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Name curiosity

mrskissmrskiss member
in September 2015 Moms
I hope that this does not come off as snaky or rude...I do not intend it to be. I have a genuine curiosity question.

What is the point of giving a child a normal sounding name but making it unusual/complicated/way too long to spell? Wouldn't that just make it harder on the child later in life? It is far easier for a 5 year old to learn to spell Bailey than Bayleigh (for example). And those that look like they could be pronounced a variety of different ways...I used to be a teacher and I was always afraid of messing up those names; and to be the child that ALWAYS had to correct anyone who ever attempted their name...

IDK...this is just a thought that popped into my mind as I was reading some of the names that people are thinking for their kids. Just an opinion but a true curiosity as well.

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Re: Name curiosity

  • WDDCHWDDCH member
    Because people want to be unique. Different spellings give that unique flair that they're after.

    That's what I assume anyway. All of my kids have the traditional spellings of their names but people still trip them up. The hardest one for people to read is Zoë! I never thought adults would mess that one up but they call her Zo 9 times out of 10.

    My name is Joy and I have been called Joe and Joey and Joyce more times than I can count. I constantly have to spell it for people too.

    So even traditional names can be messed up.
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  • nikkidavis421nikkidavis421 member
    I've always thought about this, too! Plus, not only will the child have to correct everyone on the pronunciation of their name, they'll also have to correct the spelling errors from people spelling it Bailey instead of Bayleigh. To each their own, I guess ;) But definitely something to think about before naming your child!
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  • nikkidavis421nikkidavis421 member
    WDDCH said:

    Because people want to be unique. Different spellings give that unique flair that they're after.

    That's what I assume anyway. All of my kids have the traditional spellings of their names but people still trip them up. The hardest one for people to read is Zoë! I never thought adults would mess that one up but they call her Zo 9 times out of 10.

    My name is Joy and I have been called Joe and Joey and Joyce more times than I can count. I constantly have to spell it for people too.

    So even traditional names can be messed up.

    I hear you on this, too! Not necessarily with the pronunciation of my kids' names but with the spelling. I have a Caiden and a Tenley and Caiden has 100 different spellings so it's obvious that people will spell it wrong 9 out of 10 times but I have some people (including my best friend) that spell Tenley like Tenely. Drives me NUTS! It's pronounced TEN-LEE not TEN-UH-LEE so I don't understand where the misspelling comes from.....???
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  • kjs08kjs08 member
    My name is fairly common, but the spelling isn't (Kelli). I was always correcting people that it's spelled with an 'i' and not a 'y' but I do remember giving up in high school for a while and just went with it. 

    My sister's youngest is Leigha (Lee-a) and her oldest is Kiersten, both which can be spelled many different ways. 
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  • kelbel90kelbel90 member
    My name is Kelli too! :) I have a vendetta against y's. Lol
    kjs08 said:

    My name is fairly common, but the spelling isn't (Kelli). I was always correcting people that it's spelled with an 'i' and not a 'y' but I do remember giving up in high school for a while and just went with it. 


    My sister's youngest is Leigha (Lee-a) and her oldest is Kiersten, both which can be spelled many different ways. 
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  • kassner0802kassner0802 member
    I think a lot of people do it because they like the way it looks better. My youngest is Ivie, not Ivy. I just liked the way that Ivie looks better. But like another poster said even simple names are messed up. My oldest is named Emma but she constantly is called Emily.
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