How would you spell the name...

suzyc · March 2011

pronounced "Hawk-en"?

My DH and I love the name, but I'm struggling with how to spell it as any way it will probably end up being mispronounced. Its a Scandinavian name and each country seems to have their own spelling too!

Swedish - H?kan (spelled Hakan though)

Norwegian - Haakon, Hakon

Other- Haaken

We could go with Hawkin or Hawken (like Hawkinson) but I'm leaning towards a more traditional spelling.

Thoughts ladies?

Patches08 · March 2011

Hawk-en... all I think of Honkin....

CarrieLeigh84 · March 2011

Patches08:
Hawk-en... all I think of Honkin....

Or hocking.

ETA: Like hocking (selling) stolen goods out of the back of your car.

BadgerBaby49 · March 2011

Best spelling of the ones you listed I think is Hawken.

I'mAcrossThePond · March 2011

Like Hawk-en a loogie?

Moxie27 · March 2011

i would use the spelling that derived from the origin i was connected to.

if neither your child's father nor you are swedish (hakan) or norwegian (haakon), then i would go with haaken (a girl i went to high school with used that spelling for her son, so i'm sort of familiar with it).

Patches08 · March 2011

The spelling, while I still do not like the name, Haaken makes more sense to me, personally. (Hey-ken) Like Laken with an H. lol.

mbritto4 · March 2011

Are you Scandinavian? A very strong name like that would sound odd with a common American last name like "Smith" that's only why I ask. All I can think of is hock a loogie, sorry. I'd spell it however my nationality would. If you are just picking it because you like it, I'd go with your pronunciation example of Hawking. NMS at all.