Unusual spelling of names?

[Handbag Lady]

I've said this before, and I will say it again, my older daughter has a VERY unusual name, with a very unusual spelling. ...and before everyone jumps on me, I did not name her, she is adopted.... The name itself is kre8tyve (okay, made up) but add in the H's, Z's, and Y's is is virtually impossible to spell and/or pronounce. (and, no, I will not tell you what it is because it is so unusual if you google it it goes to her facebook page)

The name has been a constant source of annoyance to her. She has to spell and pronounce it for everyone.

Good gravy, if you don't like it and she doesn't like it, get her name changed. It is easy and very inexpensive.

 

[Mariep26]

My DD's middle name is Jaye, also. She's named after a man that is like an older brother to me. Her first name also starts with a J, so I sometimes call her JJ.

I think Jaye is such a great name. My mom didn't like it as a first name because everyone always assumes she is a man just looking at the name. It makes a beautiful middle name with most of the possible names we had picked out! I don't hear it very often though so it is nice to see someone else using it!

 

[NotUrsula]

My aunt is Annette and her husband is Daniel. Their daughter's name is Danette by taking syllables from the parents names. That's creative and Kool. Why give kids the same boring names as their classmates?

And much more conventional than you think. I went to school in the deep south in the late 60's/early 70's, and I had at least 2 Danette's in every class that I had. "*ette" names were hugely popular in the South at the time, and I knew dozens of them, everything from Annette to Danette to Lynette to Vanette, and even Wynette (after Tammy ). I even knew a set of triplets that included a Danette.

I also know someone whose parents did the combine Mom and Dad's name thing in the 60's. The poor thing has been cursed with Neddina.

 

[badblackpug]

Good gravy, if you don't like it and she doesn't like it, get her name changed. It is easy and very inexpensive.

Umm... no. There are many reasons for that. Mostly that she was an "older" adoption, and taking away something else that was a part of her would not have been a very wise move, psychologically. Adopted kids, especially kids that are a little older and have memories of their biological families deal with a lot of issues surrounding loss, belonging, and loyalty. There was already enough turmoil, loss, and confusion in her young life. Her name is part of who she is.

 

[pixiewings71]

I don't love the different spelling, but I can see the g being soft in Jinger the same as it is in ginger. Generally, when the g is followed by an e, it is soft. That isn't always the case, though. Zinger and bringer are pronounced with a hard g, for example. Usually, that is when there is a root word that the -er suffix is added to. I do not see Jing as a root word.

Similar to Jorja (Georgia) I would think

 

[Handbag Lady]

Umm... no. There are many reasons for that. Mostly that she was an "older" adoption, and taking away something else that was a part of her would not have been a very wise move, psychologically. Adopted kids, especially kids that are a little older and have memories of their biological families deal with a lot of issues surrounding loss, belonging, and loyalty. There was already enough turmoil, loss, and confusion in her young life. Her name is part of who she is.

Maybe when she's older if she dislikes it so much with the constant spelling and explanation. I only say this because my husband also did a name change in not-disimilar instances. It was really easy. I know people think it would be hard and expensive. But, I also have to remember he did it in his 30's and not when he was a child.

 

[awoogala]

My DD18 has a very dear friend named Lief. His family is very Nordic.

Anyhow, one day, being curious, I asked him why his name was spelled L-I-E-F rather than L-E-I-F, as would be traditional.

He said that when he was born, his mom had had a really hard labor, and was whacked out on drugs from the birth. She filled out the birth certificate and had a DUH moment and couldn't remember how to spell it - all she could remember was the "I before E" rule. No one bothered to correct her, so that's how it stayed.

Funny. Lief is also a Nordic name in its own right , pronounced "Lee-eff" (sort of, a lot more guttural". My son's name is Leif. (pronounced correctly, it sounds like Lay-f)...He always has to explain it The conversation is always "Leaf?" "no, Leif, L E I F, like Leif Erickson, the viking!" He is so used to it, he doesn't let them mispronounced more than once. It doesn't bother him, either. My daughter is Winter. Weird, but at least I spelled it correctly. ;-) The nurses asked if I wanted it with a y...nope.

 

[megveg]

My name is MegHan and my brother is JoHnathan. When we were born, our Mom added an H to each name so we'd both have it.

I've gotten Megan, Megin, Meaghan, Meaghin, Meggin, Meagan, Meegan.
Worst my brother ever gets is Jonathan. hahaha

 

[kristenrice]

When we had DD#1, we did not find out her gender ahead of time. DH and I both have names that begin with "K" and both of my siblings have "K" names so we decided to keep that tradition going. We decided that DD's middle name would be Grace, after DH's grandmother, but we wanted a more "trendy" name for her first name. We settled on Kamryn. We call her Kammy.

While pregnant with baby #2, we decided that if it was a boy, his name would be Kaden Lawrence (middle name is DH's father's name). We were thinking Kathryn Elizabeth for a girl, but it just sounded so "proper". Right up until I delivered, I was convinced we were having a boy so we really didn't think too much about an alternate girl's name. Well, guess what? Yup, we had a beautiful baby girl. I was so in love with the name Kaden so we just decided to use it. Our little girl, Kaedyn Elizabeth, turns 7 next week! We call her Kaedy for short.

 

[LittleMissMagic]

My bf's brother and SIL named their son Gaage (pronounced "Gage") Montgomery. The reason for the additional a? They wanted to be different. Personally, I think any vowel besides an additional a would've made more sense phonetically. His name looks like a typo! (And don't even start me on Montgomery... no, it has no significance besides them liking it)

BF and I (mostly BF) aren't a fan of his twin sister's name, either - Chandler Logan. BF is just absolutely opposed to unisex names. I just think they should've used a primarily female middle name, rather than a second unisex name. By reading her name, people aren't going to know if it's a boy or a girl (I see it as a boy's name, but that may be because I know more male Chandlers than female).

But, I figure they aren't going to be big fans of whatever we name our kids. They'll probably have conversations about how boring and conventional are kids' names are like we talk about how ridiculous the names are that they chose. I suppose in situations like this, it's better to be on opposite ends of the spectrum than be fighting over favorite names (my mother's brothers had a big race to see who could have their baby and name him William first).

 

[Diznotyzed]

We settled on Kamryn. We call her Kammy.

Nice choice! We named our daughter, who's now 28, Camryn, nicknamed Cammie. She has always loved her name. For many years we didn't know any other Camerons/Camryns but then it really caught on.

 

[torinsmom]

My name is MegHan and my brother is JoHnathan. When we were born, our Mom added an H to each name so we'd both have it.

I've gotten Megan, Megin, Meaghan, Meaghin, Meggin, Meagan, Meegan.
Worst my brother ever gets is Jonathan. hahaha

My ex's brother is Johnaton. His dad was John and I guess mom wanted to honor him. She left out the other h. I can't imagine anyone ever spells his name right except family.

 

[maslex]

Ok, OP here.....

I'm watching The Voice right now and the last contestant is named, Mycle. Yep, Michael.

 

[kristenrice]

The oddest spelling I've ever seen was this name...

K-Sha

No, it is NOT "Kesha", "Keesha", or "Kaysha"...uh-uh...don't you DARE say this name wrong....

It's pronounced "Ka-DASH-uh"...now we're not only putting punctuation into names, but we're pronouncing it too! It's like the poor girl's name was a license plate! I *might* have thought it to be a little more interesting had she not bit my head off for not pronouncing it correctly. I actually like the name Kadasha, though.

 

[LittleMissMagic]

The oddest spelling I've ever seen was this name...

K-Sha

No, it is NOT "Kesha", "Keesha", or "Kaysha"...uh-uh...don't you DARE say this name wrong....

It's pronounced "Ka-DASH-uh"...now we're not only putting punctuation into names, but we're pronouncing it too! It's like the poor girl's name was a license plate! I *might* have thought it to be a little more interesting had she not bit my head off for not pronouncing it correctly. I actually like the name Kadasha, though.

Apparently this is a very common way of spelling... using a dash for the "dash" part of the name. We have a girl in our school system named K-shah... the h makes on the end makes it even more unique. Because, you know, the dash wasn't enough.

There is also a boy named JamL, pronounced, "Jamel." And then we have a Jamal, also prounounced, "Jamel."

 

[2DisPrincesses]

It seems we have added my daughter to the list of mispronounced names- her name is "Alivia". Most people around here tend to pronounce "Olivia" like "uh-livia" rather than with the long "o" at the beginning which is how I prefer it.
So, we thought lets just spell it with an "a" and it will always be pronounced correctly- not so much.

 

[Scurvy]

It seems we have added my daughter to the list of mispronounced names- her name is "Alivia". Most people around here tend to pronounce "Olivia" like "uh-livia" rather than with the long "o" at the beginning which is how I prefer it.
So, we thought lets just spell it with an "a" and it will always be pronounced correctly- not so much.

I have to ask - How should Alivia be pronounced? If i was guessing the pronunciation I might say the A like the A in cat, or possibly like the A in Ahh (as in "Open your mouth and say Ahh"), or even A like the sound in Hey, or Yay or May. But your post makes me think you would pronounce it Oh-livia, which I would never guess from that spelling.

 

[jrmasm]

I have to ask - How should Alivia be pronounced? If i was guessing the pronunciation I might say the A like the A in cat, or possibly like the A in Ahh (as in "Open your mouth and say Ahh"), or even A like the sound in Hey, or Yay or May. But your post makes me think you would pronounce it Oh-livia, which I would never guess from that spelling.

Me either. I'd think ahh.

 

[Janepod]

Me either. I'd think ahh.

Same. Kinda looks like Saliva or Salvia too.

If you wanted it pronounced with a long O, why not spell it O'Livia?

 

[ford family]

Isn't it is fortunate that the proliferation of non standard names or non standard spellings of standard names has coincided with the age of online resumes.

Hitting delete is so much easier than trying to hit the waste paper basket!

ford family