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Question

Why are people insisting on giving their kids crazy names, or bizarre spellings of existing names?

I realize they want to be creative and unique, but do they not realize the trouble they cause for their child in their later life?

A liftetime of "how do you spell that"?
"Could you repeat that?"
misdirected mail
checks made out to the wrong name
credit reporting problems
misprinted identification
annoying questions from others

PLEASE people consider this when naming your children. If you are going to name your child "Christopher", don't spell it "Kryztafer"!!!!!!

Ask ANY immigrant with an unusual name the hell they go through because of it. Nobody can find them in computer systems because whoever entered it spelled it wrong. Every nametag and piece of mail they get is spelled wrong. It's a real hassle.

Answer 1

You are so right. I encourage people to consider how tough it will be for their children later in life if they give them a strange name or one people can't pronounce or spell. But, a girl I used to live near named her poor sweet little baby Zakkariah Jeddadiah.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I agree, i've seen some names that have the potential of being VERY pretty but people insist on botching the spelling, it really doesn't make it anymore unique because what it boils down to is saying it out loud...there may be 6 different "Lay-sees" in a room but some are spelled Lacy, some are spelled Lacey, others are spelled Laycee...it doesn't make a difference how it's spelled. I agree with your list of problems they'll have to endure through life.

It also makes a difference of heritage, I can understand naming your child an authentic name from his or her heritage but come on, naming it something like Achaicus or Gulara could only lead to problems.

Answer 4

It's no worse than having a "normal" name that is constantly being mispronounced. And it's no less of a hassle than asking how some African-American names are spelled. Why are all you old fashioned people even going to say anything about it? The more common these names become, the easier it becomes. Therefore making it completely hassle-free.

Answer 5

My name isn't a weird, unusual name and it's not spelled in a bizarre way, yet I've spent my life correcting how people spell and say it. Sheila...."SHE-luh" Sure, some people really do come up with bizarre names/spellings of names for their kids but even fairly common, straight-forward spelled names bring questions and misspellings.

Answer 6

I have a really unique name. And yes people ask me all the time to spell it. BUT...It's a great conversation starter and I get compliments on it constantly. People instantly remember me when they see me because of my unique name. And personally, I think that is easier to have a unqie name than a common one. At least I'm not the 5th Karen or something that they know.

Answer 7

Plus these mothers don't realize how difficult school is going to be for these poor children.

When a teacher looks at a classroom roster, s/he forms certain impressions about a child solely by his/her name, whether s/he intends to or not. Said teacher is going to read the name "Skky'laire Ja'kyden Dream Dare" and think, "Oh God, ANOTHER precious unique snowflake whose mother thinks he's an Indigo Crystal Child and won't believe he set fire to the classroom if he openly brings a flamethrower to school."

I couldn't believe the mother who wanted to name her kid "Rowin." So, first she thought she could improve on "Rowan," a centuries-old classical Irish name, and THEN she was all ready to send an innocent kid to public school with a name that looks like a rudimentary spelling error.

*headdesk*
*headdesk*
*headdesk*

Answer 8

You have a point as far as making up crazy ways to spell common names like Christopher(krystafer) or totally making up names that don't exist in any country or nationality, but in the defense of ALL people choosing to spell their child's name different from the usual or the norm...it's no different from lets say Caitlin- Kaitlyn- Kaitlynn or Caleb-Kaleb or Sheri-Sherry-Chari-Sherri-Shari or Steven-Stephen ...People still are forced to ask the spelling of some "common" names.

I see nothing wrong with choosing a name not of American decent for what defines an American name any way? We are all from a different country originally...And that country is Africa.

And what about people who born in another country with a very "common" name from their birth country who love their name. We have problems spelling and pronouncing their names but that's just life.

As far as trouble in life because of a name...that's the least of our problems in the world today... my name is considered different but I have got nothing but compliments all my life.

People say that children will have a difficult time spelling odd or long names but, when I taught preschool it was my experience that children with long common names, short common names or odd names long or short had no more a hard time as any other.

You are in America...freedom of choice how ever stupid or sane your choice may be...it's still yours.

Answer 9

well i have a name that in holland where im from is common but i moved here now and people cant get it right...it's marjoleine....so my friends out here at first started to call me mayonaise and over the years it has been shortcut to mayo! im used to it so it doesnt bother me really but i hear ya on the mis spelling my name and all that! i agree with the retarded way to spell names...anoying!!!

Answer 10

Oh my goodness! THANK YOU! people who name their children funky or funny names are really annoying. I have a good friend of mine who just named her baby "Pynk Berretta" which is not even a name, its like a weirdly spelled car/porn star name. I feel so bad for that child.

Seriously people. Name your child something that is not going to haunt them and cause them to go to therapy later in life.