Which spelling do you like best????

[scarlett873]

Why are you taking this so personally? If you told me you hated the name Lindsay, especially if it isn't spelled Lindsey, I certainly wouldn't be offended. It's your opinion and you are entitled to have it.

In my opinion, saying that you dislike the way a name is spelled is one thing, but to say that the parents are tacky, trashy, immature, or whatever, for spelling the name the way they did, goes a bit overboard. I could care less if someone said they disliked the way my name is spelled or what we've chosen to name our daughter, but I know for a fact that I would take it personally if it was implied that I was trashy or immature because of it.

ETA: That was just MY opinion...I can't speak for the poster you directed your post to...

 

[LindsayDunn228]

In my opinion, saying that you dislike the way a name is spelled is one thing, but to say that the parents are tacky, trashy, immature, or whatever, for spelling the name the way they did, goes a bit overboard. I could care less if someone said they disliked the way my name is spelled or what we've chosen to name our daughter, but I know for a fact that I would take it personally if it was implied that I was trashy or immature because of it.

Point taken.

 

[Disney=Love]

The name Grace is so pretty because it's associated with graceful. Tampering spelling in that case would ruin the name in my opinion. If you wanted to go with a unique spelling Ariel has many more options, but definitely keep Grace.

 

[Crankyshank]

Ariel Grace. No hyphen. I'm not really a fan of hyphening first names. I think the hyphen interrupts the flow of the name. Plus if she decides she'd rather just go by her first name when she's older, it would be easier without the hypen and you can still call her Ariel Grace.

And if she decides she wants to hyphen it, she can always do it on her own.

 

[Ziva]

Ariel Grace, no hyphen.

 

[JadenLayne]

Didn't mean to turn this thread into a mini-debate! I did get the question answered though. After reading the threads I agree that Grayce does remind you of the color Gray and our daughter will be Grace.

That being said I have varying opinions on weird names. Some of them I love, for example we have a Karlyn and a Landy in our church. I had never heard the names before and I like them. I also recently heard of a baby named Emerly which is neat.

Now I have a cousin who wanted to name her daughter Christian. Nothing wrong with that, right? Well she spelled is Kristtian which I can see as Kristen or Kristi-Ann. I don't think the poor child will ever have her name spelled or pronounce right. Then again I may be wrong and she may love it.

So I'm on both sides of the fence!

 

[frndshpcptn]

I don't like creatively spelled names.

I think Ariel Grace is lovely.

 

[CPM]

Why are you taking this so personally? If you told me you hated the name Lindsay, especially if it isn't spelled Lindsey, I certainly wouldn't be offended. It's your opinion and you are entitled to have it.

To say you don't care for a name is one thing, but to be called "trashy" "unintelligent" "tacky" "immature" or "unclassy" is another. IMO That is what I'm taking personally.

Sorry to the OP, I'm sure you didn't mean this thread to become this way at all.

 

[CPM]

In my opinion, saying that you dislike the way a name is spelled is one thing, but to say that the parents are tacky, trashy, immature, or whatever, for spelling the name the way they did, goes a bit overboard. I could care less if someone said they disliked the way my name is spelled or what we've chosen to name our daughter, but I know for a fact that I would take it personally if it was implied that I was trashy or immature because of it.

ETA: That was just MY opinion...I can't speak for the poster you directed your post to...

I agree

 

[Philadisney]

Ariel Grace. No hyphens, both names spelled correctly.

i agree too! beautiful!
i usually am all for unique names but i do think that alternate spellings have gotten a touch out of hand....years ago i remember being at summer camp with a girl named "Rhobynne" (Robin)

 

[Ziva]

In my opinion, saying that you dislike the way a name is spelled is one thing, but to say that the parents are tacky, trashy, immature, or whatever, for spelling the name the way they did, goes a bit overboard. I could care less if someone said they disliked the way my name is spelled or what we've chosen to name our daughter, but I know for a fact that I would take it personally if it was implied that I was trashy or immature because of it.

ETA: That was just MY opinion...I can't speak for the poster you directed your post to...

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Our daughter is going to be named Ariel-Grace or Ariel-Grayce.

Do you like Grace or Grayce? Should I keep it simple and original or put a little interesting "y" in there? Or do you have another spelling????

I like "Grace", but (please don't be offended) I don't get the hyphen. I would leave that out.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Now I have a cousin who wanted to name her daughter Christian. Nothing wrong with that, right? Well she spelled is Kristtian .....

For some reason, this actually hurts my eyes to look at it.

 

[JadenLayne]

Let me explain the hyphen. I was wanting to keep her name two names.

Ariel Grace being the first name
Barbara being the middle name

The hypen was just to show Ariel and Grace went together but not spelling her name Arielgrace as one word. Does that make sense?

I was under the impression that if you spelled it Ariel Grace Barbara then she would have three names instead of Ariel Grace being her first name. The hyphen would just bring it together but I guess I don't have to do that.

Like I said I don't know if she will be Ariel or Ariel-Grace. We will have to wait and see her to know "Who" she is if that makes sense.

Yep Kristtian is way over the top to me. The mother is also 18 years old which doesn't necessarily have anything to do with it but like someone said teenagers like weird spellings but thats to weird!

 

[r3ngels]

I like Grace... my DD middle name is Grace- and it fits her, she is very graceful and I have always loved that name.

OT: I just figured out who you are...I am a little slow but the Ariel and John Cole did it. I guess I will never be a PI since it took me this many months to fiqure this out . I always wondered what happened to you-- I was thinking about your adoption not putting the 2 screen names together.

Okay carry on.... my AHA moment is over.

 

[mjkacmom]

GRACE! Grace is one of my dd's middle name, so I like it, but I have a random Y in my first name, and have hated it all of my life. I cringe when I see people replace the usual I with a Y - I wish I could give my name, and not have to spell it!

 

[texasthree]

I vote Grace. I think Grayce looks like gray-cee.

 

[va32h]

I agree and frankly, I find it unclassy, trashy and very immature that anyone would say something like that about a child's name .

For the record, I never used the word "trashy".

Nor did I use the word "unintelligent" which another poster extrapolated from my post.

However, there is a book called Freakonomics, which shows a statistical correlation between low-incomes and oddly-spelled names (i.e. the lower the income, the more unusual the spelling of the name.) This is not my personal claim, merely a statistical correlation.

There is no denying that words have connotations. Naming a child is a parent's first responsibility and it is a huge one. Societies' perception of your child will, in many ways, be shaped by his or her name. Like it or not, we perceive a Tiffany differently than we do a Margaret. There have been numerous sociological studies that demonstrate this.

Whether it ought to be is another debate, but the fact remains, we do make assumptions about people based on their names (and for all you who will swear up and down that you don't, yes you do. If I told you my name was Ye Bin Mok, you would not leap to the initial conclusion that I was, say, Swedish.)

Anyway, if I am skeptical of the child's name, it is a reflection on the parents, not the child. A child's name will ultimately be the property and responsibility of the child (to live up to, or to live down). It should not be the outlet for the parents to express their own "creativity", "imagination", "uniqueness" or whatever they want to call it.

To the OP - sorry for hijacking your thread to get on my soapbox. Ariel Grace Barbara is a lovely name (in the interest of full disclosure, one of those names happens to be mine, so I am biased) and congratulations on your new arrival!

 

[CheshireVal]

For the record, I never used the word "trashy".

Nor did I use the word "unintelligent" which another poster extrapolated from my post.

However, there is a book called Freakonomics, which shows a statistical correlation between low-incomes and oddly-spelled names (i.e. the lower the income, the more unusual the spelling of the name.) This is not my personal claim, merely a statistical correlation.

There is no denying that words have connotations. Naming a child is a parent's first responsibility and it is a huge one. Societies' perception of your child will, in many ways, be shaped by his or her name. Like it or not, we perceive a Tiffany differently than we do a Margaret. There have been numerous sociological studies that demonstrate this.

Whether it ought to be is another debate, but the fact remains, we do make assumptions about people based on their names (and for all you who will swear up and down that you don't, yes you do. If I told you my name was Ye Bin Mok, you would not leap to the initial conclusion that I was, say, Swedish.)

Anyway, if I am skeptical of the child's name, it is a reflection on the parents, not the child. A child's name will ultimately be the property and responsibility of the child (to live up to, or to live down). It should not be the outlet for the parents to express their own "creativity", "imagination", "uniqueness" or whatever they want to call it.

To the OP - sorry for hijacking your thread to get on my soapbox. Ariel Grace Barbara is a lovely name (in the interest of full disclosure, one of those names happens to be mine, so I am biased) and congratulations on your new arrival!

This is a good post.

Some names do carry certain preconceptions. There have been numerous studies about first names and their correlation with the success and wealth of the person. Some names really just have a stereotype associated with them, and unfortunately it can really hold a child back in life. In an ideal world, that wouldn't be the case, but we don't live in an ideal world.

 

[JadenLayne]

That was a great post and what you said holds true where I live when I stop and think about it. The weird names are the lower class, what does that mean? I don't know but it's true.

Also the younger the mother the more trendy the name, the older the mom the more classic usually. I had never really thought about it.

Lisa, LOL! Yep it's me!!!! I figured John-Cole would do it for those who didn't already know! I've had so many pms asking about the adoption and my response. We're still here and still waiting, waiting waiting!