name fail

[so-there.livejournal.com]

a local parenting magazine did a story about a local family with 10 kids. the names are a mix of normal, trendy, and craptastic spelling. don't cry too much.

it's 3 boys and 7 girls:
Brendan
Lauren
Kylee
twins: Cascidy and Clayre
Magdalene
McKenna
twins: Owen and Colin
Abaigeal

none of those are typos.

Comments

[lustdumpster.livejournal.com]

cascidy makes me want to say caskidy.

[uberta.livejournal.com]

What is the point of butchering Cassidy, Claire and Abigail?

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I sort of like Brendan. I like Abigail and Cassidy, but my god not those spellings. Abaigeal...there isn't much about that spelling that would make me want to say it like Abigail.

[so-there.livejournal.com]

I know. it's like 'ab-eye geel' or something. :P

[lorienellen.livejournal.com]

My computer freezes a lot, so I was stuck on the first part of your post with Brendan and Lauren, thinking it wasn't too bad. Then I got to scroll down...

The last one makes me want to say Ah-BAY-ghee-all. Horrifying.

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

Cascidy and Clayre... wow. Kylee and McKenna I can deal with, but dislike. Abaigeal is actually a Gaelicization of Abigail, but I have a feeling that they didn't know that and thought they were spelling it uniquely. But the rest are all nice. It's really nice to see Magdalene.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

They started out so well and then...*headdesk*

I like
Brendan
Lauren
Magdalene
Owen
Colin

The rest look like they let the toddlers pick the names and spell them...

[arbus.livejournal.com]

cascidy, which i would want to pronounce "cashidy" sounds like someone with a speech impediment trying to say cassidy.

abaigeal? how is that even pronounced the same way as abigail? it looks like it should be "ah-bye-gee-uhl" which is effing ugly.

clayre? there are no words.

WTF is the point people? seriously? what is the point of the intentional misspellings? i do not get it. it doesnt make your child cute or unique or beautiful. it makes you look illiterate and reflects on the child as well, sadly.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Bizarre. They didn't even start off with normal names and then go crazy. It's just a bunch of weird spellings mixed in with normal ones. Maybe the parents alternated on who got to name the kid? :-\

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

Magdalene and Clayre should never be in the same sibset. Ever. Dear lord.

[jordle.livejournal.com]

Abaigeal is the original Irish spelling of Abigail. It's the only variation I'd use (if for some reason I was forced to change the spelling). So it's not kry8tv.

The other names are stupid.

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

I LIKE:
Brendan
Lauren
Owen