Bizarre spellings of names

[ShuttyTown]

Anyone seen or heard a name which has a ridiculous spelling? I was served in a shop today by a Georja.

Looked very wrong

'Arry.

Yes, with an apostrophe. In London. "Well, no-one is going to pronounce the 'H'."

I know a horse-mad Zowie, she is ace! Her parents are fabulous and her dad loves David Bowie. It suits her and it suits their family.

And it helped me with the pronunciation conundrum of Bowie's name: bo-wee or bah-wee

I know someone with Maxx.

The worst ones are the ones upthread that don’t actually phonetically spell the name it’s supposed to be pronounced as, like the Grayzie example. Just makes me think the parents must be a bit thick.

It’s not half as bad as some of these but acquaintance recently had a baby called Austin, but spelt Austen.
I don’t know why people do it. They’re setting the kid up for a lifetime of having to spell their name and/or explain the pronunciation.

Arie. A boy. Not even sure how to say it without it sounding ridiculous and common. Clearly Harry, right??!!

OMG who remembers J-cub from the other place.

Amee (supposed to be Amy)
Mileigh (as in miley)
Ebonie
Marck

I cam across a Daveanagh very recently.

Tbh I have a very common first and last name and I have to spell both of them every time because they both have equally common alternative spellings.

So that wouldn't put me off using an unusual name.

The problem with most of these is that they're just bloody stupid

I have taught:

Makayla
Sean (pronounced 'Seen')
S'fia
Allyss (Alice)
Demmii (Demi)
Zaviay (Xavier)
Meeah (Mia)
Taelagh (Taylor)

Rikki (boy)
Laraine
Xzanthy
Franchesica
Sharlet
Cortneigh
Lily’Mae
Oliviah
Annaleaz
Iyla
Channel (pr. like Chanel)
Ebanee

Cortneigh would be a great name for a horse.

J-cub is excellent but JayCub is good too.

Names like Danii just look silly.

Jezykah (or something like that!) for Jessica. We were communicating via email regarding a holiday booking and took me a while to figure out who she was when she called!

Feebee is one I remember.

Arie is a Dutch name, but pronounced aaa-rie

I met a middle aged Debra once, poor woman

I've come across a Jakhleen and a friend tells me she once came across a Le-a whilst working (pronounced Ledasha).

I went to school with a Debra!

It’s not half as bad as some of these but acquaintance recently had a baby called Austin, but spelt Austen.

Austen is a legit spelling. As in Jane Austen. Very common in Kent, where her family came from.

I’ve seen a Phebe, Eveie and Knavana - pronounced Nirvana.

I have an unusual spelling of a name that's usually short for something else, so I have to spell it out and also correct everyone who thinks it should be the long version. It isn't.

I've come across a TJ (as a first name), Deejay, and Lilliemai (all one word), among others. Also Nevaeh just looks weird to me. I try not to judge but I don't get the need to use inventive spellings with extra letters.

Friend of mine taught a child called Krystover. Pronounced Christopher.

Most of these are batshit. Iyla I think is legitimate though; Indian origin rather than misspelling of Isla.

Lillie goes back a long way before Pokemon.
Lillie (short for Emilie) Langtry was a famous actress in the late 19th/early 20th century, and also know for having a relationship with King Edward Vll.