Uncommon name spellings

Eve - posted on 04/08/2009

My son's name is Alexei and my daughter's is Giuliana. I chose them to honor my heritage (Ukrainian and Italian, respectively). I knew that they would always have to spell them out for people but, honestly, my name is Eve and sometimes people just don't get it. Also my maiden name was Krysa and my last name is now Heshler, which both always have to be spelled. So unless your name is Thomas Jefferson, people are always going to question the spelling. It's not Revolutionary Times anymore. America is a diverse place, with people from many different countries, that's what makes it great :)

Dani - posted on 04/07/2009

My question is who says what is normal and whats not???? Obviously the Mom who spelled her daughter's name Stfani thought that was normal for her?!?! If we all sang the same note there would be no harmony in this world! People have to be different. Thats what makes life fun... :)

Bobbi - posted on 04/07/2009

I personaly don't see anything wrong with changing spelling of a name. For example I have a niece named Stephani (no e on the end). It doesn't make her any less of a perfect girl. I think that people choose to change a name to make it their own so the child isn't growing up with the same name as hundreds of other people. When I first found out I was pregnant, I wanted to name my son Bryce Layne, a little different yeah, but I figured I wanted my son to make the name, not the name make him. I decided on Ashton Lane after I saw him and honestly I wouldn't change any part of it! I have twin nieces named Miklynn Jo and Shaylee Rayne, they are the most awsome little girls ever and u know, their names are perfect for the girls that they are.

Serina - posted on 04/07/2009

My name Is normally Spelled Serena but my parents choose to spell it Serina, which I like alot better because Im more original that way!! Sure people mix up the spelling constantly ...but I got use to just spelling it out for them right from the start so theres no correcting to be made. Its great that parents give different spellings!! What kind of world would it be if everything was the same. I agree that poarents should make it easy enough for the child tho. Like most kids should be able to spell there name in grade 1 and when there 8-10 letters long and really difficult thats not even fair. I guess it depends on nationality too tho, so cant really judge!

Amanda - posted on 04/07/2009

We spelled our daughters name with a y (Madyson) instead of an i because I wanted it to be different. It is a pretty common name but If have loved that name and always knew I would name my daughter that. Plus, we call her Mady for short so we don't have to change the spelling when she is learning to write her name.

Cassie - posted on 04/07/2009

We named our daughter Harlie and chose the ie on the end to make it more feminine from the traditional Harley. And then chose Alan for our son, thinking that it was the common spelling. Both names are usually misspelled!

Rhonwen - posted on 04/07/2009

All three of my children have traditionally spelt welsh names as have I. We are Rhonwen, Llywelyn, Gwenllian and Meredydd. The older two are very proud of their names and will not let anyone shorten them and neither did I as a child but I left it up to them. The only time I felt bad was when Llywelyn started school and his friends could all write their names, Max, Jack, Kaia, Jon. Llywelyn could only write Llyw which was the same length as the other children but withtin 2 weeks he could write his whole name. Their names give them a sense of history....the last prince and princess of Wales were called ironically Llywelyn and Gwenllian and it was an accident..I am not that sad! We also have a laugh about the different spellings at christmas and the children correct anyone who trys to say the names properly and try to teach them the pronunciation. We are proud of our names!

Stephanie - posted on 04/07/2009

Quoting Chelsea:

Quoting Stephanie:

Personally I don't think its a black and white thing so no I don't think it's wrong (never said I did)

Who are you responding to in this one?  :)  Thought maybe I missed a comment/reply somewhere!  :)

Sorry...Just reffering to how parent's spell their childs name isn't black & white because there is no GOOD or RIGHT way.

Stephanie - posted on 04/07/2009

Quoting Chelsea:

Quoting Stephanie:

Personally I don't think its a black and white thing so no I don't think it's wrong (never said I did)

Who are you responding to in this one?  :)  Thought maybe I missed a comment/reply somewhere!  :)

Sorry...Just reffering to how parent's spell their childs name isn't black & white because there is no GOOD or RIGHT way.

Chelsea - posted on 04/07/2009

Quoting Kelly:

My friend spelt her daughters name Ryeli

I was glad later on to learn that my choice for her name inspired other names in the family.  My sister-in-law asked me to use Noella as a middle name for her daughter...I didn't mind at all...it was a cute variation!  And another sister-in-law named her daughter Kylee - spelling inspired by Rylee's name!

Holly - posted on 04/07/2009

We named my daughter Carlie and spelled it with an ie at the end because it had meaning. Her grandma's names are Carolyn and Julie so we combined the names and spelled Carlie! It can be a pain because no one ever spells it correctly BUT I think if you have a good reason to do it...why not?

Chelsea - posted on 04/07/2009

Quoting Stephanie:

Personally I don't think its a black and white thing so no I don't think it's wrong (never said I did)

Who are you responding to in this one?  :)  Thought maybe I missed a comment/reply somewhere!  :)

Kelly - posted on 04/07/2009

My friend spelt her daughters name Ryeli

Chelsea - posted on 04/07/2009

I would choose the description "uniquely".  Who makes the decision what is "normal"?  My daughter's name can be pronounced very phonetically.  Rylee is the spelling I chose.  I did take her feelings into consideration when I chose this name, as it can be considered unisex.  Her middle name is Noelle.  I chose this spelling so that one could recognize on paper that the name belongs to a female.  My sister's name is Sara and YES, she was called "Sara without an H" for some time.  When I was younger, my name was nearly unheard of.  Thanks to former Pres. Clinton, Chelsea seems to be less infrequent these days.  I never found my name on a toothbrush or bicycle license plate.  But this made it even more special and exciting when it DID appear somewhere (like on every corner in Chelsea Pier, NY, or on a billboard in my hometown).  My daughter (and ironically, my step-daughter, Breanna, as well) won't find her name either.  But that's ok!  I believe it is also important for a child to understand that it's ok to correct an adult when they pronounce their name incorrectly, but also to not take offense to it.  As phonetic as I think my own name seems, people still get it wrong.  Do you pronounce the sea (as in the ocean) see-uh?  Then why would you do it at the end of my name?  And who would name their child "Chelseeuh"?  I think a large portion of the general public need to spend a little more time hitting the reading and language books in school.

So...to answer your question...

I chose Rylee because I liked the name, but I also enjoyed my name being different.  It isn't a lifetime of troubles at all!

Stephanie - posted on 04/07/2009

Personally I don't think its a black and white thing so no I don't think it's wrong (never said I did), and Amber I like your tie with the Y's. That seems to make sense. It just makes me wonder why people use names like Nahtahleigh or Ruhbekka. It is definitely up to the parents, but I would want to do what is easiest for my child.

Chelsea - posted on 04/07/2009

I would choose the description "uniquely".  Who makes the decision what is "normal"?  My daughter's name can be pronounced very phonetically.  Rylee is the spelling I chose.  I did take her feelings into consideration when I chose this name, as it can be considered unisex.  Her middle name is Noelle.  I chose this spelling so that one could recognize on paper that the name belongs to a female.  My sister's name is Sara and YES, she was called "Sara without an H" for some time.  When I was younger, my name was nearly unheard of.  Thanks to former Pres. Clinton, Chelsea seems to be less infrequent these days.  I never found my name on a toothbrush or bicycle license plate.  But this made it even more special and exciting when it DID appear somewhere (like on every corner in Chelsea Pier, NY, or on a billboard in my hometown).  My daughter (and ironically, my step-daughter, Breanna, as well) won't find her name either.  But that's ok!  I believe it is also important for a child to understand that it's ok to correct an adult when they pronounce their name incorrectly, but also to not take offense to it.  As phonetic as I think my own name seems, people still get it wrong.  Do you pronounce the sea (as in the ocean) see-uh?  Then why would you do it at the end of my name?  And who would name their child "Chelseeuh"?  I think a large portion of the general public need to spend a little more time hitting the reading and language books in school.

So...to answer your question...

I chose Rylee because I liked the name, but I also enjoyed my name being different.  It isn't a lifetime of troubles at all!

Nora - posted on 04/07/2009

Uniqueness! I spell my Jarad different than most (Jered) Is there really a wrong or right way??

Kelly - posted on 04/07/2009

Well for one thing... ppl like the different ways/options on how to spell names. Such as I have a nephew named Dylyn (pronounced Dylan/Dillion). I think it's great b/c my sisters name is also in it. My other nephews name is Adyn (Aiden). It all depends on the parents. My parents could of spelt my name Kelli, Kellie, Keli, but they picked Kelly. So are they wrong b/c they picked a certain way to spell it out of the many different ways?

Truly, it's up to the parents on how they want to spell THEIR child's name.

Amber - posted on 04/07/2009

Well I have a Y thing goin on..My oldest daughters name is Kylie her middle name is Maleigha When I had my second child I named her Camryn--simply because Cameron is how its spelled if its a boy. Her middle name is Elisabeth- not pronounced elizabeth but just how its spelled. elisa-beth That confuses the heck out of people. My Sons name is Landyn- spelled that way because every time someone names their child that its the same old spelling- Landon. or Landen. Since we already had Y's in the other kids names it just seemed appropriate. anyway..thats my reasoning.