What is with all the crazy spellings??

lotsofbustles · March 2010

I just don't get it. Am I missing something? Why make your children's name more difficult for people to spell and pronounce? I just don't understand the point.

BetchySprout · March 2010

Because McKaeleagh is more unique than Michaela. Trufax. Duh.

lotsofbustles · March 2010

Why not just pick a unique name?

shopgirl_07 · March 2010

Because people are dumb. Or should I say duym.

LMK613 · March 2010

my name has a "weird" spelling...but it is actually spelled the traditional dutch way....so while things may seem weird here...they may not in other places...

HOWEVER...i do agree for people that just make up new spellings for no reason

RoxyLynn · March 2010

When I taught school it was a 90% certainty that "Jenipher" and "Dayvid" grew up in poor households with marginally literate parents.

RoxyLynn · March 2010

fredalina:
Because they don't want their child to have a "weird" name, just a "unique" one. They don't mind if their child is one of 5 in their homeroom with a name pronounced the same, just as long as they're the only one who spells "Emily" as "Emmaleigh" or "Aiden" as "Aaiydenn".

Which works really well on the soccer field, with all those parents yelling out "Shoot it, Emilee with two E's!"

[Eyeroll]

wife1014 · March 2010

RoxyLynn:
When I taught school it was a 90% certainty that "Jenipher" and "Dayvid" grew up in poor households with marginally literate parents.

LOL

medlabmommy · March 2010

RoxyLynn:
fredalina:
Because they don't want their child to have a "weird" name, just a "unique" one. They don't mind if their child is one of 5 in their homeroom with a name pronounced the same, just as long as they're the only one who spells "Emily" as "Emmaleigh" or "Aiden" as "Aaiydenn".
Which works really well on the soccer field, with all those parents yelling out "Shoot it, Emilee with two E's!"
[Eyeroll]

*lol* there is a girl in my daughter's class who has that exact spelling of a name...which I think its too many ee's....but really I shouldn't talk..my daughter's name is AINSLEE ...which I changed the spelling on...it was my great grandfather's name and was spelled AINSLIE...