Baby Names

How do unique spellings become mainstream?

For example: Elissa, Elyssa, Alyssa, Alissa, Ilyssa, etc
Or
Katherine, Catherine, Kathryn, etc.”

There may be minor differences in pronunciation but they are all the same name.

At some point someone was being younique but they are now more or less acceptable and recognizable. So how does that happen? Who decides?

Re: How do unique spellings become mainstream?

  • AmandaR204AmandaR204 member
    edited August 2014
    I'd think the mass public sways towards certain spellings based on education and location. For instance Im middle eaStern and the would spell Alyssa as Elissa, Alice as Elise. The E takes over the A. Like in Eastern Europe the K takes the C.
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  • Also, a long long time ago, there really wasn't a 'correct' spelling because a large portion of any society was illiterate, meaning that they were at the mercy of however the local priest wanted to spell a name in the church rolls or if he had a standard spelling.




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  • It's annoying because My Pal Violet has a whole list of horrendous names but no Eloise.
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