spell on internet fora.

rolf giraffeears

But you can't spell a name wrong. Is Katherine 'wrong?'

Variety is the spice of life!

No, I don't think so.

When my Dad died, the registrar spelt his name wrong on the form that we needed to give when registering the death.

slarty

i can;t think of any examples, Saffire is a good one, and Scarlotte

• wanadoff.

Like Pheobe instead of Phoebe? That seems like an accidental mistake rather than a deliberately unique spelling.

exactly

But the parents clearly want to call their child Scarlotte.

Why should anyone tell them not to?

ok, an actual obvious spelling mistake

No, it's not up to "professionals". If people want to know, they'll find out for themselves.

Some people choose to spell names 'wrongly' - I know a vicar's daughter called Jazmin, because her parents liked jazz!

Also, I would not be best pleased if I wanted to call my child Elinor or Vivien to be told that it should be Eleanor or Vivienne (as it happens, I love the former two, and dislike the latter).

I know someone who's brother ended up with the middle name of Fredick instead of Frederick as he Dad made a mistake when he registered him. If I was the registrar I think I would say "Do you realise.......etc" and if it's deliberate them fine but at least make them aware if you think there is an error.

jeez , my typing/spelling is terrible!

I know a child named Micheal. I know that, in this instance, it was a genuine spelling mistake on the parents' part as the child is named after someone whose name is Michael, spelled correctly.

Fair enough if people want to jazz up their child's name by changing the spelling. It's not something I'd do, but each to their own. But surely it's only right to point out an accidental error, to avoid the parent/child being embarrassed in future?

I often wonder, too, about names that sound like offensive words. For example, I know a little girl named Hoor. In Scotland that is the exact pronunciation of 'whore'. I have also heard of a Manoor. I'm sure Manoor and Hoor are beautiful names in their original language but they have unfortunate cultural connotations that I hope the parents were at least aware of before they were selected. I'm not saying they shouldn't have chosen them, but I hope they made an informed decision.

I'm a midwife. When someone tells me what they're calling their baby I ask them how they're spelling the name incase it's an unusual spelling or there's more than one way to spell that name. Steven, Stephen for instance.

I have had people before tell me they don't know how it's spelt. Normally I'll suggest the usual spelling and the parents say fine. Once I didn't have a clue how to spell the name and had to go and google it!

Sometimes people want daft spellings. Their choice.

There was someone at school who had an odd spelling of her name. When questioned she did say that her dad had got the spelling wrong at the registry office. She was embarrassed by it, and I think it must be tough to know your parents got it wrong.

I went to school with a Mechelle in the 70's. Turns out it was not spelling error. Her dad had won money on a greyhound named Mechelle on the day she was born. He figured it was a lucky name.

We had a Jasson at a place I worked once. He used to say 'no it's Jason' through gritted teeth when people read his name badge and pronounced it Jass- on.