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It's really disturbing to come across people who claim to have named their children Myshell, Lynndah, Mykoll, Clayrysse, etc. I, personally, think that people should be fined $100 for every added 'y' in a name, but that's another story...
Anyway, while not all unique-er spellings are horrible, many of them are. What are the worst ones people have come across? Also, has anyone found any unique spellings that they actually like?
-Lyllythe (shudder)
Anyway, while not all unique-er spellings are horrible, many of them are. What are the worst ones people have come across? Also, has anyone found any unique spellings that they actually like?
-Lyllythe (shudder)
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my neices name is shaquyla and for that person who said that this name deserves a $100 fine well your name must be really ugly and your friend aja thats a ugly name ha laters
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Hey
Scary spellings:
Kaetlynne
Jordinn
Carrah
Rae`Ven (Raven)
K`lee (Kaley)
J`son (Jason)
Jaayson (Jason)
Jo-Dee (Jodie)
Aylissabeth (Elizabeth)
Emmaleigh (Emily)
Unusual spellings that I like:
Jodee
Jayme/Jaime/Jaymee/Jaimee (Jamie)
Elisabeth
Hana
Kayley
Ashleigh/Ashlee/Ashely
Scary spellings:
Kaetlynne
Jordinn
Carrah
Rae`Ven (Raven)
K`lee (Kaley)
J`son (Jason)
Jaayson (Jason)
Jo-Dee (Jodie)
Aylissabeth (Elizabeth)
Emmaleigh (Emily)
Unusual spellings that I like:
Jodee
Jayme/Jaime/Jaymee/Jaimee (Jamie)
Elisabeth
Hana
Kayley
Ashleigh/Ashlee/Ashely
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Yes, those are definitely scary...
Jaayson? Jo-Dee? Emmaleigh? Okay, I'm officially freaked out now...(that quote is very useful).
Jaayson? Jo-Dee? Emmaleigh? Okay, I'm officially freaked out now...(that quote is very useful).
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I can't think of any spellings I've seen lately that I particularly dislike more than usual, but I used to have a friend named "Aja". It was pronounced like the continent "Asia". I was always jealous of her having a unique name, and she always wished she had a plain name like me.
By the way, I'm in favor of the $100 fine for any extra 'y' in a name, so long as we outlaw any name that have both a 'sh' and a 'qu' in them. Example: Shaniqua, Shaquyla, Shaquanda, Shaquieta, Shaquila, Shaquandra... Now those names get on my nerves!
By the way, I'm in favor of the $100 fine for any extra 'y' in a name, so long as we outlaw any name that have both a 'sh' and a 'qu' in them. Example: Shaniqua, Shaquyla, Shaquanda, Shaquieta, Shaquila, Shaquandra... Now those names get on my nerves!
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Agreed
My revised naming laws:
Adding unnecessary 'y's in a name: $100 per y
Name beginning with 'sh' that include 'qu' in them: $500
Names with potentially scarring initials: $1,000 (Example: Ginger Anne Smith)
Names that mean 'donkeyable': $1,000,000
On a less silly note, Aja is a cool name :).
My revised naming laws:
Adding unnecessary 'y's in a name: $100 per y
Name beginning with 'sh' that include 'qu' in them: $500
Names with potentially scarring initials: $1,000 (Example: Ginger Anne Smith)
Names that mean 'donkeyable': $1,000,000
On a less silly note, Aja is a cool name :).
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It's a deal- so who gets the money from these fines....?
...And who enforces these highly compelling, reasonable standards? I vote for a fair-sized percentage to go to us, the lawmakers, and some of it should go to the people in the etymology field, as I imagine that one does not get compensated for such tedious research :)
...And who enforces these highly compelling, reasonable standards? I vote for a fair-sized percentage to go to us, the lawmakers, and some of it should go to the people in the etymology field, as I imagine that one does not get compensated for such tedious research :)
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Hm...good question.
I like your suggestions. Let's see...
All proceeds from the "y" fines go to all the underpaid etymologists out there...
All proceeds from the "sh-qu" fines go to you...
All proceeds from the initials fines go to those poor children to pay for their therapy...
All proceeds from the "donkeyable" fines go to me...
That sound reasonable to everyone? :)
I like your suggestions. Let's see...
All proceeds from the "y" fines go to all the underpaid etymologists out there...
All proceeds from the "sh-qu" fines go to you...
All proceeds from the initials fines go to those poor children to pay for their therapy...
All proceeds from the "donkeyable" fines go to me...
That sound reasonable to everyone? :)
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Sounds good to me. But "The Godfather" (Mike C) is going to expect his percentage from everyone's cut, you realize...
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Mike C would be classified as an underpaid etymologist...
so he doesn't get any additonal percentage. Sorry Mike!
so he doesn't get any additonal percentage. Sorry Mike!
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The correct word would be 'unpaid' :P
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Ah, yes. Or maybe $1000 fines for every girl named Mackenzie...
I don't know why, but I intensely dislike that name. Mackenzophobic, that's me.
I don't know why, but I intensely dislike that name. Mackenzophobic, that's me.
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I agree!
:p
:p
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You know, spelling names phonetically in Esperanto makes for some interesting, unique forms. "Michael" becomes "Majkel", for example. "Caitlin" becomes "Kejtlin". "Isaiah" becomes "Ajsaja".
Fortunately, none of these phonetic forms have caught on among Esperantists, as far as I know.
-- Nanaea
Fortunately, none of these phonetic forms have caught on among Esperantists, as far as I know.
-- Nanaea
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Those are interesting...
I like Majkel, actually. I wouldn't use it, but it's still a fun spelling. Far better than Mykkol or such, IMNSHO.
I like Majkel, actually. I wouldn't use it, but it's still a fun spelling. Far better than Mykkol or such, IMNSHO.
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