Random thought about unnecessary Hs

ReniaB · October 2010

My DS's name is Nicolas without the H. My SO preferred that spelling and convinced me. Having lived with the name for 9 months I've come to like it more and more. To me it's streamlined, cleaner version, that may also have a better chance of not automatically being shorted to a nn, since it's already shorter.

I got to thinking of other names I also prefer without the unnecessary, useless H, such as Megan, Morgan and Nicole.

Thoughts? Do you like certain names with or without the H?

HappyMrsK · October 2010

It's strange becuase I typically like shorter names without unnecessary extra letters, but H's don't really bother me. With some names, like Hannah & Sarah, I actually prefer there to be an H.

TheLuckiestOne · October 2010

In general I hate superfluous H's. The problem is that they are the standard sometimes, as in the name Nicholas. Taking out the H can cause spelling issues. As I rule of thumb, I vote for the most common spelling of a name.

Nora v. Norah is another example. I'd probably vote Nora, but my gut says Norah is more common or familiar (especially due to Norah Jones).

ladysingstheblues · October 2010

I'm a Sara, so I obviously prefer no H on that. I like Megan with no H. But I live Zachary. *love* stupid iPhone.

MnM7608 · October 2010

I rarely see Megan, Morgan, or Nicole spelled with an h. I think certain names, like Zachary or Michael, need the h there, unless you spell them with a k.

strangebird · October 2010

I've only recently changed my opinion on superfluous letter Hs. I typically like very long names, so I'm all for a name looking longer than it is, like Sarah and Susannah.

However, one of my favorite name test drives is the signature test and names that end in an H are not as easily written as a name that ends in an A. I'm not sure how this applies to names like Nicholas and Nichole--I might have to evaluate those on a case-by-case basis, but Hanna, Susanna, Sara, and the like need no additional adornment.

braveangel2 · October 2010

It depends on where the name comes from. I don't mind them in old names like Nicholas and Thomas, but when people tack on an H at the end of a name where it's not needed, I call it catching a case of the Sarahs.

LadyXaverian · October 2010

With or without an "h", Nic(h)olas has an equal chance of being shortened to "Nick" because it sounds exactly the same when you say it out loud.

And I like the "h" at the end of my name, TYVM. I'd feel nekkid without it.

strangebird · October 2010

SarahL77:
With or without an "h", Nic(h)olas has an equal chance of being shortened to "Nick" because it sounds exactly the same when you say it out loud.

And I like the "h" at the end of my name, TYVM. I'd feel nekkid without it.

LOL.

anna7602 · October 2010

It really depends on the name. We don't use superfluous h's at all in Spanish, so names like Sara, Tomas and Nicolas look "complete" to me. However, very English names, like Josiah and Ichabod, would look strange to me without an H.

StellarStina26 · October 2010

I personally love my H. My name is Christina... and yes it is annoying having to say "Christina, with a C-H" to people. But, that is more of a rivalry with the letter K. I prefer classic spellings. I think you just set your child up for what I had to deal with... He will always have to be all.. "Nicolas, No H." Weird.

Others being Christopher = Cristofer looks like a desperate attempt to fit onto standardized tests...

veganxangel · October 2010

StellarStina26:
I personally love my H. My name is Christina... and yes it is annoying having to say "Christina, with a C-H" to people. But, that is more of a rivalry with the letter K. I prefer classic spellings. I think you just set your child up for what I had to deal with... He will always have to be all.. "Nicolas, No H." Weird.
Others being Christopher = Cristofer looks like a desperate attempt to fit onto standardized tests...

Interesting to hear the other side. My cousin is Cristina (we're Hispanic) and she HATES when people put an H in her name.

rider5344 · October 2010

I tend to like H's where they are traditional....Sarah is the traditional spelling so to me it looks so much better than Sara (it looks incomplete to me) same with Hannah....I've never seen Morghan or Meghan spelled that way and find that totally unneeded.

scoutkate · October 2010

Theresa kills me even though I think that's the traditional spelling. I can't help it--I always want to pronounce the h. Nichole bothers me, too.

I'm a Sarah, and I'd feel "nekkid" without the h, too!

RosyBee · October 2010

scoutkate:
Theresa kills me even though I think that's the traditional spelling. I can't help it--I always want to pronounce the h. Nichole bothers me, too.
I'm a Sarah, and I'd feel "nekkid" without the h, too!

I had the "h" in Theresa too---makes the name sound old-ladyish somehow.

shesadreamr · October 2010

I am Meghan (with the h)... I love it being that it's the traditional Irish spelling and that is my family's heritage. Though I have to admit it gets misspelled all the time. I did know a Meaghann in HS... how annoying is that spelling?

ReniaB · October 2010

feffy11:
How is taking off one letter in the middle of the name making the name less likely to have a nickname? you'll have to explain that one to me.

People want to automatically use nicknames for longer names. Nicolas, just with one letter less, is less clunky and doesn't scream out to be shortened. Having said all that I do realize that as my DS gets older I have no control if he chooses to use a nn and probably most likely will.

ReniaB · October 2010

strangebird:
I've only recently changed my opinion on superfluous letter Hs. I typically like very long names, so I'm all for a name looking longer than it is, like Sarah and Susannah.
However, one of my favorite name test drives is the signature test and names that end in an H are not as easily written as a name that ends in an A. I'm not sure how this applies to names like Nicholas and Nichole--I might have to evaluate those on a case-by-case basis, but Hanna, Susanna, Sara, and the like need no additional adornment.

Your signature test is a great idea and I agree that those names don't need the H.

ReniaB · October 2010

scoutkate:
Theresa kills me even though I think that's the traditional spelling.

Forgot about Theresa - I agree

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