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[briannablade.livejournal.com]

Is it just me or do a lot of people just not like creative ways of spelling names? Why is everyone so incredibly hung up on how their kids will be teased? I don't remember any kids getting teased for their names in school. They got teased more for their dress, for their hair, for their glasses, for "physical" appearance things and for sucking up to the teachers and being teacher's pet. I don't think that if someone spells a name with a different spelling that people should automatically put it on "the bad" list. I understand that some people are traditionalist, but why do so many people want to pull down the ones that want to be creative. Some people do get a little carried away, I'll give you that. But there are a lot of people out there who want to name their kids geek names, athletic names, anime names, etc. It depends on the parents interests. *shrugs* I don't know. What do you guys think? Is it just me that feels this way or am I alone in this?

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[tia-karen.livejournal.com]

i also agree with this. when i see names spelled badly, i just assume the parents (a) are idiots or (b) can't read. it's like typos in a letter. if something is spelled wrong once i'll give them the benefit of the doubt and think they were a little careless. if they spell it wrong consistently, they are clearly daft, so i think less of them.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

The legit changed spellings are usually result of different cultures.
My friend has a friend called Ema, I assumed her parents wanted her to be cool, or she'd ropped an M somewhere along the way in an effort to stand out- turns out she's Scandinavian and that's the way it's spelt. She was born in England, but it was homage to her grandmother.