Does it annoy you when people spell their babies names crazy?

it annoys the crap out of me.


like when people add extra vowels or silent letters, so it's a totally normal name, but when you look at it, you draw a total blank because it's spelled weird.


like instead of Danielle (what everyone is used to), you spell it Dayniaeell or something stupid like that.


i think it's really tacky. anyone else?

Does it annoy you when people spell their babies names crazy?
I agree. Especially when they do it to try and make a common or popular name seem "unique". It still pronounced the same so that doesn't help anything and the poor kid will have to spell their name to people their whole lives.
Reply:That depends on what you consider "crazy." I'm with you on the extra letters and the apostrophes and the hyphenated things...but some "weird" spellings have a story or are just from a foreign language.





Examples would be spelling "Michael" the Irish way, "Micheal" or naming someone "Leighanne" after two grandmothers, Leigh and Anne. I understand those and think they're sweet. Not every "unique" spelling is "unique." Some of them are just foreign. I would think it a sign of ignorance and bigotry for someone to look at a foreign name, with a foreign spelling and say, "oh, how awful, everyone knows it should be spelled this way." Now that's embarassing.





What's stranger to me is when someone gives their child a normally spelled name and says it in a strange way. Like the child's name is "Janet" and they say "Jah-nay." Loses me.
Reply:No that spelling of Danielle is different. I spell Katelyn different because i have always grown up around that spelling. And Madelyn because it is Mad-Elle-Lyn not Mad-a-Line


but some are just silly like that one


I like the Name Kaydie Elyse that is cool form the person up there ^ and the spelling Klowey is weird but i love Cloey not Chloe. some names like Ashleigh are better like that and i prefer Tayla not Taylor
Reply:It's annoying as all can, especially when someone has to deal with that kids paperwork! It can also turn out to be quite an annoyance for them the older they get and the more they are continuously having to spell their name for everyone. I work in HR and I seriously look at names going, "Are you freakin' kidding me?". There's a big difference between Christina and Kristina and then Karysteena.
Reply:Yeah, I either think the parents couldn't spell (think that was the case with that athlete Dwyane - which does not say Dwayne if you really look at it) or they tried so hard to be different they made their kid look ridiculous.





Yes, your Khrystel is no better than someone else's Crystal just because you spelled it that way (same goes for all the Madisynns and Ashleighs).





And how about people who spell their own son's name as Micheal? How embarrassing! Everyone knows it should be Michael!
Reply:I agree with you. I think it's super tacky and shows a complete lack of class. I thank the Lord everyday that my mom wasn't "creative" with the spelling of my name. I'm going to school to be a teacher and I think people would have a hard time taking me seriously if my name was spelled Ginnifferr or Jenipherr. I had a coworker who had two girls one namedTaelyre (Taylor) and the other Klowey (Chloe) now come on! Those poor girls are going to have to correct the spelling of their name for their entire life. I just think it looks super tacky when parents do that!





It's going to be hard for me not to laugh when I finally do become a teacher and I have to see names like that on my class roster!
Reply:I do get annoyed.


All people want their children to be unique. What they seem to have forgotten is that the PERSON INSIDE the body and name is what is unique.


You could name every child Joe, and each one would still be a miracle of uniqueness, and happily, sameness, too (2 legs each and one nose, etc)


People do their children an immense disservice when they spell their names goofy or with ee or ' or ~ in them.


Some people judge others by their name, as I have been judged. I had to correct people and get teased for 15 years before I found a nickname.


Advice: name your child a name that MEANS SOMETHING to you and your family. Even if it is China-because you love China-- or Bob because that was your favorite uncle's name.


It will mean something to the child eventually, and will be a welcome name.
Reply:I've never understood why some feel the need to take a perfectly acceptable name and mess with the spelling. I imagine they're under the impression that it makes them more unique but regardless of the spelling, it's still the same name. Misspelling names just creates a lifetime of hassle for the bearer and makes the parents look illiterate and poorly educated. Emily is a classic, Emmaleigh is an eyesore.
Reply:No i dont find it a problem at all, i think its nice to be different and unique. I like unusual spellings...i dont see why it should bother you as its not your name and not your child...As long as when you name your child you like it thats all that matters, some ppl dont like normal spelling like me but i dont go mouthing off about it...People do still have choices in this life so use them while you have them...





My daughter is called Kaydie Elyse many people may not like the name but i do and some people may spell it differently...so what!! Thats MY daughters name and MY choice.
Reply:I totally agree, I can understand if maybe they want to spell it a little differently like Erica, Erika, or Ericka, that doesn't annoy me, actually when I was pregnant with my daughter I was going to name her Sydney and somebody suggested I spell it with a C, I was like I don't think so.
Reply:It depends. My sister is "Emily" but changed the spelling to "Emmalie" and that's a little strange, but she's in jr. high and I think lots of kids go through that phase.





People have trouble pronouncing my daughter's name, but I think that if someone looks at the name "Jordynn" and can't figure out how to say it that they have some serious problems.


We made the choice on the spelling to make it more feminine because people could never figure out if she was a boy or girl.
Reply:Yes. It's like having a vanity license plate.





They don't think ahead to the hassle the child is going to have going through school; although there are so many kids being given incomprehensible names that they may not be unique in the oddness.
Reply:yeah i don't get the point it just looks like mom %26amp; dad cant spell its still pronounced the same way so i dont get the point


The way i see it is people are just gonna have to take a second glance everytime they see it %26amp; its always gonna look mis-spelled school rosters, resumes etc.
Reply:Yea. I once saw a question about an Haaeivviyahh Ckhelaeyirrhe. Guess how it was pronounced. Give up? Ava Claire! I don't think that adding an extra Haeiviyhh kheeyirhe is going to make a difference, in the name, and certainly won't make them "Unique" and "Special".(And yeah, those were all the extra letter in that name!)
Reply:I think the child will spend their entire lives pronouncing and spelling their names--what a drag! IDK why, but with a boy and an oddly spelled name, it seems even worse.





I say these parents really don't realize the aggravation they're piling on their kids.
Reply:To me it shows ignorance on the part of the parent


to inflict a lifetime of confusion


with the child as the recipient.


A cruel trick to purposely misspell a child's name.
Reply:Yes, but not nearly as much as it will bother the child for the rest of his/her life of correcting everyone around him/her!!!





I wish people would think of their children and not how fantastically different they can make a name look!
Reply:No, not really. I am far more annoyed by people who are over-critical, judgmental, hyper-sensitive and can't mind their own business frankly. But maybe that's just me.
Reply:Yes. They're either trying to express their creativity in an exceptionally thoughtless way, or they simply don't know how to spell.
Reply:Yes . I know someone who named there kids alaina, Maddielynn, Jayne and Keli!


It's as if they can't spell
Reply:YES!


Destinii


Hope


Faith


I HATE THESE NAMES!
Reply:Yes, I find really annoying and frankly just plain stupid.