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[arbus.livejournal.com]

( maine birth announcements )

and... winner for LOL of the day is...

ah'rayah sunshyne

Names I've come across lately

[morningapproach.livejournal.com]

Sibsets:
Tiana, Thalia
Kip, Colton
Dawson, Natalie
James, Jessica
Jason, Janai
Anthony, Angela, Andrea, Jessica, Vanessa, Isabella (oldest-youngest)
Ella, Brooke
Phoenix (m), Hannah
Darian, Brooklynn, Daniel
Ethan, Leland

Singles:
Cyan (f)
Trinity (f)
Drake
Kaiden
Olivia
Sheron
Kendra
Rachel
Mia (pronounced ME-a)
Mya (pronounced MY-a)
Samantha
Faith
Anthony
Sierra (f)
Jaeden (m)
Jaeleen (f)
Jordan (f)
Lucas
Theodoor

WDYT?

What do you think?

[zaggytiddies.livejournal.com]

Anya Colette?
Anya Elise?
Anya Violet?

Names heard in my office this week...

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Sherylyn
Ambrosia Lea
Regina
Lucia
Marlas
Janile


Cliff
Harley
Simon
Herbert
Cedric

Thoughts?

Welcome to the Backwoods!

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

My family is from backwoods Alabama and I wanted to share some of the awesomely awful names dangling in my family tree. :) I love my family but sometimes I want to just ask "Where did you get this name?" Here are all the names, "normal" and non, of my grandparents and their siblings, and a few spouses. We're white, for what that's worth--it makes a big difference with naming norms in the South.

Mom's side of the family:
Denzil Dewey
Unita (f)
Gleason (m)
Lavene (m) (goes by Pete)
Valerus (m) (went by his last name, Floyd)
Evelyn Dorris (called Dorris, prn DAR-is)
John
Edgar
Marzella
Lena Kate (goes by Kate)
Brian
Walker (m)
Ollie Belle (f)
Bera (prn Beer-ah) (f)
Agnes
Mavis (f)
Leona
Joseph Clayton, called JC
Gladys
Ola

Dad's side of the family:
Charles Mina (mostly called Mina, prn MY-na) (m)
Willie Gay (called Gay) (female)
Melda (f)
Allen
Durrell (I was 15 before I realized this wasn't spelled Durail.) (m)
another Evelyn
Lula
Isabell (prn more like Izzabull)
Lavelle (f)
Annie Mae
Ishmer (m)

correct spellings..

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I was thinking about the name Ciara today and it's really growing on me. Problem? That's the correct spelling of "Keira" and is not pronounced like "see-are-uh" / "see-air-uh" as I know some people would assume. I know there are many Irish names that have the problem MUCH worse - but I feel like if I were to ever use Ciara, she would always have to say "Ciara with a C" and potentially spell out the thing, since I believe that the average person would assume to spell it Keira.

Other than being made up and often ugly, a big problem people seem to have with creatively spelled names is that the poor little kid is always going to have to spell out his/her name to everyone.

Would you ever use the "incorrect" spelling of a name, over the original, for convenience's sake? (like using Keira over Ciara) What names do you like where your spelling is not necessarily the first one people might think of, due to creativeness, origin, or whatever else?