Our Baby Girls Name...

[kahronah]

Well, my boys list got many rude comments that are hurtful but I thank those who were kind and helpful.
This is our girls list, it is a lot harder for us to narrow down because neither of us can agree on one we both like.

My list:
Ivorie, Emmie, Ezmae, Maezie, Darsie, Rozie and Mollie, he hates Mollie though even though it's my fav. :(

Hubby's list:
Leighyah, Amilliyah, Addelleigh, Maeleigh and Quinleigh

I will probably have to choose one of his picks. I wish he liked Maelie or Addellie but he don't.
Anyway if you have to choose which do you like the most? Xxo

Tbh if you told me your childs name was "Amelia" without specifying the spelling I'd think you were incredibly dull and couldnt be bothered to think of a name as literally every other child atm the moment is called that, so you would kind of loose your impact. Then when I saw the spelling I'd just think you were thick.

Typical fucking Mumsnet. Unless you name your child Emma or James you're some kind of uneducated deviant who deserves to be socially shamed. People think they're funny with rude comments. It's not funny, it's nasty.

so you would kind of loose your impact. Then when I saw the spelling I'd just think you were thick.

You need to check your spelling before you call people thick. Your trousers will be LOOSE if you LOSE your belt.

@NotNowPlzz - I don't think so.

Some posters have been adding to the general weird spellings - because they believe this to be a spoof thread.
Others have expressed their dismay - based on experience - at the likelihood of future confusion and irritation for the child, lumbered with a normal name spelled wrongly.
No one here is saying, "For goodness sake don't call your child Prosecco!"

Sorry OP, I know there is major name snobbery on MN but I’m going to have to agree with a lot of the posters on here, the spellings of a lot of these otherwise lovely names are strange and they don’t read well.
I think Emmie is the best though. It’s a cute name.

I tend to agree with others, OP. Lots of lovely names but very odd bloody awful spellings . Your kid will spend a lifetime correcting everyone who tries to spell her name. Can't you just go with a traditional spelling of one of these.

Darcy is my favourite....

Typical fucking Mumsnet. Unless you name your child Emma or James you're some kind of uneducated deviant who deserves to be socially shamed.

There are names which just aren't to everyone's taste and there are names which are downright cruel. These are the latter. It is a nasty thing to saddle a child with a name spelt in a totally way (and these are ridiculous rather than simply "creative" - I mean "Amilliyah" FFS!)

I include Elon Musk in this too and I don't think he is an uneducated defiant is he?

Spelt in a totally ridiculous way

The spellings are hideous. This has to be a wind up. Someone with too much time on their hands

In the end...it doesn't matter.

Your child, with your carefully hand-crafted name will instantly be given a nick name that you probably won't be able to stand, but will travel with them certainly through school, maybe through work and even through life.

My youngest DD has a name that abbreviates naturally to Addie. She's called Libby (can't even remember why now).

I was at college with a guy called Hedge-Digger (nn, not real name). Not sure I ever knew his real name.

Life evens out. Call your child whatever you like. You, and formal events, are the only time that name will ever be used.

@NotNowPlzz I know right. Thank you. Xxo

@Zaphodsotherhead Thankyou.

@Butterflytown I wish he liked it, I love Emmie.

Just going to leave this here.

www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/family/i-changed-name-because-parents-22090073

Christ the arrogance of the mother! A woman says her mum has threatened to cut her off and accused her of betraying the family

Marley Leigh
Emmy Leigh
Marnie Leigh

I prefer shorter name personally as I have a long first name and I feel it can be difficult at times writing it out, especially since I don’t have a nick name I use, so it is always my full name.

I also thing there is a lot of advantages in having a name that is easy to spell, less spelling errors, typing errors, correcting others when they mis -spell it etc

I don’t want to sound atall horrible and I like some of your names but think about the child and adult that has to constantly spell his or her name out and always correct it because it’s spelt wrong. Your names are nice names why make up your own spelling it’s going to make it really a pain for him or her

@Zaphodsotherhead True. One of mine has a very long and unusual name (which is derided on MN as "posh"). For some now unknown reason going back to early childhood, she is universally known as Scrubble.

If they were spelt a bit more normally they would be nice names, some of them just don't look right on paper

Gertie Scrubble is brilliant! It would make such a cute name for a kitten

I now want a kitten, @IHateCoronavirus

No idea where Scrubble came from. It couldn't bear less relation to her actual name...

Your husband has gone a bit too far making the spellings unique.
Changing the spelling of a word like using a z instead of an s for example changes the way the word is pronounced so they would actually be spelled one way and pronounced another.
Mollie is the nicest :)

Still thinking of Jorja from another poster....so maybe in her honour you could name your child who will one day live to be a 60 year old...Jorjaleigh?

Would the French name Maelys appeal to you OP? You both seem to like names starting with M, or vowels.

Other M suggestions:
Marisa
Mabel
Madelena
Mila

Or Iliana? - Greek version of Helena
Or Isadora?

From your list the only name I recognise is Mollie, or Emmie (as a nickname for Emmeline/Emma/Emily).

I agree with other posters. You are setting your child up for a lifetime of always having to spell out her name. Does your dh have to spell out his name like this, or did his parents spare him this burden?
Add to this an unusual surname and what a lifetime of not your dd will have.