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Name spelling disagreement

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TheLadyEvenstar · 07/07/2007 09:14

Hiya peeps,

DP and I have once again had a discussion over spelling of LO's name...when he gets here lol.

We have settled on Konor Michal, Konor is my way of spelling it but dp says if it being spelt with a K then we should spell it Konnor, I say Konor.

Michal he won't even attempt to judge me on as it was my dads name....pronounced Mehal it is Polish.

Which way would you choose? I prefer Konor and dp Konnor...

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MollyCoddle · 08/07/2007 13:57

And you're right. I have no idea what you've had to deal with in your life. But perhaps you should choose not to be annoyed about spelling your name. One less thing to get irate about!

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Aitch · 08/07/2007 14:12

in years to come, i hope that telling people to 'take a chill pill' will go right out of fashion as it's an unbelievably arsey thing to say.

agree with meandmyflyingmachine, all names go in cycles. and i think that maisies, mollies, charlies etc are very much in fashion. my dd's name isn't popular at the moment but it is old-fashioned and not too quirky so i'm hoping that it will just keep ticking along being neither popular nor unpopular.

what i wouldn't want to be, however, is right at the beginning of the cycle, just as the name is invented and before it has its bearings, if you like. so the Tyeeshas of this world might be completely common in a hundred years but i wouldn't want my dd to have that name now. likewise Konnor, i'm afraid.

MollyCoddle · 08/07/2007 14:37

Unbelievably arsey? I'm sure I could be much arsier than that if I put my mind to it, Aitch

KerryMum, I wasn't being passive aggressive. I have no reason to feel any aggression towards you, honestly Please read my posts with the light-hearted tone of voice in which they were intended to be heard.

suedonim · 08/07/2007 15:19

I've only read a fraction of this lo-o-o-ong thread but I'd ditch the 'K' altogether and go for the 'CdoubleN' version. Imo, changing the spelling of ordinary names is a sign of trying too hard.

lou031205 · 08/07/2007 15:31

If you already have a 'Karl' it will make the post a bit hard to distribute with a 'Konnor', it will both be addressed 'Master K. xxxxx'

BonyM · 08/07/2007 15:44

If you call him Connor he'll probably change it to Konnor himself at a later date.

Friends of ours have a teenage daughter called Emily who, since turning 13 has insisted on calling herself Emilee....

FWIW I agree with the majority that even if you know that Konnor is not the correct spelling, most people will assume that you don't know, and that you can't spell. Sorry.

MrsMar · 08/07/2007 16:22

Crikey! What a lot everyone has to say on this subject!

TLE - I know you've already decided on 2 ns but but I prefer it with one. Sorry, just another opinion to muddy the waters!

I have an unusual name too, (Gisele) as well as a foreign surname and I've had to spell it my whole life. I hated it when I was young, I just wanted to be called Jane or Sarah, but since I guess my mid 20s I've grown to love it. It reflects my family background (we're all a mixture of French, Italian and Argentine) I wouldn't worry about it, I'm sure he'll grow in to his name as I have. I'll be with you on the unusual variations of names, I'm calling my boy Luca (but that's cos dh is fully Italian and I'm half Italian) even though we live in England, speak English, and will probably stay here most of our lives.

Well done on not losing your sense of humour or flouncing!

alipiggie · 08/07/2007 16:47

Well I like it with a K - sounds very Scandanavian. And for the record I have a very normal sounding name, and have spelt my whole life spelling it for people. So I guess you just can't win.

StarryStarryNight · 08/07/2007 19:51

Connor is beautiful. Konnor just look like it has been misspelt. It does NOT seem even remotely Scandinavian. Karl (big brother) is a Scandinavian name, and by tradition a ROYAL name, kings have been called Karl.I really like it.

If you want some other names that match with Karl, there is Johan. (after king Karl Johan, lol) I think Johan Michal is a very nice combination, but that is just me... or Marius. Or Haakon (another royal and very stylish name).

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TheLadyEvenstar · 08/07/2007 21:32

Its not about having matching names its about me deciding and i have

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Twinklemegan · 08/07/2007 21:53

I don't particularly have a problem with spelling my name for people. My problem is that I spell it out and they still bloody well get it wrong.

StarryStarryNight · 08/07/2007 22:29

TLE - I too stood by my conviction when when we named our second, a very old fashioned traditional scandinavian name, people always ask how it is spelt, luckily it is so short they dont get it wrong! My entire family hated it. I said to them: You will eventually warm to the name when the baby gets here, you get to know him, and love him. Then it wont matter an ounce that you initially did not like his name.

lazyemma · 09/07/2007 08:20

It's neither Konor nor Konnor nor Connor - the name is spelt Conor.

MamaMaiasaura · 09/07/2007 09:25

FFS leave the woman alone already!! she has only asked for views on 1 or 2 N's not the sodding K/C thing. She & her DP have happily chosen a name for their unborn child and it is not any of our business in terms of wether or not we sodding like it. She didnt ask for that. Also people must have bloody dull lives so keep on about a name someone has chosen for their child.

Konnor is a valid varienot of Konor per name books. Just like Kathryn, Katherine, Catherine etc.

Wind your bloody necks in and leave the preganany woman alone to look forward to the birth of Konnor Michal.

aloha · 09/07/2007 09:34

Karl is a perfectly correct spelling of the name. As in Marx and Lagerfeld.
Konor is not a correct spelling of anything.

MamaMaiasaura · 09/07/2007 09:35

grrr Google it, it is there! Regardless she has chosen Konner - does it really bloocdy matter????

hatrick · 09/07/2007 09:37

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aloha · 09/07/2007 09:37

Just because other people have misspelled it doesn't make it correct.
She can do anything she wants and nobody can stop her, but she did ask for opinions.

themildmanneredjanitor · 09/07/2007 09:37

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MamaMaiasaura · 09/07/2007 09:42

You know what MMJ, I think it is shocking how many people have behaved over here. If I see someone being treated unfairly I often do step in. I dont generally join in on the bitch fest.

I have enjoyed reading threads on mumsent and at times posting too. I have found this to be a really nice place to go and sometimes very funny. I am now in danger of having an all out flounce and hissy fit. I have been on 'contraversial' threads and got irritated at times but it was generally over a really emotive subject such as the SAHM debate etc.

I am really shocked, pissed off and irritated why a thread about a childs name, which has been chosen has rambled on. People have ignore on the whole what th OP asked and decided to tak it upon themselve to slate the name choice. I actually think it is rather offensive and uneccesary and it feels bloody horrible seeing so many people slate the name. Put yourself in the OP's shoes and how the hell would you feel. Feel like playground bullying IMO.

FioFio · 09/07/2007 09:44

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MamaMaiasaura · 09/07/2007 09:45
WendyWeber · 09/07/2007 10:04

Someone I know has a new daughter called Klaudia - German spelling, because of family connections, nice but the poor child will go through life spelling it

Anyway, re OP - Konnor!

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TheLadyEvenstar · 09/07/2007 10:52

Thanks to those who have remained able to realise the original question. I have made my mind up that regardless of what numerous faceless posters on here have had an opinion on I am sticking with Konnor. Now this may not be everyones cup of tea BUT I am an individual not a sheep that follows everyone else. So i have decided to call DS2 Konnor with a K, it doesn't make me less of a person, it won't make his life unbearable, He won't spend his life spelling his name it will be a simple statement of "Konnor with a K" the same as DS1 says "Karl with a K". As I said this is not everyones choice of name but there are numerous names I do find ridiculous....Levi, Duran, Tyresse, Taylor, Harley, Paige, Mery, Precious, to name but a few sorry if I offend anyone here but they are not my choice of name. However I would not slate anyone for making a choice afterall it is THEIR choice not mine.

If someone was to come on here and see this posting and the nastiness that has occured I am sure they would get upset and possibly spend their time being cautious of what they posted... I thought this was meant to be a place where mums and mums to be could express their opinions etc without things getting personal. Obviously I was wrong, Thankfully I am not easily upset, I have been slated by people bigger and better than many on here and to my face...I still stand my ground if I am sure it is what I want therefore making me the better person.

Yes I am spelling ds2 name MY way NO i am not going to be told what to do by people I have no contact with except through a message board which at the end of the day I can close down and forget about. To allow this to affect me greatly would be extremely sad on my point and show me as a person who had no life....guess what I do. I asked a simple question,.....I had made my choice of names but DP and I could not agree on one part 1 or 2 N's, well Thanks to those that suggested 2 N's look better as I have chosen to go with this spelling.

Now lets put this thread to sleep as I am sure we all have better things to do.

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