Leighyum

[YerAuntFanny]

Why? Just. Why?

Oh god. That's dreadful! My friend knows someone who called their little girl 'Sharlit'. l don't know if they were trying to be different, or they didn't know how to spell it.

Oh, and a friend had a boyfriend whose some was called 'Kaylem'. l've never heard of that before.

I know an eilidh which is Celtic for ayley!

Eilidh is a name though. It's Gaelic, and has been common throughout Scotland for a while now.

My mother - in her 70s - is an Ailie - an anglicised version of Eilidh.

I've never seen Ayley.

I'd be interested to hear that story YeTalkShiteHen
I must admit, I really don't understand this desire for wierdly spelt names. I have an unusual one, or at least not that common, and I got the pee taken out of me for that!

In South Wales it’s y-eye-an but In the North it’s yay-an

Actually, Ieuan is pronounced Yay-ann. Or it is in rural Ceredigion where I live...

lf we'd had a boy we were going to call him Danaan. lt's a proper name though (lrish) as my OH already has a Ciaran.

I know a Dhanyul - he's christened and was brought up as a usual Daniel but decided he's too 'special' for such a normal name.

Kaimarni
Couldn't decide between kai and armani

Huge cross post with everyone 🤭

I've said this before on here, but I honestly and truly know someone who called their daughter Canderel.

You're welcome.

@niketrainersarecomfy - the name Kaimarni makes me want to kick something.

I think it's because I can here my SIL saying "Primarni" in my head when I read it.

Ummm... no... Eilidh is Celtic for Eilidh....

I worked with an 'Ayley. She said her parents liked Hayley but 'knew no one would bother pronouncing the H
Totally pissed myself at that one.
Howling

I know a Cam’ron - v unnecessary apostrophe!

piefacedClique

Thanks. Is it an Irish name?

Eilidh is the Scottish gaelic version of a name that occurs in many European cultures. It's the equivalent of English 'Eleanor/Ellie' . 'Ellie' and 'Eilidh' are essentially the same, but written and said in different accents and spelling systems. www.behindthename.com/name/eilidh

Eilidh is Gaelic for Helen

Sorry but that’s hilarious but very unfortunate and unfunny for the poor child saddled with that.

It’s the yum at the end.

What the actual fuck

my neighbour's grandson is Kenzie - he's 12. I think it sounds horrible. his sisters are the perfectly normal sounding Grace and Sophie so God knows where kenzie came from

Pheobe seems to be a popular misspelling according to this site:

names.darkgreener.com/#pheobe

I know someone whose nephew is Will-yum

It's Welsh Andylion

As a north-Wales based person, i'd say Yay-un (as opposed to south Welsh 'Yigh-un'). Just to add to the north/south pronunciation debate upthread.

I think this is quite sad to be honest. Every baby/child is unique anyway so to give them a name that they will quite possibly have to correct and spell their whole life seems unfair.

Imagine ......no, it EUWWWWNEEEEQUE but pronounced Unique

And I thought my generation had it hard with Sarah/Sara and Clare/Claire.

Lots of people on FB create their ID using a deliberately, sometimes humorously altered version of their name for privacy reasons. Maybe Liam made up Leighyum for a joke please God.