Name Spelling Poll (sorry, yes I know ya'll hate name posts!)

wifetomrb101 · December 2013

But the names have been decided, we just can't agree on a spelling. I'm not against any of the spellings, but I prefer Conner and Briana. DH prefers Connor and Brianna! He says Briana is too unique. I've never known a Briana (of either spelling) in my life, and he knew a Brianna, so he only knows the name as spelled that way.
What does Jan '14 prefer?

csandroo · December 2013

I prefer your husbands spellings - the poll u made won't let people vote for 2 choices so you might not get the results you want.

wifetomrb101 · December 2013

@carisue143 - ha, thanks...I hadn't exactly thought of that. I'm such a genius :P well, hopefully people will comment!

sarahlisa00 · December 2013

I'm with husbands spellings too!

sugarland726 · December 2013

Connor and Brianna.

Jackapatamus · December 2013

Is it Bree-Anna or Bree-ahna? That should help with spelling for girls name. Anna has 2 n's, ahna, typically has one n.

ac1259 · December 2013

Yeah I'm with your husband's spellings too...they seem more normal and less likely to be misspelled very frequently.

ChuggingWater · December 2013

Team Husband.

ccip82 · December 2013

I am going with Connor and Brianna too.

wifetomrb101 · December 2013

Thanks ladies! @jackapatamus
- I just tried saying out loud to myself and I can't hear a difference in the pronounciations. But Brianna does make more sense.

LimeDrops · December 2013

I pronounce Briana and Brianna differently, so there's that. But maybe I'm odd.

mrsjenni · December 2013

Just spell them correctly.

Connor and Brianna

KimberlyTX · December 2013

I'm Team Husband, too. I will admit to be a bit biased on the boy name since our LO will be Connor, but I like Brianna more than Briana.

sugarland726 · December 2013

wifetomrb101 said:

Thanks ladies! @jackapatamus
- I just tried saying out loud to myself and I can't hear a difference in the pronounciations. But Brianna does make more sense.

You could say it anna, like banana, or ahna, like with an H sound, like the country of Ghana, or the singer Rhianna.

wifetomrb101 · December 2013

@mrsjenni - thanks :P

Brianna makes sense to me now that I've seen explanations but I know a couple of kids in the school I worked at before DD was born and they had either spelling. Pronounced exactly the same of course.

And no, I won't take offense to any of you just because you all seem to agree with my husband

lmills730 · December 2013

100% agreement with your husband!

CopperT0p · December 2013

I prefer your husband's spellings. They are how I would spell those names if someone said them to me.

wifetomrb101 · December 2013

sugarland726 said:

wifetomrb101 said:

Thanks ladies! @jackapatamus
- I just tried saying out loud to myself and I can't hear a difference in the pronounciations. But Brianna does make more sense.

You could say it anna, like banana, or ahna, like with an H sound, like the country of Ghana, or the singer Rhianna.

Interesting. Must be something to do with being Albertan (or the fact I've got a nasty cold), but I still don't get a difference! Or maybe I just don't hear it, idk. Thanks for helping me try tho

twobluelines · December 2013

Team husband here. I like names that are spelt properly.

sugarland726 · December 2013

twobluelines said:

Team husband here. I like names that are spelt properly.

*spelled

I just had to correct, given your statement.

juliasmama2010 · December 2013

I'm also "team husband". The boys name I've chosen will allow for a nn of Connor, and that's how I would spell it. And I think "Brianna" is more aesthetically pleasing

MamaP19 · December 2013

Team husband. A friend of mine has a Conner and even though he's 6, his family is constantly misspelling his name. Everyone assumes it's Connor. I think it would be one of those names where he'd have to correct people his whole life.

Roses87 · December 2013

I like normal name spellings, so I agree with your husband.

mrsjenni · December 2013

sugarland726 said:

twobluelines said:

Team husband here. I like names that are spelt properly.

*spelled

I just had to correct, given your statement.

@sugarland726 wins this post.

aessary03 · December 2013

I also like your husband's spellings.

bethughknee · December 2013

Connor and Brianna. I like green glass names. (double letters)

Also, a name post at this point is a nice change of pace from " HERE'S WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY CERVIX, PERFECT STRANGERS!!!! DO YOU THINK THIS WEIRD MILD PAIN I'M HAVING IS FULL ON LABOR?! I SHOULD ASK YOU BEFORE I CALL MY OB, RIGHT???"

sarahmarie2 · December 2013

I actually have only known Brianas, so I'm on your side for that. Granted, they were pronounced "bree-ahna" not "bree-anna", so that's something to consider. For Connor, nn.

brideandbreve · December 2013

Connor Bruce
Brianna Ashley

But quite frankly, I think Conor Bruce would be my favorite.. but everyone goes, "OMG, it reminds me of colon," so whatevs.

My boss' daughter's name is Briana, and I like that, too. I just don't really have much of a preference with the Brianna/Briana spelling. I think either is fine.

alinafed · December 2013

strongly agreeing with your DH on this one!

Shannahbee · December 2013

I'm team hubby.

thegosiers · December 2013

Team husband

Firefly9 · December 2013

The nice, normal, traditional spellings. Connor (or Conor, another Irish form of the name) and Brianna.

katags · December 2013

I voted for the Brianna spelling.

I also vote for Connor.

sugarland726 · December 2013

Bookshelves said:

sugarland726 said:

twobluelines said:

Team husband here. I like names that are spelt properly.

*spelled

I just had to correct, given your statement.

@sugarland726 wins this post.
--- If she's not American, "spelt" is also correct. #wetblanket

@Bookshelves

EVERY PARTY NEEDS A POOPER THAT'S WHY THEY INVITED YOU

MaryBB77 · December 2013

Team hubby here too but I also wanted to compliment your names

daltosostarby · December 2013

Connor & Brianna, I like their traditional spelling

jldubb0626 · December 2013

Connor and Brianna

hurricanekb · December 2013

Connor and Brianna

twobluelines · December 2013

sugarland726 said:

twobluelines said:

Team husband here. I like names that are spelt properly.

*spelled

I just had to correct, given your statement.

Sorry @sugarland726 and @mrsjenni... but I'm Canadian, we can use both. :P

In American English, spelt primarily refers to the hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe, and the verb spell makes spelled in the past tense and as a past participle. In all other main varieties of English, spelt and spelled both work as the past tense and past participle of spell, at least where spell means to form words letter by letter or (with out) to make clear. Outside the U.S., the two forms are interchangeable in these uses, and both are common.

But when spell carries the sense to temporarily relieve (someone) from work, spelled is the preferred form throughout the English-speaking world. This is a minor point, though, as this sense of spell is rarely used outside the U.S., where it is most common.

Spelled is not a recent Americanism, as many people assume (including some who have commented on this post). Both spelled and spelt are old, and examples of each are easily found in historical Google Books searches covering the 17th and 18th centuries. It is true, however, that spelt was ascendant everywhere through most of the 19th century. This ended when Americans permanently settled on spelled around 1900.

BuckeyeMommy4 · December 2013

Sorry...I also agree with your husband!

LMCB12 · December 2013

I prefer your husbands spellings.

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