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Why have parents started spelling names strangely?

Post 201

Little Miss- Get well soon Kylie.XXX

Riiiiggghhtt!!!smiley - blush

Back to the topic......
IF (a very big IF) i was to have another baby, i'd love to call her Madison, for the simple reason that she could have the nickname Maddie.
I don't think she'd get teased in the playground for that???.....or am i deluded??


Why have parents started spelling names strangely?

Post 202

KB

Gonna call her sister Conchita?


Why have parents started spelling names strangely?

Post 203

Little Miss- Get well soon Kylie.XXX

Huh???


Why have parents started spelling names strangely?

Post 204

KB

Doesn't matter smiley - biggrin

Was just thinking of possible shortened versions.


Why have parents started spelling names strangely?

Post 205

Little Miss- Get well soon Kylie.XXX

riiiiight??!!!!


Why have parents started spelling names strangely?

Post 206

Runescribe

Thomas and Jasper. Not my cats, my brothers. Thomas is fine, but Jasper?
And my grandfather is named Ithel (eee-thul, it's Welsh).

I think people give they're children strange names because they want their child to be unique. My mother picked the names she did because her name is Lesley, with no middle name. Although she's thinking of changing it to Lesley Giovanna Charisima Margaret...


Why have parents started spelling names strangely?

Post 207

Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences

Jasper? That's a local name for a wasp. smiley - laugh

smiley - ale


Why have parents started spelling names strangely?

Post 208

Mu Beta

Used to be a biscuit with bits of orange in too.

B


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Post 209

Little Miss- Get well soon Kylie.XXX

...and a funny looking comedian!


Why have parents started spelling names strangely?

Post 210

Dea.. - call me Mrs B!

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Hate to say it, but Madison is seemingly only second to McKenzie for really popular girl's names in America.

Knowing what the Brits are like for copying American trends she won't get teased, but she'll probably be one of about 17 Madisons in her class.smiley - biggrin


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Post 211

Deb

Little Miss: you could always go with Madeleine (sp?), that could be shortened to Maddie too.

Deb smiley - cheerup


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Post 212

Morty

Work with somebody called Madeleine (sp!?).

She gets called Mad Eileen!

Is no name safe!???smiley - biggrin


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Post 213

U1222990

It worries me that at aged 85, nothing is gonna sound stranger that being called Leopard by the nursing home staff


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Post 214

DA ; Simply Vicky: Don't get pithy with me!

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Funnily, I like that as a name... smiley - blush


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Post 215

DA ; Simply Vicky: Don't get pithy with me!

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Great idea, she really should...


Why have parents started spelling names strangely?

Post 216

Dea.. - call me Mrs B!

Not having had any children, I was amazed by the trauma caused to my friend this week after she had her little girl. Throughout her pregnancy she was convinced it was a girl and she and hubbie decided on Joanna as a name.

After the birth, her mother, his mother, and various other relatives and friends proceeded to tell her that was a horrible name and how many awful people they knew called Joanna. Not a wise thing to do to a newly delivered mother. She is now not talking to any of them!

By the way she and baby Tessa are now home and happy!


Why have parents started spelling names strangely?

Post 217

Goddess PinkFluffyDuck ruler of all things!

I have an unusual name, and I will give any girls I have unusual names, I think with boys though you have to be a little less weird!

and NO parent, in law etc will be getting ANY say what so ever! it will be our baby and that's it! grrrr at all this "but you have to have your grandfathers/mothers/aunts/cousin/milkman’s name as a middle name" lark!

I am currently liking Yliarna (lily-ar-na) as a girl’s name


Why have parents started spelling names strangely?

Post 218

Dea.. - call me Mrs B!

Ducky, one day you will have to divulge your name..... You have me intrigued.


Why have parents started spelling names strangely?

Post 219

Goddess PinkFluffyDuck ruler of all things!

Deakie! are you a member of any other sites?

do you have MSN messenger?

i have an ace name!smiley - winkeye


Why have parents started spelling names strangely?

Post 220

Dea.. - call me Mrs B!

I do have MSN.

I lurk in the background in t'other place but last time I had to redo my password, someone had nicked Deakie as a name!

So not only do I have the most common name in the world, but I aint even original in cyberspace!! Pah!


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