Krey8tiv Spellings

[jesba]

I really don't care as long as the name's recognizable. Sometimes I feel for the person with the name, since it seems like it might be a headache to always have to spell.

At the same time, I have to spell my last name all the time, it's actually not a big deal.

I don't know that there are any truly creative spellings I prefer. There are some less common ones I prefer.

Elisabeth - the s is prettier to me than the z, even though I love z. Ha! Just in this name. Think it's the liz/lizard problem.
Kathryn - just like how streamlined this is.
Alys - for Alice - OK, I know that's pretty out there, but its history goes back to medieval times. I like the name Alice but when I look at it, my eye goes to "lice".

And there are probably more.

I will say I sometimes like creative spellings when they tie the first name to the last name. So I normally wouldn't love the look of Jasmyne for Jasmine, but if she's Jasmyne Yates or something, I kind of find it intriguing, at least.

[taz]

I like Kristina but it's a legitimate spelling. I usually gravitate towards the simplest & most familiar spelling.

One thing that most berries will disagree with is that I prefer Chavonne over Sioban & Ashlyn over Ashling or whatever the Irish spelling is....I don't plan on using any of these names but I prefer Americanized spellings for names like these that are confusing to the average American unless they're family names. I think it's best to keep it simple & wearable. Seamus is really nice but no one wants to get called a sea moose!

[thelifespark]

A lot of the alternative spellings that I prefer (such as Aimee to Amy) are not krey8tiv, they're legitimate alternatives. What I don't like is when a parent ends up looking like an illiterate dumb @$$ because they were trying SO extra hard to turn a perfectly lovely name into something "unique". If I have to SOUND out a common name, then I'm sorry, but you're stupid. I know that sounds mean but it just irritates the he!! out of me. Christine should not be Khrystyne! It does NOT look better than way and your child will have a heck of a time learning to spell it and nevermind all the times they will have to spell it out for someone else in their lives. I think Kaydi looks stupid when Katie is a perfectly nice name (I prefer Kate, but that's not the point here). The point is Brianna should not have to be sounded out because it looks like this: Breighanna.

[flick]

I only like alternative spellings if they are in fact ethnic variations. Ke8tiv spelling make me cringe, especially the random Y's and the -eigh thing. Ugh.

The ONLY one I can think of is Briony / Bryony - but Briony has been used for a long time, so it's not really the same thing.

[flick]

A lot of the alternative spellings that I prefer (such as Aimee to Amy) are not krey8tiv, they're legitimate alternatives. What I don't like is when a parent ends up looking like am illiterate dumb @$$ because they were trying SO extra hard to turn a perfectly lovely name into same "unique". If I have to SOUND out a common name, then I'm sorry, but you're stupid. I know that sounds mean but it just irritates the he!! out of me. Christine should not be Khrystyne! It does NOT look better than way and your child will have a heck of a time learning to spell it and nevermind all the times they will have to spell it out for someone else in their lives. I think Kaydi looks stupid when Katie is a perfectly nice name (I prefer Kate, but that's not the point here). The point is Brianna should not have to be sounded out because it looks like this: Breighanna.

I completely, wholeheartedly agree. Alyvia is not any less common when you say it Olivia, it would also be pronounced differently. People get unhappy when I throw around the word illiterate, but if the shoe fits.....

[east93]

I also prefer Aimee but as for Avery/Averie, Averie is not French.

According to some stumbling a few years back, I'd learned it was french and had a different meaning. But I don't hold much merit to it since it's the internet after all.

[lori johnson]

I prefer ...

Corin to Corinne
Elinor to Eleanor
Haidy to Haidee
Helaina to Helena
Persephanie to Persephone

[hayley88]

@flick I so agree with you re Alyvia. Not least because I have to fight the urge to say Alee-vee-ah,which comes out like a mangled Aloe vera,but the parents are obviously expecting it to be pronounced like Olivia (Oh-liv-ee-ah) but with an A instead.

I prefer Aimee to Amy,but as others have said,it's French not kree8tiv.
I prefer Hayley to Hailey,Hailie etc (obviously!) I believe Hayley is the original spelling. It's also the only one you're likely to see in the UK.
Anne over Ann.
Clare over Claire

But those are names with long established alternatives,when it comes to names where alternatives are being made up now,I don't like any of them. Particularly not -yn endings such as Lauryn instead of Lauren.

[nat108]

I don't mind different spellings as long as it's established variant and doesn't confuse the pronounciation. When I see a name spelled differently than usual I think the pronunciation is different. When I see Emersyn I think "em-er-sin" instead of "em-er-sun" and I'm going to call your child "em-er-sin" because that's the way you chose to spell it
I shouldn't have to go back to kndergarten and sit there sounding out your kids name. Eauxlyveah is unnecessary, just spell it Olivia

[aureliagwendolen]

I'm ashamed to say this, because I'm a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to names.

But for me it's:
Elayne, Elain > Elaine
Jayne > Jane