Does a different spelling = chavvy???

[mosschops30]

You know what I mean, when you see some odd spelling of a 'normal' name just so that it looks 'special' but often ends up just looking ridiculous.

Am asking because the name Aidan is on my shortlist, but have also seen it spelt Aaden and Aedan, which I prefer to the traditional spelling.

What do you think of the alternative spellings?

I wouldn't say so. My sister is Amy (Aimee)
which was an unusual spelling when she was born (late 80s)
Providing it's not off the scale different and you can tell straight away what it is.
eg. Vyktoreigha for Victoria might be pushing it.

Maybe.

But it really depends on whether the name is misspelled or whether the parents simply chose an other (still correct) spelling, e.g. the French of Russian spelling...

I've recently been on several name. And there are apparently a lot of people that felt the need to tell a parent / expecting parent that spellings like Mikhail/Mikkel/Michel etc were trashy/chavvy etc...

Obsidian, my daughter is Carmen. A year in, I'm still trying to get all the nursery staff to not spell it Carman.

I think there are acceptable variations of names. Think Clare/Claire. Steven/Stephen. Jill/Gill. Katy/Katie. Martin/Martyn.

But anything "way out" just looks ridiculous...and, as others have said, as though the parents are a bit dim and can't spell the name they have chosen, setting up that child for a lifetime of having to spell out his or her name. Choose a name you Iike and stick to the conventional spelling!

I can't stand it when people change up a spelling of a name to try and make it more 'unique'. It doesn't make it unique at all, it just looks tacky. I think it would be easy to judge someone as chavvy for changing the spelling of a name - thats what lots of chavvy people do. Also you're condemning your child to a life time of spelling out their name, and having people say "Oh that's an unusual spelling" and them having to answer/explain over and over. It gets really annoying really quickly.

This thread is 9 years old!

I think it looks like the parents cannot spell. There is an Amii at work, she constantly spells her name out when on the phone to people. If it was me I'd have just told work it was Amy.

I was at school in the dark ages with a Shevaun. She was as Irish as can be, and not at all chavvy.
But yes, I was puzzled by Iria (pronounced Ira ) and then there's Dayzee...she is cute though and at least it's phonetic.