This is wrong.

[MrsSeanBean]

I recently saw the name 'Naterlee' which I assume was for 'Natalie'.

Of course, anyone is perfectly entitled to call a child whatever they wish

When a name is clearly mis-spelt, should the registrar not question it?

I do feel sorry for a child lumbered with such an obviously mis-spelt name.

FYI - Micheal is a gaelic version of Michael, pronounced Mee-hawl

Registrars in Germany can refuse a made-up name or one that does not make clear if the baby is a boy or a girl.

I knew a woman who had to give her baby Kim a 2nd name so that it was clear that the baby was a girl

problem with 'Naterlee' and 'Prayshus' is that they both look ignorant rather than unusual/idiosyncratic.
Not keen on 'unusual' spellings either, really.
So true about nursery staff (and swimming instructors)- 2 of my dcs have names which are not that unusual, spelt correctly and conventionally but STILL people have got them wrong!

What DS's name? I can't on here, it would identify me immediately. You can have a guess if you like, I don't think you'll get it. It's not anything everyday, like armchair or potato.

River?

Honestly I think if I was called Robat or Keef, I'd just go with the normal spelling except for on official documents.

Tinsel? Cloud? Peace? Leaf? Bell? Fox?
what does it begin with?

My ds is Sky so am fascinated by unusual boys names!

DD used to go to school with a Feebee!

Patio?

I know a Caycee and a man called Kristin (his parents spelt it incorrectly it should have been Kristian)

Not telling you!

Oh and an ex-colleague's niece was Ju-Leigh

Keef is terrible. Why didn't he change it? It is reasonably easy to do so I believe

At school I knew a girl who spelt her name Joolya. I think it was a teenage thing though.

I know a Kortni.

River is a fabulous name

dontcallmehon.....say it isn't true!?

My friend's sister's name was Jooley. Her mum wanted to name her after Julie Andrews but spelt it phonetically and it ended up Jooley. She changed it by deed poll in her 20s to the right spelling...

I did see a little girl's name in a nursery I visited and it was Mercades...

I nearly pmsl when I read somewhere that a registrar had to persuade an american couple from calling their daughter vageena

the registrar who 'did' our ds not only expressed her (positive) view of our fairly nonstandard choice of name but also announced that hers was called Wolf.

I once nursed a little girl called Shantel

Well, of course I agree MrsSeanBean - both about the mis-spelling, and also about registrars saving preventing people from themselves making these awful mistakes.

But this opinion is, as you know, not universal on MN

DH was congratulated by registrar on DS's name - I think she had had enough of Destinees and Jaydens that day.

Registrar would be doing said child a service by questioning mad spelling but would probably get nutted for their trouble.

It's a bit harsh for the child, becuase they won't be able to have balloons/door signs/keyrings etc with their name on. It also looks pretentious I think.

It just reminds me of Terrys Pratchett's Magrat. Whose daughter ends up Esmerelda 'note spelling' Margaret.

Maybe the parent's just have a sadistic streak and look forward to their child have to constantly spell heir name (not that I ever considered that before I had children )