I didn't realize what a difficult time people were going to have spelling our lo's name. It is a very simple name with multiple spellings. http://bit.ly/SzD0C2
We use the most basic spelling, no extra a's, no added h's or g's. I just called Whole Foods to check on her Baptism cake and they had spelled it with an extra a, even though I spelled it out for them! GAH!
Does your lo's name have multiple spellings? Does it drive you bonkers when people spell it wrong?
nectarine / 2039 posts
Ours does too. We picked the most common spelling but it's not a common name, so that doesn't really seem to help much. But at least it's just a four letter name, so it's pretty quick to spell out for people!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
We have a name picked out and I have seen it spelled like 3 different ways. But I think that we picked out the most common way.
My first name is really common, with a different spelling. I always have to spell it for people.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
There is one spelling for her full name but there are various ways to spell her nickname.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
Ours only has one spelling, one way of pronouncing it. Very easy peasy.
pomelo / 5331 posts
It baffles me how people go for the unusual spelling instead of basic. Our LO's name has several spellings but only one is standard. I'm assuming nobody will assume that his name is spelled standard, though, considering that everybody is asking me how we're spelling it. Ugh.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
That's actually one of my top criteria in baby names. There are a few names i love but they don't have one obvious spelling-- like Caitlin, Allison... My name has two equally popular spellings, plus a bunch of other options that I've seen, and it's so annoying to me, so I want our kid's name to have ONE obvious way to spell it. People already spell our last name wrong, even though it's actually a word the way it's spelled.
pomelo / 5178 posts
@autumnlove: Ditto. People spell her nickname wrong all the time.
On the other hand, we used a non-English spelling for our son's name, and people always spell that wrong, too. I don't mind, though, since the default is the English spelling. We knew what we were getting into when we chose it. 
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
Yup. There are two spellings and I thought I picked the most common but apparently not. His nickname which we use 90% of the time has tons of different spellings and no one common one so I always have to spell it out for people.
My name is the same way.
@cvbee: really?? I think it's pretty simple. I would never misspell that.
pomelo / 5093 posts
My daughter's name is Beatrix, and whenever I tell people, they say 'Oh, Beatrice, how nice'. I never bother to correct them, but it does get a little irritating. I hope she doesn't get sick of it and just decide to run with the C ending, because I love the X.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts
There are probably a few different ones, but her name is Ava, so anything spelled differently is kinda weird.
bananas / 9973 posts
@Foodnerd81: we are actually among LO Kaitlyn and EVERYONE has already spelled it a different way! I think we've seen at least dozen variations. I told DH that would happen w/this name and just yesterday he asked if she would hate that when she grows up?
pomegranate / 3244 posts
I have the same name as your LO, spelled the same way, and it drives me nuts when it gets spelled wrong! The worst offender is an Xmas ornament given to my parents when I was a baby that has every single extra E, A, and H that you could imagine! It's like 8 letters long!
coconut / 8681 posts
@sarac: I love the name Beatrix!!
Yepp. LO's name is Elliot and people spell it with another t or one less l.
pomegranate / 3890 posts
two ways to spell his name pierson or pearson (most canadians, i guess spell it this way, ive heard)
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
I've seen it spelled a couple of different ways. I think the traditional way is best though.
coconut / 8430 posts
@sarac: we have the same issue with LO's name! It drives me crazy when people still ask when they see it spelled out!
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
@MediaNaranja: AGH! It's so frustrating! Her name is so SIMPLE! Don't go bogging it down with all of those extra characters!
cantaloupe / 6800 posts
No Lo but I have a very easy name, but it's spelled a little diffrent so it always gets spelled the normal way, which is annoying.
DH is Brian, and it blows my mind how many people try and spell it "Bryan" first, ..whatt?
squash / 13199 posts
@ladyfingers: Yeah I am also not a fan of strange spellings for a simple name
These days it seems every name has many alternate spellings
pomelo / 5331 posts
@Mrsbells: Well I really just meant, when they're trying to spell your name! Like the original example. I wasn't trying to diss anybody who chooses an alternate spelling for their kids... !
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
People constantly ask, "A or O?". I didn't realize it couldn't even e spelled that way!
My name is also constantly misspelled, it's Al-ison not all-ison!
pomegranate / 3503 posts
@sarac: Our daughter has the same name but with the english spelling.
kiwi / 678 posts
My older daughter's name can be spelled a couple different ways, but I've never had anyone spell it wrong since we went with the most common. My name is the same as your daughter's though, and spelled the same way. People do love to throw in an H or an extra A somewhere.
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
Our girl name can end in either 'y' or 'ie'. I actually prefer the look of 'ie' but 'y' is much more common so if we have a girl we'll go with the 'y' version.
@mediagirl: I just want you to know you spell M's name the proper way in my opinion!!!
squash / 13764 posts
Nope, I'm pretty sure there's only one way to spell it. It's only 3 letters, so pretty easy. Although, we do get asked a lot of if it's short for something (which it's not).
GOLD / pear / 1845 posts
Toddler Girl's name only has one spelling, but it's an unusual name, so I still have to spell it. Wonder Baby has a classic name with only one spelling.
My name is Hanna, and I've been spelling it outloud my whole life.
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
So many people spell Noelle's name the more masculine version... Noel. It drives me crazy!
bananas / 9227 posts
DD has a very common name but the spelling is different where we live. We use the common English spelling (making it unusual here).
pomelo / 5093 posts
@BoogieBea: Isn't it beautiful? I was in love with it right from the start, and I think the latin ending is so interesting. The English spelling is so classical and graceful. I think it's such a unique name, but not strange or made up.
eggplant / 11287 posts
It seems like ANY NAME can have multiple spellings these days.
An acquaintance of mine recently had a baby girl and named her Lyllee Meii. I would have thought the only spelling of that name was Lily Mae (or May) but they proved me wrong!
pomelo / 5321 posts
Yes, and it annoys me! DS's name is pretty classic and it annoys me to see the alternative spelling. It annoys me even more when someone asks me how to spell his name.
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
2 ways to spell Lala's first name, but there is only one traditional spelling. I'm always shocked that people spell it the other way so often these days.
With M. her nickname has multiple spellings. I picked the traditional British spelling, but I had no idea that so many people would want to spell it other ways. Trust me, I'm not into spelling names with Y's and Z's people!
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
Technically yes, I guess, although not in the same way as my name 'Sarah' vs 'Sara' or all the different ways to spell Megan or Caitlin etc. His spelling is the most common by a whole whole lot.
"Evan has 16 variant forms: Euan, Euen, Evann, Evans, Ev, Eva, Even, Evin, Evo, Evon, Evyn, Ewan, Ewen, Ewy, Owen and Van"
pomegranate / 3503 posts
@sarac: I like both the English and French spelling but the English spelling looks better with our last name. I love that the name is both cute and sophisticated at the same time.
papaya / 10560 posts
Just one spelling, but when I say "Grady" often people think I said "brady" great...
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
@Foodnerd81: @shopaholic: I've been thinking about the Caitlin issue for months now. I LOVE the name but all the different spellings have really been stressing me out so I think I'm going with another name for DD #2. It's another name that will be misspelled, but it won't happen as often as with Caitlin.
grapefruit / 4819 posts
I think our LO has a name that is typically only spelled one way - we haven't had any issues with people misspelling it yet at any rate.
We really wanted to go with the french name Amelie, but we knew no one would ever pronounce it correctly, much less spell it correctly, so we went with the more anglicized version of the name - Emily. I do still love the name Amelie though.
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