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babynamesDEAR ABBY: My stepdaughter is pregnant with her third child. We are all excited about the arrival. We were recently told of the baby's name, which is beautiful. My only concern is the way it's being spelled.
The name will be spelled as "Jasiela," although the mother-to-be is pronouncing it "Gisella." Do I need to address the way she's spelling it, for the sake of the child? -- HESITANT IN HITCHCOCK, TEXAS
DEAR HESITANT: Yes. When the little girl gets to school, her classmates and teachers will naturally want to pronounce her name the way it is spelled. And phonetically, "Jasiela" would be pronounced "Jazzy-Ella." It will cause far less confusion if Mom learns the correct spelling for the name she has chosen.
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I do think it's funny that Abby assumes the mother just doesn't know how to spell it. I think it's more likely that she's trying to be "uneek."
The name will be spelled as "Jasiela," although the mother-to-be is pronouncing it "Gisella." Do I need to address the way she's spelling it, for the sake of the child? -- HESITANT IN HITCHCOCK, TEXAS
DEAR HESITANT: Yes. When the little girl gets to school, her classmates and teachers will naturally want to pronounce her name the way it is spelled. And phonetically, "Jasiela" would be pronounced "Jazzy-Ella." It will cause far less confusion if Mom learns the correct spelling for the name she has chosen.
Dear Abby online
I do think it's funny that Abby assumes the mother just doesn't know how to spell it. I think it's more likely that she's trying to be "uneek."
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Date: 2006-11-22 10:26 pm (UTC)I would never tell anyone I know that I didn't like a name they had chosen, I might say to someone I was close to "oh I actually really like John spelled j-o-h-n..."
But when it comes to the Dear Abby article, this is the way I looked at it: if they had a relationship where she felt comfortable telling her step daughter her opinion, and felt her step daughter would want her opinion why would she have to write in and ask Dear Abby what to do?