Maison (Mason) and other names with spellings you may not expect?

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Just got a party invite from one of DS' fellow mindees. I also knew his name is Mason but it turns out that they spell it Maison. I thought it may be a typo but I checked with the CM and she said that's how it's spelled. Probably is especially odd for me as I'm part French, so to be, it reads as 'house' in French. I know the nameMason probably has construction origins too but I do wonder if people unknowingly mis-spell names or whether they are just trying to be 'different'. Either way, he's going to spenf a lifetime correcting the spelling of that one.
Anyone else got other examples of strangely spelled names?
I also know a Camron.....

Are you in the south east? I know a Maison. It annoys me intensely. I also know a Karman (Carmen) which to my mind should be pronounced Car-man not Carmen.

No, not in the south east, (but used to be!)
Karman??! Why would you do that?

I know someone who has named her DD Eva but spelled Evagh.... Poor girl will spend her life correcting people

My friend has taught both a Sharn and a Sian (pronounced see-ann).

'To be a bit different '
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I know two adult women one Ailee (pn hailey) and one nansii- I'm guessing their parents didn't pick those spellings!

I know a little boy named Jorge pronounced George. Nope, his parents aren't Spanish!

Sian is Welsh and that is the correct spelling. It should be pronounced 'Shaan'. I've hear it mispronounced as 'Sigh-an' and 'Shaun' before, but never 'See-an'!

I know it is the correct spelling, but not if you want to call your daughter see-Ann. The parents clearly like the look of the name but didn't know how it was pronounced.

Very true Sometimes! But See-ann - I don't get it?

I know a Jayk.

I went to school with a Jazelle and a Kamaran and have come across an Emmaleigh. I also know an Aimiiee (I know Aimee is a legitimate spelling). Her mother told me they'd chosen that spelling to give her a bit of class, fully aware that I have an Amy!

Her mother told me they'd chosen that spelling to give her a bit of class

A bit of class, eh?

I know Sanity. I meant to add a

I used to work with someone called Siobhan - fair enough, but we weren't to call her Shuh-vaughn (ie the way it's pronounced), we were to call her SHOW-bin. I never really got that

Roseagh and ameliagh-Rosa and Amelia in the real world!

Once I wrote down a phone message down for my house/work mate, involving a pony called 'Cindy'.
When she read it she got very cross with me and informed me that it was not 'common' , like me, thank you, and actually it was 'Cyndi'.

I imagine she would have chosen an original kind of spelling for her child's name...

oh and I knew a woman called Keren who would insist that it was pron. 'Ciaran' (a boys name as I am sure you all know).

I once knew a Charleigh.

Well I'm not French but I'd still see Maison as the French for house and wonder if it was pronounced as such!

Taaylaa. I shit you not.

well I am not French but not sure if I could resist calling him 'House' or 'Maison' with an affected French accent....

I know a Xzanthy (supposed to be Xanthe but parents wanted to get x, y and z all in one name), and a Cortneigh.

I don't know any but when I was expecting dd and said I liked the name Georgia 2 people asked if I was spelling it with a J like Jorja- that was a quick no

I know a jorja. Its just awful. Georgia is a nice name. Also a Skallett. (Scarlet....)

And.....Schmyae. I don't know........