If you had to 'misspell' names...

[decembermalice.livejournal.com]

Here's a game/activity if you're bored

Let's say you have to use these names and change the spelling. What would you change to make another acceptable spelling or at least one that won't be terrible? Small sound changes are okay, as if you'd pronounce Kaila and Kayla differently, but something like Lizzy can't change consonants to become Lilly or something. Some, in my opinion, are more difficult than others, and some might be really hard to work with! I'm not saying I like/dislike any of these names in particular, they are just ones I thought might be interesting. Feel free to also post opinions on the changes. For instance, Carter was really hard for me to change and not hate it. I'll post my answers in a comment so my answers don't influence yours.

So, here we go:

Girls:

Abigail
Bethany
Brittany
Catherine
Evangeline
Gwendolyn
Hayley
Jessica
Kaelyn
Karen
Liliana
Melanie
Olivia
Quinn
Serena
Trinity
Vivica
Victoria
Zoe
and one last one because I know so many people can't stand it even spelled correctly:
Nevaeh

Boys:

Aidan
Carter
Daniel
Devon
Evan
Jonathan
Matthew
Ryan
Steven
Tristan

Comments

[decembermalice.livejournal.com]

Abigail - Abigaile
Bethany - Bethanie
Brittany - Britney (it's the only other spelling that makes sense to me at all)
Catherine - Kathryn
Evangeline - Evangelyn
Gwendolyn - Gwendolen
Hayley - Haylie
Jessica - Jessika
Kaelyn - Cailin
Karen - Karin
Liliana - Lilliana
Melanie - Mellanie
Olivia - Alivia
Quinn - Quin
Serena - Sirena
Trinity - Triniti (this one was hard for me since Trinity is a word, so this is the best I could do.)
Vivica - Vivicah
Victoria - Victorya
Zoe - Zoey
and one last one because I know so many people can't stand it even spelled correctly:
Nevaeh - Naveia (ew, it's just as awful.)

Boys:

Aidan - Aiden
Carter - Karter? (Ew. Hate this.)
Daniel - Danniel (Don't like this at all.)
Devon - Devin
Evan - Evin? Evvan? (I don't like any of the alt spellings.)
Jonathan - Jonathin
Matthew - Mathew
Ryan -Ryann
Steven - Stevin (because I don't like the ph spelling)
Tristan - Tristin

[florassecret.livejournal.com]

My brother's ex girlfriend's name is Karin, it's german for Karen.

[florassecret.livejournal.com]

oh and I have a cousin by the Name Hailey which is the (correct spelling) as my cousin was named after the actress Hailey MIlls.

[confusedanswers.livejournal.com]

just so you know, Cailin is a masculine name, as is Kaelin, all deriving from the Irish CAOLÁN ... Other than that... your game (while moving Kaelin to the male side where it belongs.)

Girls:

Abigail :: Abygael
Bethany :: Bethenie
Brittany :: Brittney
Catherine :: Katherine (which is not a technical misspelling.)
Evangeline :: Evangaline
Gwendolyn :: Gwendalin
Hayley :: Hailey
Jessica :: Jesika
Karen :: Karine (which is the French form.. so not technically a mispelling... but the only other way I can think to spell it.)
Liliana :: Lillianna
Melanie :: Meleny
Olivia :: Olivea
Quinn :: Quen
Serena :: Sarena
Trinity :: Trinety
Vivica :: Vivika
Victoria :: Vektoria
Zoe :: Zoie
and one last one because I know so many people can't stand it even spelled correctly:
Nevaeh :: Naveah

Boys:

Aidan :: Aydin
Carter :: Karter
Daniel :: Dannial
Devon :: Devin
Evan :: Ivan (Russian spelling.. so again, not really a mispelling, but a different spelling)
Jonathan :: Johnathan
Kaelin :: Caolan
Matthew :: Mathew
Ryan :: Rian
Steven :: Stephen (again not really a mispelling, just a different form)
Tristan :: Trestin

[decembermalice.livejournal.com]

I know a girl named Cailin, and there was a Kahlen on Top Model, so I'm going to keep it as a feminine name, at least in my opinion. I don't disagree with your opinion due to its roots, but along with Shannon, Kelly, Ashley, etc. I'm going to say it can be a girl's name as well.

[delababy.livejournal.com]

Seriously, in Southern California, there are 35186435168435165468132 little girls named Cailin (or some other spelling)

[confusedanswers.livejournal.com]

which is sad. Taking a beautiful name and butchering it...

My poor (future) son is going to have it rough if American's keep butchering his name >.

[delababy.livejournal.com]

I am pretty sure THIS SONG (http://www.lyricsdomain.com/12/law_unwritten/cailin.html) has something to do with it around here. I honestly can't think of it as a boy's name now. It has gone the way of Taylor, Riley, and Avery for me.

[monalyssasmile.livejournal.com]

Abigail - Abigayle
Bethany - Bethani
Brittany - Britney
Catherine - Katherine
Evangeline - Evangeleen
Gwendolyn - Gwyndolyn
Hayley - Haylie
Jessica - Jessyca
Kaelyn - Cailyn
Karen - Karin
Liliana - Lilianna
Melanie - Melani
Olivia - Olyvia
Quinn - Quynn
Serena - Sarina
Trinity - Trynity
Vivica - Viveca
Victoria - Viktoria
Zoe - Zoey
Nevaeh - Navaya

Boys:

Aidan - Aiden
Carter - Carrter
Daniel - Danyel
Devon - Devin
Evan - Even
Jonathan - Johnathan
Matthew - Matthieu (I know it's said differently though)
Ryan - Rian
Steven - Stephen
Tristan - Tristen

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

This was basically sacrilege to me, but I enjoy rebellion as the next fine person, so here we go:

Abigail- Abigale
Bethany- Bethaney
Brittany- Britney
Catherine- Katheryn
Evangeline- Evangeleen
Gwendolyn- Gwendoleen
Hayley- Haylee
Jessica- Jesika
Kaelyn- Kaylin
Karen- Karin
Liliana- Lilyana
Melanie- Melany
Olivia- Ollivia
Quinn- Quin
Serena- Sereena
Trinity- Trinti
Vivica- Vivika
Victoria- Victoreea
Zoe- Zoee
Nevaeh- You've stumped me.

Boys:

Aidan- Aiden (I only like Aidan though.)
Carter- Karter
Daniel- Danyel (AHAHAHA)
Devon- Devin
Evan- Evin
Jonathan- Jonathin
Matthew- Mathew
Ryan- Rian
Steven- Stephen
Tristan- Tristin

Some of those were downright fun. ;)

[decembermalice.livejournal.com]

It was kind of sacrilege, but fun...so hopefully a super kre8tive mommy won't find this post and consider the misspellings as suggestions!

[delababy.livejournal.com]

OMG, I didn't even think of the repercussions!

[lovablemess.livejournal.com]

Abigail- Abigayle
Bethany- Bethani
Brittany- Brittani
Catherine- Cathryn
Evangeline- Evangeleen
Gwendolyn- Gwenndolyn
Hayley- Haley
Jessica- Jessika
Kaelyn- Cailin
Karen- Karyn
Liliana- Lilliana
Melanie- Melani
Olivia- Alivia
Quinn- Quin
Serena- Cerena
Trinity- Triniti
Vivica- Vivika
Victoria- Vicktoria
Zoe- Zoey
Nevaeh- Navayah

Boys:

Aidan- Aiden
Carter- Karter
Daniel- Dannyel
Devon- Devin
Evan- Evin
Jonathan- Jonnathan
Matthew- Mathew
Ryan- Rian
Steven- Stephen
Tristan- Tristin

[septembergrrl.livejournal.com]

Abigail - Abigayle
Bethany - Bethanie
Brittany - Britani
Catherine - Kathrynn
Evangeline - Evangelene
Gwendolyn - Gwyndolyn
Hayley - Hailie
Jessica - Jessika
Kaelyn - Cailin
Karen - Karyn
Liliana - Lillianna
Melanie - Mellanie
Olivia - Olivya
Quinn - Quin
Serena - Zereena
Trinity - Triniti
Vivica - Vivika
Victoria - Viktoria
Zoe - Zoey
Nevaeh - Nevayah

Boys:

Aidan - Ayden
Carter - Cartor
Daniel - Danniel
Devon - Devyn
Evan - Evyn
Jonathan - Jonethan
Matthew - Mathu
Ryan - Ryen
Steven - Stephyn
Tristan - Tristen

[yukonsally]

Nevaeh- Heaven

You win.

[confusedanswers.livejournal.com]

that's how Naveah started.. Heaven backwards...

[yukonsally]

That's why I found it funny.

[hollywoodlegacy.livejournal.com]

Abigail - Abbigail
Bethany - Bethuny
Brittany - Britany
Catherine - Cathrine
Evangeline -Evangiline
Gwendolyn - Gwendalynn
Hayley - Hailie
Jessica - Jesseca
Kaelyn - Kailynn
Karen - Karyn
Liliana -Liliyana
Melanie - Melaney
Olivia - Oliviah
Quinn -Qwin
Serena -Sirina
Trinity - Trinitey
Vivica - Vivaca
Victoria - Victoriah
Zoe - Zoiey
and one last one because I know so many people can't stand it even spelled correctly:
Nevaeh - Nevieah

Boys:

Aidan - Aidin
Carter - Cartor
Daniel - Daniell
Devon - Devan
Evan - Evon
Jonathan - Johnathen
Matthew -Matthuw
Ryan - Ryin
Steven - Stevan
Tristan -Triston

[mcmommy.livejournal.com]

Girls:

Abigail - Abagale
Bethany - Bethanie
Brittany - Britnie
Catherine - Cathryn
Evangeline - Evangileen
Gwendolyn - Gwendalynne
Hayley (that's how my sisters name is spelled and I believeit to be the only correct way of spelling it!) - Hayleigh
Jessica - Jessyca
Kaelyn - Kaylynn
Karen - Caryn
Liliana- Lyllianna
Melanie - Mellaney
Olivia - Olyvia
Quinn - Kwinn
Serena - Sareena
Trinity - Trinitee
Vivica
Victoria - Victoreah
Zoe - Zoey
and one last one because I know so many people can't stand it even spelled correctly:
Nevaeh (ick) - Navayah

Boys:

Aidan - Ayden
Carter - Cartorr
Daniel
Devon - Devinn
Evan - Evon
Jonathan
Matthew- Mathew
Ryan - Riann
Steven
Tristan - Tryston

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

Abigail - Abbigail
Bethany - Bathanie
Brittany - Britney
Catherine - Katherine
Evangeline - Evanjeline
Gwendolyn - Gwendolen
Hayley - Haylie
Jessica - Jessika
Kaelyn - Cailin
Karen - Keren
Liliana - Lilliana
Melanie - Melany
Olivia - Ollivia
Quinn - Quin
Serena - Cerena
Trinity - Triniti
Vivica - Vivika
Victoria - Viktoria
Zoe - Zoey
and one last one because I know so many people can't stand it even spelled correctly:
Nevaeh - Neveah

Boys:

Aidan - Aiden
Carter - Karter
Daniel - Danniel
Devon - Devin
Evan - Evin
Jonathan - Johnathan
Matthew - Mathew
Ryan - Ryann
Steven - Stephen
Tristan - Tristen

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

Bathanie is supposed to be Bethany

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

Abigail- Abigayle (I could see someone using this as a tribute name for Gayle or something)
Bethany- Bethanie
Brittany- Brytney (that makes me gag a little...)
Catherine- Cathryn
Evangeline- ????
Gwendolyn- Gwyndolin
Hayley- Hailee
Jessica- Jesika
Kaelyn- Kaylin
Karen- Caryn
Liliana- Lilyana
Melanie- Melaknee (lol)
Olivia- ????
Quinn- Qynn
Serena- Sireena
Trinity- Trynitie
Vivica- Vyvica
Victoria- Viktorea
Zoe- Zoey (that's how I always thought it was spelled growing up from just hearing it)
Nevaeh- ???

Aidan- Aden
Carter- Cartre
Daniel- Danyul
Devon- Devone
Evan- Evane
Jonathan- Johnathon
Matthew- Mathyou (phonetically correct lol)
Ryan- Ryean
Steven- Stephen
Tristan- Trysten

[lavandersparkle.livejournal.com]

Abigail: Abigale
Bethany: Betheni
Brittany: Brittney
Catherine: Katherine
Evangeline: Evangelean
Gwendolyn: Gwendalynn
Hayley: Haley
Jessica: Jessika
Kaelyn: Kaylynn
Karen: Caren
Liliana: Lilliana
Melanie: Melany
Olivia: Olivvia
Quinn: Quin
Serena: Sereena
Trinity: Trynity
Vivica: Vivvika
Victoria: Vicktoria
Zoe: Zoey
Nevaeh: Navayah (it's still ugly)

Aidan- Aiden
Carter- Carterr
Daniel- Danyule
Devon- Devohn
Evan- Evin
Jonathan- Johnathan
Matthew- Mathew
Ryan- Ryeyen
Steven- Stephen
Tristan- Trystin

[zante.livejournal.com]

Girls:

Abigail; Abegael
Bethany; Bethani
Brittany; Britnie
Catherine; Kahthren
Evangeline; Evaengelyn
Gwendolyn; Gwendolin
Hayley; Hahlie
Jessica; Jesicah
Kaelyn; Kahlin
Karen; Careinn
Liliana; Lihliahna
Melanie; Melahni
Olivia; Olivaea
Quinn; Kwin
Serena; Sehreena
Trinity: Trinitie
Vivica; Vivika
Victoria; Vicktoriea
Zoe; Zoeh
Nevaeh; Nonsense?

Boys:

Aidan: Aedahn
Carter: Kartar
Daniel; Danael
Devon: Devn
Evan: Evn
Jonathan: Johnathyn
Matthew: Mathyew
Ryan: Rhyan
Steven: Stevn
Tristan: Tristyn

[delababy.livejournal.com]

LOL, is your "H" key hot?

[delababy.livejournal.com]

Oh, the horror!!!!! I am all for the "I want the kid's teachers to be able to spell and pronounce his name on the first try" so this actually hurts a little. :)

Girls:

Abigail - Abagaile
Bethany - Bethanie
Brittany - Britny
Catherine - Katherine
Evangeline - Evangelyne
Gwendolyn - Gwendolin
Hayley - Haile
Jessica - Jesika
Kaelyn - Cailin
Karen - Karin
Liliana - Lylliana
Melanie - Melany
Olivia - Olyvia
Quinn - Kwinn
Serena - Syrena
Trinity - Trynatie
Vivica - Vivika
Victoria - Vyktoria
Zoe - Zoie
Nevaeh - Neveya *God, I hate this name and the trash truck it came in on!*

Boys:

Aidan - Ayden
Carter - Cartyr
Daniel - Danyl
Devon - Devhon
Evan - Evyn
Jonathan - Johnathan
Matthew - Mathewe
Ryan - Ryn
Steven - Stephan
Tristan - Trystin

[confusedanswers.livejournal.com]

I love your Matthew.. Mathewe.. sounds like what a highschooler would say.. "Oh not Math, ewe... hey.. that can be my new sons name!!! Mathewe!!!"

[delababy.livejournal.com]

LOL, I was thinking of a little lamb doing algebra

[poespretty.livejournal.com]

lol yeah I was thinking along those lines too.

[asinfulstrange.livejournal.com]

i dont really feel like doing the whole thing... only pointing out that my birth name is Jesika... but I've seen it every which way including Jecykah... yeah ANNOYING

[poespretty.livejournal.com]

I decided to not look in the comments first but I suspect I'll have a lot of similar answers to others. and for the record, I changed some of them even though I think they look terrible, just for the sake of the game. lol

Girls:

Abigale
Bethani
Britney
Kathryn
Evangaline
Gwendolynn
Hailey
Jessika
Kaelin
Caren
Lilliana
Melany
Alivia
Qwynn
Cerena
Trinitie
Viveca
Vicktoria
Zoey
and one last one because I know so many people can't stand it even spelled correctly:
C-R-A-P. neveah. lol

Boys:

Aiden
Cartter
Danyal
Devin
Evvan
Jonathen
Mathew
Rian
Stephen
Tristen

boy, some of those were ridiculously hard and painful to butcher. lol

[kyo-o.livejournal.com]

Girls:

Abigaile
Bethanie
Brittanie
Katherine
Evangelyn
Gwendalyn
Hayleigh
Jesica
Cailynn
Caren
Lillyana
Melany
Ollivia
Quin
Sereana
Trinnity
Vivicca
Viktoria
Xoe (Since I absolutely hate it with a Y or E at the end!)
Navae

Boys:

Aden
Cartter
Danial
Devvon
Evvan
Johnathan
Mathew
Rian
Stephen
Trystan

[kyo-o.livejournal.com]

Xoe (Since I absolutely hate it with a Y or E at the end!)

I meant Y or I!

[krosp.livejournal.com]

hehe Danial looks like Denial

[ex-bluebonn.livejournal.com]

Abigail - Can't think of anything not ugly.
Bethany - Bethanie
Brittany - Britney
Catherine - Katharine
Evangeline - Can't think of anything.
Gwendolyn - Gwenolyn
Hayley - Haley or Haylie
Jessica - Jessika
Kaelyn - Kaylen
Karen - Karin
Liliana - Lilliana
Melanie - Melonie
Olivia - Can't think of anything.
Quinn - Quynn
Serena - Serina
Trinity - Can't think of anything.
Vivica - Don't even like this name!
Victoria - Victorya.
Zoe - Zoey
Nevaeh - Naveah

I can't even fathom those boys' names spelled differently.

[hacketts-girl.livejournal.com]

Girls:

Abigail - Abbigail ?
Bethany - Bethanni
Brittany - Britney
Catherine - Katherine
Evangeline - Evangalyne ?
Gwendolyn - Gwendeline
Hayley - Hailie
Jessica - Jessika
Kaelyn -Kaylinn
Karen - Karin ?lol
Liliana- Lillyanna
Melanie - Mellany
Olivia - Olyvia
Quinn - Quinne
Serena - Serina ?
Trinity - Trinitie
Vivica - Vyvyca lol
Victoria- Viktoria lol
Zoe- Zoey
and one last one because I know so many people can't stand it even spelled correctly:
Nevaeh - Nevayah -this one's hard cause it's supposed to be "heaven" backwards...

Boys:

Aidan - Ayden
Carter - Karter
Daniel - Danyel? lmao
Devon - Devinn
Evan - Evin
Jonathan - Johnathin
Matthew - Mathue lmao heck if I know..
Ryan - Rian
Steven - Stephen
Tristan - Tristen

[shishenbelle.livejournal.com]

I like games!

Girls:

Abigail - Abagail
Bethany - Bethiny
Brittany - Britney
Catherine - Kathryn
Evangeline - Ewangeline
Gwendolyn - Gwyndolyn
Hayley - Hailey
Jessica -
Kaelyn - Kailin
Karen - Karyn
Liliana - Liliana
Melanie - Melyne
Olivia - Olyvia
Quinn - Qynn
Serena - Sirena
Trinity - Trynity
Vivica - Vivaca
Victoria - Viktoria
Zoe - Zoey/Zooey
and one last one because I know so many people can't stand it even spelled correctly:
Nevaeh - Neviah

Boys:

Aidan - Aiden
Carter -
Daniel -
Devon - Devin
Evan - Evin
Jonathan - Johnathan
Matthew - Mathew
Ryan - Ryen
Steven - Stephen
Tristan - Trysten

That was hard - i kind of hate all the alternate spellings

[decembermalice.livejournal.com]

That's why I posted it, because I am not a fan of alternate spellings, but it really is a challenge to come up with a spelling that you don't totally hate if it isn't the 'correct' one!

[elsh.livejournal.com]

Girls:

Abigail - Abigaelle (french spelling)
Bethany - Bethannie, I guess...I hate it though.
Brittany - I can't do it unless maybe Britney and I probably only accept that one because a Britney has become very famous.
Catherine - Katherine
Evangeline - No other acceptable variation.
Gwendolyn - Gwendolynne, maybe.
Hayley - Haley would be my first choice of spelling.
Jessica - No.
Kaelyn - I don't consider this a real name.
Karen - Karin
Liliana - Lilliana
Melanie - Melaney, I think.
Olivia - No.
Quinn - No.
Serena - Cerena, maybe.
Trinity - No.
Vivica - No.
Victoria - Viktoria (foreign spelling)
Zoe - I will assume this is supposed to be said like Zoey, although it's incorrect without the umlaut, so Zoey or Zoë.
and one last one because I know so many people can't stand it even spelled correctly:
Nevaeh - No. I don't consider this a real name and if it has to be, no one should misspell it because it destroys the entire point of 'the name' and makes you appear even stupider/more illiterate.

Boys:

Aidan - No.
Carter - No.
Daniel - No.
Devon - Devin, I guess.
Evan - No.
Jonathan - Johnathan
Matthew - No.
Ryan - No.
Steven - Stephen would be my first spelling.
Tristan - No.

I have very little tolerance for alternate spellings that haven't been universally accepted because they just make a person look stupid/illiterate.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

Ok I'm going ot do this very quickly, and it's hard cos for some names I think there is only ONE acceptable spelling

Abigail - Abigael
Bethany - Bethanie
Brittany - Britany
Catherine - Katherine
Evangeline - Evangelene
Gwendolyn - Gwendolin
Hayley - Hailey
Jessica - Jessika
Kaelyn - Caylin
Karen - Karyn
Liliana - Lilianna
Melanie - Mellanie
Olivia - Olivvia
Quinn - Quin
Serena - Sarina
Trinity - Triniti
Vivica - Vivika
Victoria - Viktoria
Zoe - Zoë
Nevaeh - Nivéa (hehe sounds like the brand Nivea)

Boys:

Aidan - Aiden (noooo i hate it other than Aidan)
Carter - Karter (hehe disgusting K)
Daniel - Danniel (ewww these boys names are much harder)
Devon - Devin
Evan - Evon
Jonathan - Jonathon
Matthew - Mathew
Ryan - Rhyan
Steven - Stephen
Tristan - Tristin

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Abigail-- Abigale/Abigayle; also.. I know this is a consonant change, but in some languages there's not a big difference-- Avagale/Avigale
Bethany-- Betheny
Brittany-- Britney
Catherine-- Kathryn
Evangeline-- Aevanjeline
Gwendolyn-- Guendlyn
Hayley-- Hailey
Jessica-- Jessika
Kaelyn-- Kaylen
Karen-- Carin
Liliana-- Lilyanna
Melanie-- Mellonie
Olivia-- Olivea
Quinn-- Kuinn
Serena-- Cerena
Trinity-- Trynity
Vivica- Vivaca
Victoria-- Victorya
Zoe-- Zoie
and one last one because I know so many people can't stand it even spelled correctly:
Nevaeh-- Nivaya

Boys:

Aidan-- Aydin
Carter-- Qarter, Karter
Daniel-- Danyel
Devon-- Devin
Evan-- Evon/Evin
Jonathan-- Johnathon
Matthew-- Mathew
Ryan-- Rian/Rion
Steven- Stephen
Tristan-- Tristen