Totally unusal spellings for common names?

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I was just wondering what unusual spellings of totally common names that you have heard. I've come across a Khatlynne and an Ezykile.

You would just see most of these names and assume the parents were thick.

lazyrohazy someone is at it, but as I say maybe there's one and the story has grown legs! She's been all ages and has lived all over Scotland

yeh that Ladasha sure gets around too....maybe she and Versace McClatchey are in cahoots,,,,

She goes to a primary school my cousin teaches at in Lincolnshire. It might have started as a story but someone has taken it on and given it legs!

God this forum is ever so harsh! I'm just telling you what my cousin told me! Never have I been accused as a new poster on a forum as being a liar before. Wow!

Cloggal It's like the fabled Pocahontas McGlintchy/McClumpher/McSporran that everyone's big sister seems to have a pal who knows...!

I used to go to school with someone called Mysheele (Michelle). I don't think they were necessarily trying to be yooneek though, I think they had literacy issues.

Now though... I know a Jaykub and an Izzak (Isaac) - I think they're the "worst" of the mis-spellings.

Why don't the registrars gently suggest the conventional spelling for some of these? Or aren't they allowed to?

I think the registrars just do as they are told...
I do know of someone who wanted to call their child Zircon but the dad who went to register the birth had dyslexia so he got the name Zarkon....
not kidding.

lazyrohazy ah yes, her too!

Could be Hoolyoaks as a source of the Pocahontas stories? Wasn't there a Myra Pocahontas McQueen in that?

Hollyoaks FFS. That was not intended to be a new yooneek spelling.

Emer pr ee-mer is a genuine Irish name isn't it?

Yes, I'm pretty sure it is, Athena.

Lancelottie - I like the sound of Hoolyoaks - sure it would be a lot more fun than Hollyoaks!

lljkk I believe the Hav-i-air pronunciation is spelled Javier.

According to which culture or language?

We do all realise that spellings of everything are completely made up? Just because there are conventions about standardisation doesn't mean the language should be frozen there, meh.

My dads favourite is Leticia (million spelling variants). He encounters a lot at work & he has to get their spelling right. They all insist that their spelling is the 'standard' one, and after 30+ yrs in the job he still hasn't figured out which is the 'standard' spelling. They take umbrage about having to spell their version out (umbrage is the part he finds amusing).

Why do people do it? Can they literally just not spell?

A friend of a friend is a Registrar. She has a book of baby names strategically placed on her desk and has, from time to time, advised the parents that what they have chosen is not the usual spelling. Some of them are surprised and change it when they realise; but apparently quite a lot stick with their original plan as they want their DC to be unique.

I know a Shanade. In many ways I don't mind misspellings of names that are phonetically difficult when correct. Someone upthread mentioned Neve in this way. so Shanade instead of Sinead might not be that terrible.

I also know a Lukus - who's Mum had thought was the way to sleep Lucas and didn't realise she was spelling it 'wrong'.

Jorga is the name of one of the actresses in CSI. I know a Jorga, I think it's reasonably popular.

What about Dene (Dean)? Is that spelt wrong or is it just a different version?

Just wanted to add that that whilst some people can't spell, my DS is called Alex but we spell it Aleks because of DH. In his country, there is no x is the alphabet and wanted to make it easier.

EmiLee - with capital in centre

Fynn

Someone on here should definitely name their baby L-A (Ladasha).

Then everyone can trot out the " well I've heard of a L-A" stories without the urban myth rebuttal .

It might even take off and then we really could have a L-A in every school in the UK

I knew a Lorran. Googling doesn't seem to show it as a variation of Lauren but I could be wrong. Looks horribly misspelled to me anyhow!

Also know of a Dakota-Emerleigh.

If I could have another baby, I would definitely call her L-A

Mrs premise - my grandmother was named Lilly (with 3 L's) 84 years ago.