I think I win the prize for the most craziest spelling of a first name ever -

[Fimbo]

Abee. New child today at playgroup.

Why oh why oh why?

Maybe they thought that was how it was spelt?

PMSL Blinda

Yvonne's not a completely uncommon name.

Oh! I know a Treeca.

I give you an offering from the local paper - Deakon.

Slightly off tangent, a girl I used to work with was called Susan because when her father went to register the birth, he couldn't spell Jacqueline.

ds goes to school with an Anerki

I know of a Meloney.

If Abee's mother has a boy later on will he be called Awasp?

I taught an Elle who I called - er - Elle, only to be told she was Ellie. Well, why not spell it Ellie then?

Charis is a name in its own right though, from the Greek for grace (if I remember my Georgette Heyer right )

lol fimbo!

In Ds2's nursery, they are dropping "Alex" like billy-oh and we have two children named Xander. This is not helpful to the teaching of phonics...

I was on another parenting forum and saw a thread from a woman who couldn't decide between Pheobe and Phoebe so went with Feebie.

I left there and then.

Know of a Jorjar
( sp Georgia) why?

My nieces were at school (funnily enough, anorak, in Bermuda) with an Nhoj. Pronounced en ho jay. His dad was apparently called... John!

Slayerette - sils dd is called Ellie. For her first birthday I was asked to get her an Ellie Coat. Turned out she meant ELLE coat.... They have ELLE in huge letters round the bottom and SIL seemed to think it would be the same as her dd's name. Not sure whether she is dim enough not to have noticed the different spelling, or dim enough to think that Elle is pronounced Ellie.

I think I win the prize!

That's dreadful swampster! Nhoj!

He was a wonderful performer - saw him dance in a school show. I think he'll rise above it. Look out for him in the next couple of years at a theatre near you!

Is Anerki in the UK?

Davidina (Davina) Dejund (D.J.) Chillie (????) Cierran (Serren)

I went to school with an Aimee thought it was an "accepted" version of Amy??

Yes, I thought Aimee was an accepted spelling as well. I also know of an Elle pronounced Ellie. I have obvioulsy heard of the name Keira but have also seen it spelt Khera which doesn't look correct to me but am willing to be told off

I know a Lyam.

I've heard of a Loocee (man who registered her "couldn't spell it" )and seen written down a Porsher.

That Lyam was a spelling of Liam BTW

I know of a Keyara.