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SIB SET!
I've been meaning to post this for awhile. They're not in birth order, because I always forget the birth order. My dad and his siblings:

Violet Ann
Grace Elizabeth
Dolly Jean
Tommy Lee (dad!)
Doris Marlin
Naomi Ruth
John Mark
Pauline Dawn
Paul David
Charles Ezra (nn Chucky)
Vanessa June
Betty Katherine
Lloyd William Jr (nn Buddy)



I've seen the comment, a couple of times, that people don't understand why parents get all kre8ive with spellings, because you say the kid's name more than you write it. Having a different spelling won't change the fact that when someone says "Hey Aiden.", every Aiden/Ayden/Adain/etc. will turn to look.

So, then, why do so many people get so down on how people spell their kid's name. Like it's been said, if it's still pronounced the same, then spelling doesn't make that much of a difference. So who cares if mom and dad prefer Kylie to Kiley. Or Elizabeth to Elisabeth. Unless they do something that makes it impossible to know what the name is, which will lead to problems later in life when teachers/potential bosses don't know how to say the name, (Ex: J'Ainn for Jane) then a slightly different than "normal" spelling shouldn't make THAT big of a difference, right?