OK to change the spelling of grandma's name?

Re: OK to change the spelling of grandma's name?

• Helenahhandbasket member

  February 2013

  No I think it's OK to do.  Pretty name!

   

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• snowybride08 member

  February 2013

  I think that's fine to do.  We used my FIL's MN for our DD's MN, but we changed it to a more traditionally feminine spelling.

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• erzsi1 member

  February 2013

  I'd change it. Yuvonne makes my want to say "you Vaughn"

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• MayDayGirl member

  February 2013

  erzsi1:

  I'd change it. Yuvonne makes my want to say "you Vaughn"

  Ditto.
  

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• JinglesChic member

  February 2013

  I would change it. It's still your grandmother's name, just spelled different for identity and confusion. I would liken it to buying a vintage dresser and then refinishing to make it useful for today's taste.
  

  
  

  
  
  
  

  
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• JLGY member

  February 2013

  I would change the spelling and not feel bad about it.

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• trudibell member

  February 2013

  I prefer the conventional spelling too, I say go for it grandma will understand!

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• queenbone member

  February 2013

  I would totally change the spelling. The cycle stops with me.

  BTW, I was just thinking about what a nice name Yvonne is the other day and wondering why I seldom see it mentioned here.
  

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• caramia582 member

  February 2013

  I have a similar situation.  DH's grandmother, who he was very close to, was named Bibian.  ick.  She was supposed to be Vivian, but apparently the Dr. didn't like the name and suggested Bibian (?).  Anyway I would love to honor her with using her name in the mn spot if we have a girl, but I would only consider Vivian.  DH thought it was a little weird that I wanted to change it, but I feel like it's still honoring her even if we're changing it a little bit.

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• starshineamator

  February 2013

  I definitely think changing it is fine! You are still honoring her by using her name, even if you change the spelling. And I think Yvonne is much better than Yuvonne. You aren't insulting grandma or anything by spelling it differently! I don't see anything rude about it- you aren't obligated to name your kids after anyone anyways!  

  

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• MAdams728 member

  February 2013

  I am actually doing the same thing.  Our little girl's first name is my grandmother's name, and I changed the spelling from her "ie" ending, to the more proper "y".  

  Same name, and she didnt have a problem at all with the change.  She was just as excited as she would have been with her spelling. 

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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