Hi ladies, I've been thinking about posting this lately just to see what the rest of you think. I have a BIG pet peeve! I can't stand the way people have "ruined" perfectly good names. What are young parents thinking? Especially in the last decade, chosing a baby name has become a contest to see just how many ways you can spell the "original" name. It drives me crazy!

Here are some prime examples;

Robin------Robyn

Zachary------Zackary

Daniel-------Danyl

Autum-------Ahtum

Mary-------Marey

Grace-------Grayce

Megan-------Maegan

Michael-------Mykal

Nicholas------Nikkolas

Erica-------Eryka

Jasmine-------Jazzmyne


Anyone want to add some more to the list?

i think people are just looking for originalty when they do that, thats what i think, either that or they didnt use spellcheck....lol

Working in a school I see all sorts of names spelled differently.

I've seen Megan--Meghan--Meagan--Meaghan

Patty--Patti

Jessie--Jesse

Jamie--Jaime

Nicholas--Nicolas

Kristina--Christina

Cindy--Cyndi



........ and so on and so on and so on. It doesn't really bother me as long as they remember to put their names on their papers before they turn them in (lol). I think what bothers me more is when people name their children things like Dallas or Dakota. Aren't those places---not names?

It doesn't bother me at all.....i think it's just a way to be different and/or update old names....
It can get confusing though when trying to send birthday/holiday cards and such....
here's some i've seen: aleesha,alicia....shauna,shawna.....madelyn,madeline.....charlie,charleigh....br
itney,brittney,brittini,brittiney....BriAnna,BreAnna....

WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE FROM DEVIN -DEVHAN THATS WHAT MY STEP DAUGHTER NAMED HER SON. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ORIGINALITY I GUESS. POOR KIDS ONE OF THESE DAYS THEY WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO PRONOUNCE THEIR NAMES THE WAY ITS SPELT.

I hate it when people make up names-like-Sharita.Or better yet-name them after cars-Acura.

It looks dated after a few years.

HERE, HERE!!! .. LOL! I agree..i can't stand all these "new" names! and yes, Dakota IS a place, not a name! geez!
i'm all for non-conventional things, i am VERY unconventional .... but, this is so ridiculous, it's so OBVIOUS that they want to be noticed , or "different" .... please............think about what the child will live with!

I do have to admit that some names just make you go "WTF"...like hearing that Courtney Cox named her daughter Coco...or Gwyneth Paltrow named hers Apple...or Jason Lee named his son Pilot Inspektor....so changing the spelling of Cindy to Cyndi is no big deal compared to Diva Muffin(Frank Zappa's daughter) or Moxie Crimefighter(Penn Jillette's daughter....(of Penn & Teller)).....or the couple in New Jersey that named their son Adolf Hitler.....which,by the way,the child was taken away from the parents....do you think we should be able to name our children whatever we want or do you think it's right that social servies removed the kid from the home?

Certain ones I find a bit ridiculous. Mostly the celebs that name their kids odd names.

My sons girlfriend.................Alychia for Alicia. Drives me nuts. lol. My daughter is Megan. Spelled the easy way thank you. ha ha

I never would of pronouced that name Alicia.

If I could expand on the names that drive me nuts. It kills me when people insist you pronounce their names a certain way. Like Sonya must be pronounce Suuunya instead of Sooonya. Or Katlyn must be pronounced like Cat instead of Kate, or the other day this mexican fellow introduced himself as Artamio and after several tries at his insistance when I couldn't roll my 'rrrrr's' like him and I called him Art, and he said, no! it's Arrrrrtamio!. People call me Anj and Angie all the time, and even say it with accents. I don't mind.

Angela

Today was my first day of school. I had a boy in one of my classes named Dayvd. He pronounces it just like David. Go figure.

Another teacher chiming in here...I teach elementary PE so I see them all!!!!
Last year I had 7 Mikalya's ALL spelled differently!!!!!!!
This gets tricky when I am filling out any type of certificate!!!!!!!!!
I go to the teacher and double check, but that can be a pain for 500 + kids!!!!!!!

So, yes it drives me NUTS!!!!

As a school employee, we come across some bizarre name spellings. For some reason, the female version of Michael has run rampant in our 4-6 building and every one is spelled differently: MaKayla, Michaela, Micayla, Michaelina...

And the unisex names: Jordan, Ryan, Hunter, Dakota, Morgan...hmmmm...been all summer, I know there are more....


I have to help the secretary with the incoming classes to determine if it's a boy or girl every year....

In my day, it was Mary, John, David, Susan, Kathy, Thomas, Barbara, Robert, etc....no one asked "Is that a boy or a girl..."

Hello

It is going to be very difficult for anyone to trace their family tree in the future I think.. if all this different spelling of names goes on. It's bad enough trying to trace ancestors now, what with misspelt surnames etc, but now so many versions of first name spellings will be a nightmare....

Lucy

In my other post i mentioned the couple that had their child removed from their home for naming him Adolf Hitler.....what do you guys think about that?Do you think we should have the right to name our kids anything we choose or do you agree that the child should have been taken away?I personally think it's our right and if we wanna name our kid "DVD Player" or even "dog poop" we should be able to without social services stepping in...(not meaning it's OK to name a kid dog poop)

I think the PARENTS should have been taken away! I do believe we should have the right to name our kids whatever we want but there has to be a line if names like that start coming up. It's cruel to the child and to all of the people who remember.

I agree sudio....there needs to be some kind of line...but i also don't think a child should be taken away because of a name...

That's a tough one. You should be able to name your kid what you want, but my question is why are people so stupid? Why name your kid Adolf or Dweezil or Scout just because you can? Use some sense people. Think about how your kid will be picked on and teased. Anybody who would do that to their kid was never teased in school. If they were, they would understand. A friend of mine is a foster parent, and has spent a lot of time with Child Protective Services in Houston. She said you can't believe what some of these crack mothers name their children. One little girl's name was Vagina. I kid you not.

My name is Cindy. Born in 1960, so it's spelled traditionally (no, I'm not a Cynthia, but yes I'm a Cindy Lu). These days people have to ask me "how do you spell that?" I get Cyndi, Cindi, even Sindee.

Something else I don't like -- and I know I'm in the minority here -- is naming children after yourselves. It's bad enough to name a son Joe Bob JR., but when a woman names her daughter after her, there's no way to distinguish it. I know a woman named Elizabeth -- goes by Liz -- who named her daughter the same. Now it's Miss Liz and Little Liz, although Little Liz is 34 now. Let your kid have some individuality, although, as noted above, not TOO much. You want them to be unique, not a freak.

And I can't TELL you how much I hate non-gender specific names. A good friend of mine named her kids Jamey Lynn and Jordan Rae. Quick -- boys or girls? They are both girls. I know a lot of women give their daughters names like that so they can better compete in the "male-dominated" business world. I call BS on that. That's a very condescending attitude. If a woman is confident and intelligent and talented and determined, she'll succeed regardless of her name. Who are some of the more successful women in history? Queen Elizabeth, Sarah Bernhardt, Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinam, -- not a boy name in the bunch.

This is a funny thread. Funny.

LaVoris

Listerene

seriously, as a substitute teacher, i came across students with these names.

nothing surprises me when it comes to names.
heck, look at the creative names we have here on PS!

sometimes it sounds like they are named after war ships-antiqua, andromeda...you get the gist.

I used to joke years ago that i wanted to name a son Harley David...just so i could say come here,"Harley David son"........

I know a boy named Harley. Took me a little while to get use to it, but it's a cute name if you ask me. Harley David is cute too.

My grandsons name is Harley and my son wanted to change his from Troy to Trey after watching boys in the hood...thank goodness he didnt lool my other grandson is Cain...not Kane like the wrestler

My sisters' friend named her son Ambrosia. Is it just me, or.... ew!

Angela

Ooops. AMBROSE, not Ambrosia. Atleast I can get it right.

Actor Rob Morrow named his daughter Tu (so it's Tu Morrow)
Gwen Stefani named her daughter Zuma Nesta Rock
David Carradine named his son I.P.Freely
Jermaine Jackson's son is Jermajesty


WTF???