I don't normally go 'oh nooooo!', but ...

[Molotov]

... I just have at this birth announcement for a girl named:

Harlea-Rae.

I don't dislike it because of the hyphen (I just wanted to get that out there), but more for the mis-spelling of Harley. Which is a name I don't like anyway. And then it's hyphenated with Rae - nothing wrong with that, but it just doesn't sit well as Harlea-Rae, IMVHO. It's twee and ... just nah.

I had to share as there's no way I'm saying anything IRL.

Jersey-Rae???? If I heard that I would assume it was a bread of cow

Sorry breed not bread

Jelly -- Alaia-Mai

Lol this has given me loadsa baby names to consider hee hee NOT

I happened to be at the christening of a Madisen (I think - or similar misspelling unusual spelling of Madison. I just thought of Medised.

When I worked on a maternity ward there was a baby called Rubee Rae.
Nothing wrong with the Normal spelling. Why change it to Rubee.

'Dairylea' has reminded me of someone I know through school whose sister has a little girl called Caramelia

This sort of name is very popular around these parts. I also know a Jersey-Rae, a Jerzee, a Maizii-Rai & a Payton-Fai.

Also a little boy called Harlee-Jai.

You just smile sweetly & say "how unusual".

And I must admit, the snob in me wouldn't mind half as much if the names were spelt properly!

An acquaintance married a Ginger-Lee.

Gingerly is bad enough, but obvs shortened to Ginge.

WHYYYYYYYYYYY!

I know a Jersi, a Peechez, a Summer-Leigh, a Ryeleigh, and a Harlee.

The one that sticks out in my mind recently is Kacper. I think it's a keeerrraazzee spelling of Casper, but I read it as Cack-Per.

Jersey-Rae ? Why didn't they go the whole hog and simply call the baby Spudulika.

DD has a friend called "Fortunate"

Just why would you do that to your child?

A midwife came I to the salon I worked in years ago after a nightshift and delivering a baby girl, the mum called it klamydia, but she said it was ok cos she spelt it with k instead of ch :/

Howling at cack-per !!

Kacper is the Polish version of Casper...

Is 'Fortunate' a Nigerian 'grace' name like 'Blessing' or 'Patience'?

Higgle - or Frogmella. "It's exotic!"

I saw a Sofiyah-Lea announced the other day.

Why, people, WHY??

Ooo - we have a reported Klamydia. Just awaiting the arrival of a La-a .

It really is a shocking name for a kid, eh? I'll never forget the horrified look on the mw's face when she told us

Best I've heard recently is Bronson. Middle name Charles. Nice person for a child to be named after.

Awful. Truly awful.

Sadly (and I realise this has been done to death) People do and will judge someone for their name. They shouldn't, but they do. A teacher is going to look at that name in 5 years time and immediately think little Harlea - Rae needs to sit at the front of the class.

But heh, it could be said I like boring, classic, nice names.

Can we please talk about Barcley? I just want someone to acknowledge that it's spelt wrong. Looks like it's pronounced to rhyme with parsley.

I know a family where there are 4 children. All have names beginning with K including Kryztal (crystal) and Kaiyne (kane)

I like unusual names, my name is not common for my age and I like the "identity" it gives me in that if anyone's calling it it tends to be me iyswim. I never had to be know by my first name and the first letter of my surname. It's the quirky spellings that drive me mad - they're saddling the poor child with a lifetime of having their name incorrectly spelt

Mind you, I suppose misspelt names can be the norm for Clares and Katherines too........