Savanna & Harvey....thoughts

[MotherOfCleo]

Hi
I am only in my firat trimester but me and my OH already have some favourites names wise. I wondered what other people thought though.

For a girl we are pretty much settled on Savanna Brooke, its unusual and so I'm worried our parents wont like it, but it is a name which means something to us and reflects my OHs history so we are very keen on it.

For a boy we like Harvey Sebastian but I dont like Harv for short which is tricky....we also quite like Ryley and Dexter as first names so this one is less decided.

Any thoughts would be welcome.

Jazmin, Whitney, Jordan, Cheyenne, Kaylee, Brooklyn, Paige, Bailey, Regan etc all also on the list

I'm also very much not a fan of creating your own spellings of names, but I think it would cause more problems with Ryley/Riley than Savanna/Savannah because it's a popular name so everyone would automatically think of the recognised version. A friend of mine has an Aemilia, which, although a recognised spelling of Amelia, means endless spelling out as people are so used to the more commonly found spelling.

I like Cleo!

I prefer Savannah without the S A V A N N A H in it

OP, it's your baby, you name him/her :)
your only going to get flamed on here regarding spellings, I too prefer savannah with a H but that's just my opinion and my opinion (like everyone else's here) doesn't really matter tbh, if you like savanna use it!

like I said before, I have a baby Harvey so love It!! Sebastian is also lovely!

your pregnant, you don't need the stress, and this thread is reverting back to how it was going last night so I suggest for your own sanity and stress Free day you just leave the thread, people will get bored and leave it also when you stop reacting to them :)

Enjoy your pregnancy! and good luck :)

remember no-one on here knows you in real life so when you sign out of mumnets forgot about it, leave this "conversation" here and don't think about it :)

MotherOfCleo MN is friendly, I have had some fantastic advice, support and entertainment here.
Baby names and AIBU probably not so much, you need a thick skin to ask for the opinions of faceless strangers and a big pinch of salt to read their posts with.
My DC names usually fall into two categories on here 'chav' or 'of the moment', but I couldn't give a fuck!
For what it's worth I do think there has been bitching aimed at you OP but I also think that the spelling opinions are constructive and valid or at least the first few were.

thanks notso and nandh glad you can see my point of view. Also glad to hear from some nice MNers.

From you Maryz

I like Sebastian, but not the others - and misspelling names in an attempt to make them interesting or yooneeq makes my teeth ache.

Those are my thoughts

OP my DC have names that are frequently slated on MN as being chavvy etc.

If you like the names that is all that matters. If everyone liked the same names it would be a boring world.
Alternative spellings don't bother me. Just because a name is spelt differently doesn't make it wrong.

FWIW I think the word chavvy is vile and is says more about the person using it. Almost like it makes them feel superior.

Now Im running for cover

The first few opinions about spelling were what the OP took umbrage to, notso.

If the OP had had your attitude of "I don't give a flying what MNers think of my DC's name", the thread wouldn't have panned out like it did.

She asked for opinions, but when people gave them, she accused them of being bitchy and bullying, and worse, accused them of saying things they had not said.

I'm not sure what opinions would've got the thumbs up from the OP - certainly yours wouldn't have if it had been on the first page. Read it back!

Actually if you misspell a word it does make it wrong! Or should I say - iff yoo miss spel a wurd it duzz mayk it rong

As other posters have said (and I completely agree, having a surname that looks misspelled) living with a name that has a yooneeq spelling is an utter PITA.

phew - what a read.

OP -am not going to comment on the saga that has happened here. I am not even going to give my opinions on your names (your baby, your name).

All I want to say is that after 40 years with an unusual spelling of a very standard name, it really is not worth it. An unusual spelling may look prettier and seem more exotic, but for the person in question it's a waste of time. If I could wind the clock back and persuade my mother to choose Katherine (rather than a variant which include altogether too many 'A's and 'Y's) then I would.

Savanna may feel the same in 40 years time.

I gave my opinion six posts in Sanity I said I didn't like the spelling of Savanna.

However I didn't spit my dummy out when the OP didn't bask in my infinite wisdom and change her mind about the spelling unlike some others. I'm not saying the OP handled things well but all this mock innocence and she started is pathetic.
Other posters perhaps should have taken OP's constructive critisism, it works both ways.

Oh, yes, notso I can see that you did give an opinion of the spelling, even after the OP said the spelling wasn't something she was willing to discuss.

Think you'd better go back to the friendlier forums hun

Actually she had only said
"...it's my kid and I'll spell it how I want ..." by then, the
"I asked what people thought of the names, I didnt ask whether people liked my spelling!!!" came after my post.
Not sure what your point was though

Well I looked up the spelling in Wikepedia so obviously it must be right! it says you can spell it with or without the h. Trying to be the voice of reason.

I did find one person who spells her name that way. Shes a prize winning porno actress.