A question

LMS05

Are people with unique names/spellings less likely to name their child a unique name or use a unique spelling or are they more likely? Thoughts?

tct1219

i think more in most cases. at least with those i know, they think it's "cute" to carry on the tradition and usually say that they don't mind spelling it and that they like having a "unique" name.

i think an exception would be if it's really out there or got confused a lot. i don't think the lady i saw on the news who was named marijuana pepsi would be as inclined as the brittnis of the world to give her child a youneek name.

misschippers

My name isn't too crazy, but it does end in an "-ie," when then common form is y. ?If we have a girl, I'd like to name her with a unique spelling, but my husband isn't going for it. ?It's nothing too crazy, but still.

beckys96

I think it would probably depend on the name and how they grew up.  If they were teased a lot or picked on - they may not. 

lcarlson0131

beckys96:

I think it would probably depend on the name and how they grew up.  If they were teased a lot or picked on - they may not. 

I agree, I think it depends on their experience with it. I would be more likely to also use a unique approach as opposed to a common one, but that's just me.  

AllThatGlitters101

My name is always mispronounced on the phone and in introductions and it's always misspelled unless I spell it out. Will I do that to my children? No. But I also am avoiding names in the top 100 SSA b/c I do want my children to be one of three or more in their classes. I'd say I will pick unique names, but names that are easily spelled and pronounced.

jebuell

I have a normal name spelled differently.  Of the names DH and I both like we have different names spelled normally. 

So I find myself more inclined to go opposite of my name.  Whereas DH has a different name spelled normally and prefers it that way.

smismar

I have a relatively uncommon name (for girls anyway).  I have to spell it all the time (people can't seem to grasp the concept that Toni is female and Tony is male).  DH has a super common name and even in his tiny town growing up with less than 20 kids in his class, there was still another Jason.

I/we specifically sought out a name that wasn't weird or unusual and chose the more common spelling of it.  It happens to be a name that has fallen out of favor as far as usage, but it's a name everyone has heard and is familiar with on some level.