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.

Going to add my fictional F'Ann-Jo

Lol at kam'ronn

I know a little girl called Stevie-Leigh and a boy called Bruxton-Chase.

The latter always sounds like an address to me "I live at 4 Bruxton Chase"

DD goes to school (secondary) with a girl called Saint Claire. There's a suburb where we live called St Claire. This is NZ

Kailum. I really didnt know if she was saying Caleb but oddly, then I read the spelling on her tattoo on her foot.

LOL @ Kam'Ronn. We have a Kamron at my school and also a Beau - a girl - which is odd to me as it means handsome man in French... Beau Bridges anyone?

then I read the spelling on her tattoo on her foot

Why do people feel the need to give their child such horrid names :(

There is a difference between variant spellings such as Katherine or Catherine but to just throw letters together to make it sound like a name is beyond me, looks like you sneezed whilst playing scrable and that's the name baby got...

braelynn sounds like something a flammable nighty was made of in the 1970s

Harley would be in the wide ball park area of 'ok' if it wasn't spelt like a dairlea triangle and hyphenated.

reminds me of 'billy-rae was a preacher's son and...."

We don't seem to have a lot of hyphens in my part of the States but we've got everything else!

usual this thread may be highly classist but, apart from Kacper and Fortunate I know of very similar names among the majority White British population of my home town.

I used to know a Marvellous & thought it was a fab naming concept... Until I met his sister Fortunate. I could never get over the thought that he was marvellous but their parents just felt fortunate to have her. Part of me wishes I'd married someone from a different culture so we'd have more variety to choose from for our DC without having people at us!

Fortunate & Marvellous seemed like completely normal names when I worked in an inner city nursery & met children called things like Kaejae - I thought she was known by her initials until I saw it written down. Tbh, most of those families had bigger things going on for them than incorrect spelling though!

Spiderlight I genuinely like Caramelia!

What's wrong with CrimeaRiver??!! I've had this name for ages!

Overheard on the postnatal ward, after having dd2, someone had named their newborn, innocent boy...Blade.
It made me sad. Why would you do that? He is surely going to have to live up to that name or be hideously bullied. What if this child has a really gentle nature or is a bookish geek?
I think there should be someone if stopping people from giving awful names. The registrar should be able to veto if the name chosen is horrific.

I read it as Harl-ee-aa Ray

I know a 23 year old Heaven-Leigh, which I think is foul.

Drama I know a Blade! His sister is Fallon.

usual please can you explain how this thread is racist?

The only mention I've seen of race is that Fortunate may be of Nigerian heritage ( though I disagree that it's an awful name, I love names like Blessing, Patience...).

This thread is horrible.

Lots of names evolve over time and the spellings can change - Catherine, Katharine, Cathryn,Kathryn etc.

Also, look at how successful Condoleezza or Barrack are with their un-mumsnet names are!

Awful misspelt dreadful name made worse because its hyphenated.

I just choked on my breakfast at F'Ann-Jo

Just read this thread this morning. Hilarious. Poor kids. Laughing at cam'ronn!!

A midwife once told me of a woman who had 2 kids - the first was Chardonnay and the second Merlot. All correct spellings but the latter had to be pronounced, not as 'merlo' but merloT. That child will forever have to repeat their name to get it pronounced right!!