Names where one letter makes all the difference.

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Prompted by a comment on another thread, I wonder if there are names that you like, but change one letter and you can't stand it?

I love Juliet but I don't like Julie at all.
I love Louisa while Louise does nothing for me.

Oh it might be Calvin to be fair. I haven't seen it written down, just spoken (and she makes a point of emphasising the A)

Harry - good
Barry - bad

Love Aiden; dislike Jaiden etc
Prefer Rob to Bob

Like Caroline, not keen on Carolyn

Like Marla, but not Maria

Heheh @ Calvin/Kelvin- how many little Kelvins are there around these days?

Arya - Nazis
Aria - Beautiful name.

Love Billy not Willy
But weirdly Will beats Bill

Good thread!

I was going topost about my colleague Angus who signed his name on a group email minus the 'g' but I think I've missed the point of the thread

I have a baby Erin - her name was misheard as Eric the other week!

Harry and Barry
Ryan and Bryan (two letters so cheating!)
I like Clare but not Clara

Like Helena but not Helen
Clara but not Clare
Maria but not Maria

How are people pronouncing Helena? I always wonder as I knew a Helena which was pronounced
Hell-een-ah but have only ever heard of Helen-a pronunciation in rl since.

I've heard helen-a, hel-een-a and hel-ay-nah, I prefer helen-a though.

Bob - sweet

Boob - well, just don't

Interesting thread. Seems whether we like a name or not is less about it's sound and meaning and more about the associations we have with it.

Don't like Anne, like Anna. Hester not Esther. Jane not Jayne. Deborah not Debora. Alice not Alicia.

I like Isabelle but don't like Isabella.

Interesting thread. I also find it quite fascinating that a name can be nice on one person but horrible on another. Some people children do not suit their names at all.

I know these are not a letter different but...

I don't like Florence at all, but love Flora
I really really don't like George or Georgina but love Georgia

I have a background in embryology/developmental toxicology.
Thus I quite like Emilia but don't like Amelia (which means absent limb).

Fulk!

Dolph and Adolph. Th voluptuous Mr. Lundgren and well, you get the picture.

Yep, my daughter's name is Leah but I don't like any of the other names that rhyme with it - Mia, Tia, Ria etc.

Also love the name Megan but not Tegan.

Rory - Roy

My DDis Tilda which I love. But with an H it's Hilda -- yuck!!!