Hellobee Boards Topic: Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 20:34:30 +0000 lady baltimore on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name/page/2#post-2432386 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:18:42 +0000 lady baltimore 2432386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ There are two commonly accepted ways to spell DD's name. We chose the far more common one. I also believe that it is the traditional/original spelling. So far, most misspellings I have seen have been a third version altogether, but at least one that makes phonetic sense. Lots of people have been confused about how to pronounce her name, too. My name is literally two letters long, spelled precisely as it sounds, and people who have known me since birth still misspell it. I usually just laugh it off, because obviously it just doesn't matter that much to some people. I am sensitive about spelling others' names correctly, though. sapphire on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name/page/2#post-2432323 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 22:56:03 +0000 sapphire 2432323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not really! I guess you could spell it differently but it'd be rather uncommon. whenoceansrise on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name/page/2#post-2431692 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 17:58:32 +0000 whenoceansrise 2431692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ As far as I know there is only one way to spell Micah. Peope mispronounce it though and it irritates me FaithFertility on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name/page/2#post-2431678 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 17:45:04 +0000 FaithFertility 2431678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've seen Juliana Julianna But my DD is Giuliana mauxie on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name/page/2#post-2431609 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 17:19:44 +0000 mauxie 2431609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, unless they are just spelling it wrong or in a made up way... We purposely chose easy to spell / 1 spelling names for all of our kids. Boogs on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name/page/2#post-2431601 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 17:16:59 +0000 Boogs 2431601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think only two ways for LO1 and I think we spell it the traditional way, so we haven't had an issue so far. LO2 I think there's only one way? And I think he's too little to know if there will be a problem. birdofafeather on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name/page/2#post-2431597 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 17:15:32 +0000 birdofafeather 2431597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've seen -en and -yn for our DD1's name which we spelled with -an and is the most common spelling. I didn't even know there were other ways to spell it until after she was born and someone asked! DD2's name is only spelled one way. And if I ever saw it spelled another way, it would be "unique." To say the least. Torchwood on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name/page/2#post-2430911 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:26:09 +0000 Torchwood 2430911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Liliana Rae. So could go Lilliana Ray, plus Lily has some variations. It won't bother me when it's people who don't know her well, but if family does it'll drive me nuts. My MIL managed to misspell it multiple times in the span of a couple days on FB once and really pissed me off. After the first couple corrections start paying attention! (I believe she did Lilly, Lili, Lilliana, and something else?) Mrs. Cheesecake on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name/page/2#post-2430905 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:22:14 +0000 Mrs. Cheesecake 2430905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DD's name has no other spellings. DS's name has no alternate spellings, but sometimes people think his name is a different one. His name begins with "O" and sometimes people don't hear it when we say it. Mrs. Sunshine on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430904 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:21:28 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2430904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I feel like Jessie is a no brainer. "ie" is the feminine spelling. Sydney on the other hand has many different ways and even though I feel we chose the most common many people spell it differently. My grandmother spells it Sydni which I've never seen. Meowkers on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430895 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:13:00 +0000 Meowkers 2430895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes. My daughter's name is Elliott. There are like 10 different ways to spell her name. It doesn't bother me if someone who doesn't know her spells it wrong. What bothers me is when family and friends spell it wrong. My SIL constantly spells it "Elliot", even when replying to facebook posts where I specifically spell it "Elliott." urgh coopsmama on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430829 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:43:08 +0000 coopsmama 2430829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ None for my son, but there are 3 spellings for my daughter's name. Everyone always leaves the e off the end of her name. Periwinkle on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430824 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:41:29 +0000 Periwinkle 2430824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not that I am aware of, at least not which (I believe?) are common spellings. @mediagirl: I think your LO and I share a name and YES, the misspellings drive me absolutely crazy. It's not that hard a name to spell... what makes me the most annoyed is when people add in not only one extra letter but two. I've gotten some great ones over the years at Starbucks... BKCaribBaby on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430820 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:38:35 +0000 BKCaribBaby 2430820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Actually there are at least two, but I always assumed that most people would spell it like we do. It's the French version, so maybe not? AngelicOne on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430784 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:14:30 +0000 AngelicOne 2430784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ There are 2 ways to spell DS's name....1 T vs 2 T's....his is 2 T's & I've had a couple of people spell it wrong already. My nickname has multiple ways of spelling it... i, ie or y & then there's the ck vs kk part too. Mine's usually wrong 90% of the time LOL .twist. on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430779 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:10:33 +0000 .twist. 2430779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ You can spell it with a c or k. It is most common with a c and we spell it with k. Naturally, a LOT of people, including our friends/family, spell it with a c. It doesn't really bother me. LovelyPlum on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430767 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:03:26 +0000 LovelyPlum 2430767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mediagirl: oh goodness, I am one of those people with your DD's name. I ALWAYS spell that name wrong, even when I try to remember who spells it how. I actually know someone who uses 2 n's, too. But family should know better! Finfan on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430755 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:56:20 +0000 Finfan 2430755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ There are two accepted ways to spell DD1's name and we choose the more common spelling in the US. Sometimes people will add an h to her nickname, but that doesn't really bother me. Dd2 is too soon to tell but I'm getting more questions about which way to pronounce. I think we picked the more common version in our area. Haven't settled on a nickname for her yet. There are a couple we like. MrsF on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430712 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:38:00 +0000 MrsF 2430712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Same name as @lawbee11: for DD. I've never seen anyone spell it wrong. I can't think of another spelling for DS's name. Foodnerd81 on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430710 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:37:47 +0000 Foodnerd81 2430710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lovehoneybee: yup- the H would have been at the end. I guess her SIL was naming her baby the same name but spelling it like Sarah. Awful! It caught me off guard though! mrsjazz on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430692 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:32:44 +0000 mrsjazz 2430692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lawbee11: LOs name is the reverse of yours. Ends in -ie but people often spell it ending with a -y. It only annoys me when it's someone close like her grandmother. Ha. lovehoneybee on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430675 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:27:36 +0000 lovehoneybee 2430675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Foodnerd81: An H on the end??? I know a guy whose daughter's middle name is Grace but spelled Grayce. It makes me crazy! No alternate spelling for Evan or Grace, at least not a commonly accepted one. That was actually one of D's criteria, no common alternates (like Sarah/Sara, although one of those is just wrong 😋) Pumuckl on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430647 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:19:03 +0000 Pumuckl 2430647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ None for my DS and 2 or 3 for my DD. BelugaBean on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430619 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:11:18 +0000 BelugaBean 2430619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Her name is Zoey so there are a million ways. It doesn't bother me when it's spelled wrong, I knew it was likely because of the amount of spellings. LO2 is Coraline/Cora. She's been called Caroline once but people are great about spelling her name correctly even though I guess Kora is an alternate. lamariniere on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430614 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:08:43 +0000 lamariniere 2430614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 3 ways for my son and 2 for my daughter. Truth Bombs on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430599 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:03:12 +0000 Truth Bombs 2430599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Same name as @lawbee11: so same issue. I've noticed that younger people spell it wrong more often than others (like if we go to play place at the girl doing name tags is a teenager she might assume the ie spelling). Interestingly the name was quite popular around the 1880s with the ie spelling, and then when it made a come back it was with the y spelling. ShootingStar on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430587 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:00:10 +0000 ShootingStar 2430587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Only one spelling for DS's name. Our top girl name for #2 has a couple possibilities though. Foodnerd81 on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430569 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 09:55:25 +0000 Foodnerd81 2430569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We intentionally chose names with only one spelling. My name is commonly spelled two different ways (with an I or an E) and it's just very annoying, though I don't usually correct people. So both our girls names have one spelling- though someone once asked me if C's name was spelled with an H. I was like, No... Where would you put an H? catlady on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430562 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 09:53:00 +0000 catlady 2430562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ There are two ways to spell LO's name and we chose the more common one. So far, so good. No one has misspelled it yet. LuLu Mom on "Are there many different ways to spell your lo's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-many-different-ways-to-spell-your-los-name#post-2430548 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 09:49:28 +0000 LuLu Mom 2430548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not my DD1 full name, it's the most common spelling, but her nickname can have a Y or and ie, even though I think just ending in "e" is more common so that gets commonly misspelled. DD2 it's pretty straight forward so no one has misspelled yet.