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@autumnlove: Same. Ugh, I hate Y's instead of O's.

not a fan of.... creatively.... spelled names. but to each their own, i know a lot of people aren't a fan of my favorite boy name, but i love it, so whatever works for you.

Unnecessary Ys and Ks (eg Kaytlyn instead of Caitlin) kill me! Yoonik spellings, as it were

All of the *elective* Zs and Ys drive me crazy, as do the *creative* spellings.

Parents get to name their kids, sure . . . it shouldn't be used as an opportunity for *creative expression* for the parent(s)!

When I worked at a daycare there was this boy named Eoughan (Owen), I could never spell his name right! That drives me crazy.

@MrsKoala: DITTO!

I also don't like trendy, or unique name choices in general. some are cute, but it takes a while to get used to!

Yeah, anything that tries too hard to be unique. You may not want your kid to have the same name as someone else but Kaytee and Katie will still be pronounced the same way.

I always think of a scene from L.A. Story when Sarah Jessica Parker's character is telling Steve Martin her name. She introduces herself as Sandy, and he answers that it's such a relief to meet someone in LA that doesn't have a weird name. She then proceeds to spell her name: "big S, small A, small N, big D, small E, big E, with a little star at the end"... (SanDeE*)

And really out there names. Not my style at all!

I don't like "unique" spelling.

I don't like far out there names either.

Just leaving this here as it was posted on ONTD last night: http://mommyslittlesunshine.blogspot.com/2012/01/29-weeks.html The amount of crazy spellings is nuts. Keeping in mind that the mom's name is McKinli.

@yellowbird: There was someone in my grad school named Cord. He's now forty something. It worked for him. One name I'm not fond of is "Vance."

Completely made up or uniquely spelled names. Those poor kids.

@cascademom: I like how she has a line about how to pronounce it underneath. Just a sign of what the kid is in for the rest of her life! And god, the other names she was considering? Geez...

@grizz: this! Our top criteria for names are:

1. Could you run for president with this name?
2. Could you be king/queen of England with this name?
3. Are the initials not horrible?
4. Is it relatively "sixth grade proof"? (no excessive teasing)

There are a lot of names I like, but I wouldn't use them, because I worry about what kind of barriers they might present in the future.

Then again, there are so many variations of names now that I wonder what will be considered "respectable" in 50 years, for example. But I'd rather not risk it.

@Bao: I wonder if that's a Gaelic spelling? If not, well...

@lovehoneybee: Yeah on ONTD, they went through the pronunciation too. I ended looking through her blogs in total amazement of everything about that family.

@lawbee11: Seriously. Here, I was worried about giving LO a name that doesn't really get a nickname.

Well, obviously youneek spellings!

But I also don't like (not that there is anything wrong with them, just not my preference):

-"new trendy" names. I.e. I don't consider Sophia or William "trendy" even though they are uber popular because it was a common name for decades. But I don't like the popular names like Madison/Addison(for girls)/Aiden/Hayden/Jayden/etc… you get the point.

-nature names. Willow, Lily, Star, etc. Nothing wrong with them, just not a fan.

- *most* virtue names. I like Grace and I don't mind Hope or Faith, but I dislike Chastity, Prudence, Destiny, Constance, Justice, etc.

@LindsayInNY: (Facepalm). Those spellings hurt my eyes. What's so wrong with it being McKinley or Whitney. Both names are lovely looking when spelling correctly.

@LovelyPlum: Even with legit origins, I wouldn't give my LO a name that would always be mispronounced or really difficult to spell. 'Cause I know several folks with *legit* difficult spellings and yoonique names, and they all hate them with a capital H. A few are still pissed at their parents to this day about their names!

I'm not a fan of -den boys' names. (Aiden, Brayden, Cayden, and the various spellings). Actually, now that I think of it, I don't like many names than end in n.

I also don't like when parents deliberately name their child something with the intent of always going by their middle name. I get that there are many reasons why parents do it, it's just not my cup of tea.

I messed up pronouncing a former student's name as Leah. It's spelled Le-ah, but you're supposed to pronounce the -, so her name is lah-dash-ah. I dislike that.