"unique" spellings *cringe*

[ReginaPhalange89]

Sorry if I offend anyone but I just don't get it.

I've just seen these name spellings on Facebook....

Edythe and Alyvia. I'm assuming pronounced Edith and Olivia. Whhyyyy

I think you should join the Facebook group ‘Of all the beautiful names in the world, that’s the one you chose’. You’re in for a treat.

Haha I'll have to look that up!

It's a show-offy world.

Yes, the spellings are awful and unnecessary. 'Chav' is not the connection that I would make. I know plenty of middle class parents who create 'new spellings' of traditional names.

Ah I love younique spellings
Definitely joining that group

Edythe is quite a long-established variant of Edith, quite popular in the 19th century, and is probably just as close as more modern Edith to the Anglo-Saxon origin of the name: Eadgyð (the final letter was pronounced 'th').

In the 'alternative' version of Twilight the author switches the sexes and Edward becomes Edythe. It's even worse than the original.

Awful Op

I had the displeasure of meeting a 3yo Iylah last week

Isla

@marthasginyard 😂 oh dear !

I know a Natasher (she's in her twenties).

I have young women come to work with me sometimes and I wonder if they're parents just didn't know the spellings

This season I've met a Jaid, kileigh and a Young man 'Lewk'

All British and wearing the name badges

Which of course I questioned 

😂😂😂

'Their' parents

Whoops

'Their' parents

Best spelling karma ever.

I was just told of someone who names her child Female but pronounced it fermarlay!

Quite Mrs TP

I'm just going to cringe back into my cave, and put Ryleigh and Feibee to bed.

Kiss little Jessieighkah from me.

Not quite the same but at school last week a mum called out loudly to her son "Ex-hay-vi-aaaah, come here"

He has the same name as my dad - Xavier. Creole Caribbean sounds like 'Zavier'. DDs dad is Brazilian/Portuguese & they have variation of name but pronounced 'Javier' (very soft J').

I did feel like bit of a name snob tho. But I couldn't help it...just, No.

So I guess at times it's also pronunciation that parents don't know

Pleasure 😆

BlaaBlaaBlaa no that’s not true. It’s a common racist myth but there’s no evidence of it. There’s also no evidence for anyone called La-a (Ladasha) another one wheeled out to be offencive to African Americans.

Offensive*

Edythe is ok!

I know it's snobby but I can't stand younique spellings of names

I know of a Porchia

Supposed to be Portia...