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babynamesSIB 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?
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?
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Date: 2007-11-12 03:56 pm (UTC)i doubt anyone in this community would say anything about names like Katherine/Catherine or Marissa/Marisa.
It's when spellings are botched up to look cool, mae up from no basis..to look unique and will end up giving the child a complex about their name being spelt wrong that bothers me. Also, when random A/I/Y/Z's are added in that would, gramatically, change the pronunciation of a name.
I think it looks trashy and immediately makes me think that the parents must have an IQ of zilch.