? Alisenne ?

Telyco

I promised DH I would run this past everyone on the bump!  He really feels that his daughter should be nn'd Allie - and since he just never gets into anything this much (or really has the opportunity to) I am trying my best to accomodate...hehe.

How do you feel about Alisenne?

 

palmtreemandy

pronounced allison?

 

spelling i think would lead to a lot of confusion on the first day of school and at the BMV.. but i like the name.

twinmommy13

Looks strange! Why not just stick w/ Allison or Alyson?  

Telyco

twinmommy13:

Looks strange! Why not just stick w/ Allison or Alyson?  

Something just bugs me about those. I don't know why!  And I like the name Adrienne - so I'm thinking along the lines of that.

I don't think there would be any pronounciation issues...if there are then that would be the fault of the other person...it's pretty straight forward : ) 

MoFree

Pretentious, ridiculous spelling of an otherwise very good name.

mlf625

MoFree:

Pretentious, ridiculous spelling of an otherwise very good name.

sorry, totally agree.

I still think if you like Allie, she should just be named Allie. ?Nobody EVER has an issue with my name (Mandie) and I'm glad my parents didn't name me Amanda just because they felt I needed a more formal name.?

MrsDuncan

MoFree:

Pretentious, ridiculous spelling of an otherwise very good name.

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mlf625:

MoFree:

Pretentious, ridiculous spelling of an otherwise very good name.

sorry, totally agree.

I still think if you like Allie, she should just be named Allie.  Nobody EVER has an issue with my name (Mandie) and I'm glad my parents didn't name me Amanda just because they felt I needed a more formal name. 

Ditto. I am just Catey, no Catherine or Cathleen, and I like it. I never have to worry about people asking me what I prefer to be called.

hereandthere119

I don't care for that spelling, if you're going for Allison.  It will just create a lifetime of bother (correcting spelling, pronunciation, etc.) of what would ordinarily be a classic name.  It's like an in-authentic french-ification of Allison.  I work with children and whenever I see a Cymberleigh or other 'unique' spellings, I just think, 'why'?  Sometimes is looks like the parents didn't know how to spell...

I do like giving a kid a full name and then choosing to use the nickname.  For Allie, it could be Allison, Alana, Alaina, Mallory... so many choices.  Then, your child can modify the name to match their personality as they grow up.  Also, there are alot of studies that say that adults can find serious jobs more easily if they have a serious name - not a nickname.  I'd like to give a child that option.

Telyco

hereandthere119:

It's like an in-authentic french-ification of Allison.  I work with children and whenever I see a Cymberleigh or other 'unique' spellings, I just think, 'why'?  Sometimes is looks like the parents didn't know how to spell...

I just don't see the comparison between Alisenne and Cymberleigh...I'm comparing it more to something like Adrienne.

But maybe that's why there are too many weird names out there!

hereandthere119

Oh sorry - no I didn't mean that it sounded or was in the style of Kimberly (or Cymberleigh!) - just that it's an example of an odd, made up spelling.  Like Eidryen would be for Adrienne.  It's just confusing.

BrideBuddies

I don't think there would be any pronounciation issues...if there are then that would be the fault of the other person.

Wrong, wrong, wrong.  Why is it someone else's fault that you picked a weird spelling of a name for your kid?  That's just downright silly.

This could easily be pronounced "Alice-een" instead of Allison.  Your kid is the one who has to constantly correct people.

aubie96

palmtreemandy:

pronounced allison?

 

spelling i think would lead to a lot of confusion on the first day of school and at the BMV.. but i like the name.

agreed.

I think you should just name her Allison/Alyson or if you just want Allie, go with that.

I had to look at this and think it through for me to realize that it's actually just Allison.

Looks TOTALLY made up.

JMHO.

AngeNAndy4106

Telyco:

twinmommy13:

Looks strange! Why not just stick w/ Allison or Alyson?  

Something just bugs me about those. I don't know why!  And I like the name Adrienne - so I'm thinking along the lines of that.

I don't think there would be any pronounciation issues...if there are then that would be the fault of the other person...it's pretty straight forward : ) 

 

Um, people can't even pronounce my dd's name which is Leah, so I'm guessing you will def have pronunciation issues with Alisenne.  Just sayin'...

C12H22O11

Is this a bastardized version of Allison?  If so, stick with the "normal" spelling.  But Allie is a cute nn for Allison.

Telyco

AngeNAndy4106:

Telyco:

twinmommy13:

Looks strange! Why not just stick w/ Allison or Alyson?  

Something just bugs me about those. I don't know why!  And I like the name Adrienne - so I'm thinking along the lines of that.

I don't think there would be any pronounciation issues...if there are then that would be the fault of the other person...it's pretty straight forward : ) 

 

Um, people can't even pronounce my dd's name which is Leah, so I'm guessing you will def have pronunciation issues with Alisenne.  Just sayin'...

I just meant that I'm not worried about the people that can't read. For any name I choose - the same with Leah. People mis-read my name and actually add an "r" in there to make it another name.

hereandthere119

I think that with Alisenne, it will be more than just a problem with people mis-reading it.  Since Allison is so common, people will assume that the unusual spelling indicates a unique pronunciation.  I think that the other reason that people aren't sure if it's Allison or not, is because vowel-consonant- e usually means that the vowel is long.  So 'lise' is normally pronounced like 'lice'.  Same pattern in kite versus kit, spite versus spit.  Since uh-lice-en sounds weird, my second guess was that you were going for a long e in the final syllable, 'ah-liss-een'.  It wasn't until I started reading the posts that I realized that you were actually aiming for the ordinary pronunciation of Allison.  

Telyco

hmmmm....thanks for explaining that....I think it's a long shot - but if there are people that feel the same way...then it's definitely something to think about!

andrea922

Telyco:

hereandthere119:

It's like an in-authentic french-ification of Allison.  I work with children and whenever I see a Cymberleigh or other 'unique' spellings, I just think, 'why'?  Sometimes is looks like the parents didn't know how to spell...

I just don't see the comparison between Alisenne and Cymberleigh...I'm comparing it more to something like Adrienne.

But maybe that's why there are too many weird names out there!

It's not even in the same realm as Adrienne, because Adrienne is a real spelling of a name. Alisenne is made up. It is really bad.

ScissorTailedFlycatcher

mlf625:

MoFree:

Pretentious, ridiculous spelling of an otherwise very good name.

sorry, totally agree.

I still think if you like Allie, she should just be named Allie. ?Nobody EVER has an issue with my name (Mandie) and I'm glad my parents didn't name me Amanda just because they felt I needed a more formal name.?

Agreed!?

AggieDee

Telyco:

hmmmm....thanks for explaining that....I think it's a long shot - but if there are people that feel the same way...then it's definitely something to think about!

LOL - There were 12 different people that replied to your thread and every single one of them said the same thing.  I think it's pretty good odds that your DD will get some strange pronunciations, looks and spellings of her name.

AggieDee

The first thing I thought of when I saw the name was the Seine River in France.  So, I would have pronounced it Alla - sane.

NewYear2004

I know someone who named their daughter Allie, no longer name.

What about Alexandra, Alexa, Alaina, Alessandra, if you don't like Allison?

~CoCo~

I was surprised at the immediate "Allison" assumptions, b/c my first thought was that you were asking about "Alice- ENN".

KatiesCats

Alisenne is not a name.  Allison is a name; Alisenne is a made-up spelling of a fine name.  If that were my name, I would change it as soon as legally able.

shanBmcg

LOL (and I'm not laughing at the poster's spelling).

sunnyday016

I'd go for Allison if that's the pronunciation you want. If you want the nn Allie and you don't like Allison, why not Alexandra?

EXL311

I was totally pronouncing it Allie-sen not Alison.  That's a big no for that one.

mybobble

I like Allison/Alison even Alyson.

Personally, Alisenne looks silly and she'll always have to pronounce and spell her name for people as will you.

Harms80

The spelling is nms.  Just name her Allie.

Telyco

AggieDee:

The first thing I thought of when I saw the name was the Seine River in France.  So, I would have pronounced it Alla - sane.

Telyco

AggieDee:

The first thing I thought of when I saw the name was the Seine River in France.  So, I would have pronounced it Alla - sane.

I totally get that the name is not liked here. I don't really care for ANY version of Allison....I was testing it out for DH.

But besides that....this is my point. Just because you added your own twist to thinking about the river seine - which has nothing to do nor are the letters the same....doesn't mean that it "should be pronounced" that way. You came to that all on your own. That's all.

 

MontyMrs

Telyco:

AggieDee:

The first thing I thought of when I saw the name was the Seine River in France.  So, I would have pronounced it Alla - sane.

I totally get that the name is not liked here. I don't really care for ANY version of Allison....I was testing it out for DH.

But besides that....this is my point. Just because you added your own twist to thinking about the river seine - which has nothing to do nor are the letters the same....doesn't mean that it "should be pronounced" that way. You came to that all on your own. That's all.

 

looks like Alla-sane to me too. That is all

ubermoose

Please don't do it. It's a made-up spelling, and people simply have a hard time taking made-up spellings seriously.

There are plenty of Al- girls names for which Allie would be a viable nickname. If you simply don't like any, go with Allie. People are much more accomodating to nicknames as first names than they are to contrived spellings.

Seriously non-standard spellings come off as overly pretentious and/or painfully lowbrow. It sounds like a gimmick. Even if she is a perfectly sweet, bright, clever little girl... the first impression is more likely to be negative.

AngeNAndy4106

Telyco:

AngeNAndy4106:

Telyco:

twinmommy13:

Looks strange! Why not just stick w/ Allison or Alyson?  

Something just bugs me about those. I don't know why!  And I like the name Adrienne - so I'm thinking along the lines of that.

I don't think there would be any pronounciation issues...if there are then that would be the fault of the other person...it's pretty straight forward : ) 

Yeah I get what you're saying but why make it worse for those idiots who refuse to read or learn the name correctly?  My name is Angela and people call me Andrea or Angelia and all sorts of other fun names that are close to Angela, but not my name...no big deal.  BUT, if my name was Alisenne and people called me all sorts of variations of it, it would be understandable b/c it's not really a valid spelling of Alison.  Or if I had named my daughter Leighuh or Liagh instead of Leah, I'd be asking for people to constantly misspell and mispronounce it and I couldn't really say they were the idiots, kwim?

Um, people can't even pronounce my dd's name which is Leah, so I'm guessing you will def have pronunciation issues with Alisenne.  Just sayin'...

I just meant that I'm not worried about the people that can't read. For any name I choose - the same with Leah. People mis-read my name and actually add an "r" in there to make it another name.

AngeNAndy4106

sorry about the post above...not sure what happened there

Wymasa

Telyco:

AggieDee:

The first thing I thought of when I saw the name was the Seine River in France.  So, I would have pronounced it Alla - sane.

I totally get that the name is not liked here. I don't really care for ANY version of Allison....I was testing it out for DH.

But besides that....this is my point. Just because you added your own twist to thinking about the river seine - which has nothing to do nor are the letters the same....doesn't mean that it "should be pronounced" that way. You came to that all on your own. That's all.

 

The name just looks French to me so I would pronounce it that way as well. Not even thinking of the river. People will prounounce it the first way they see it and that won't be wrong either since the spelling is made up.

lisa5201

The spelling is just about as bad as it could possibly get

I don't understand... If you don't like Allison, how you could like Alisenne if they are pronounced the same??You don't like the way Allison looks?

I think you should pick another name altogether if that's the case

ktang

Since it appears French, my instinct was to use French pronunciation, which would be "Ali-SENN" - I didn't get that it was supposed to be "Allison" until others mentioned it.

 

hazeleyedbride

As a teacher the creative spellings drive me crazy. I understand the want to be original, but unfortunately people will spell it wrong (and prob say it wrong) for most of her school career...  

I like Allie though! 

MandyWes

Harms80:

The spelling is nms.  Just name her Allie.

I agree or Alise. (But then you get into the Alice or Elise pronounciation....) I immediately thought ALICE-AIN when I saw Alisenne.