spell and pronounce. If there are 10 spellings of the same name,
invariably the person with the unusually-spelled name will have to
spell their name to everyone they give their name to orally, which is
a waste of time IMO. People have enough trouble spelling my name on
the phone, or even pronouncing it when it is in front of them.
Telemarketers, especially.
Hello, may I please speak to Elaine, Eileen, Alan, Eelan, you name
it. The next time someone pronounces my name wrong that I don't know
I am going to tell them that there is no one here by that name. When
I give someone my name over the phone they spell it Ellan, Eileen,
Ilene, Elaine, Elane, Elayne, and on and on. What is wrong with
people? And with all those Hayleys, Haileys, Hailees, Halees, etc.
etc. someone will eventually get it wrong. Why take the chance?
--- In [email protected], "denisesudell"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], Diane Lochner
> <dlochund@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I of course mean no offense to any parents on the list who have
> given their kids any of these names - I'm not judging...just
noting,
> as Gene would say. I'm amazed at the variety of spelling of some
of
> them, and also all the duplicates! I especially like the
variations
> on Madison (And we all know how Gene feels about that name)
> >
> >
> > Here's a sampling (there were of course a smattering of more
> traditional names)
> >
> > Addison (2) (forgot an "M" there..)
> > Kailey (like Hailey, with a K!)
> > Kaylee
> > Kaelie
> > Hayley (2 on the same day!)
> > Hailey
> > Keira (2)
> > Rylee
> > Cayla
> > Jayla
> > Karlissa
> > Jenevive
> > Zoe (2)
> > Leah (4)
> > Emma (3)
> > Maykala
> > Maya
> > Madison (2)
> > Madyson
> > Madisyn
> > Madilyn
> > Aspen (wtf?)
> > Alexis (5)
> > Faith (3)
> > Damani (Sounds like a brand of bottled water..)
> > Ava (3)
> > Ashtyn (Joining her brother, Demi, no doubt)
> >
> >
> > Boys
> >
> > Aiden (2)
> > Colin (4)
> > Mason (2)
> > Riley (2)
> > Rylan (2)
> > Taj (???)
> > Jacob (2)
> > Jakob
> > Haiden
> > Austin (3)
> > Talan
> > Talon (Let the eagle soar...!)
> > Cazmere (wtf?)
> > Jaiger (meister?)
> > Jaidyn
> > Kyedahl
> > Jaxson
> >
>
> Eek. Some of the spellings are particularly . . . tasty.
>
> Four years ago, my own sister and her husband named their daughter
> Carey. (They had an excuse, though, as that's our mom's maiden
> name.) Two years ago, they named their son Jake, although the rest
> of us argued for Jacob.
>
> And one of my coworkers just announced the birth of his new
> granddaughter, Makayla.
>
> FYI re: "Taj": it's actually a word defined in the
dictionary. "A
> tall conical cap worn by Muslims as a headdress of distinction."
> I'd bet the parents are Muslims.
>
> Just realized: there's an Aspen, but no Sierra? (Or Ciera, as
I've
> also seen it spelled?)
>
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