peabay
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Post by peabay on Jun 4, 2016 15:46:26 GMT
That's absurd. Do they not know that we have phonetics and language for a reason? So that people can communicate effectively? You can't just substitute numbers for letters. So, K8lyn as a written name makes sense? Why not Col10? Or Ash10? Why can't we just name kids (&(**&(*& because we like the way it looks?
Language evolved for specific reasons. These people are freaking idiots. That poor, poor child.
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Post by kate on Jun 4, 2016 15:48:15 GMT
Surely this is a joke. Right?
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Post by PLurker on Jun 4, 2016 15:52:10 GMT
Everyone will get it...Not convoluted reasoning at all...
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jun 4, 2016 18:53:19 GMT
Good grief.
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Post by melanell on Jun 4, 2016 20:06:06 GMT
And even if it's not fair and not right, that spelling could be an issue for her as an adult, too. After she has to made it through school saddled with that spelling, she will have to try to enter the workforce with it, build a career with it, climb the corporate ladder with it. Imagine a scientist, doctor, lawyer, professor, financial advisor, CEO, etc. with the name "KVIIIlyn". What would your reaction be to that? Because it's been shown in general that common reactions to these sorts of names and spellings are not positive.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2016 20:06:12 GMT
Oh good grief.
Poor kid.
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Post by PNWMom on Jun 4, 2016 20:23:29 GMT
....slight hijack.....
We are doing IVF and transferring a female embryo next month. I have a unique name (Alyca) and my husband has a currently very common name for babies (Ethan). I very much want an uncommon name for our baby girl, but not something ridiculous or stereotypical (my husband is black and I am white. We want to have a name where you can't necessarily tell their ethnicity by the name--so nothing like LaTanya or Tanisha, etc). We are not into crazy spelling to make a common name sound uncommon.
That having been said..... we both love the name Elijah, and have had it on our baby boy name list forever. We have lots of boy names we like, but not a single girl name. Then I randomly came across an article in a magazine where there was a baby girl named Alijah.
Thoughts on this? We would pronounce it exactly the same as Elijah (uh--lie--zha). I kind of love it but I'm not for sure. I like names with lots of syllables (Dominic, Tobias, Elijah, etc were on our boy list)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2016 20:29:01 GMT
....slight hijack..... We are doing IVF and transferring a female embryo next month. I have a unique name (Alyca) and my husband has a currently very common name for babies (Ethan). I very much want an uncommon name for our baby girl, but not something ridiculous or stereotypical (my husband is black and I am white. We want to have a name where you can't necessarily tell their ethnicity by the name--so nothing like LaTanya or Tanisha, etc). We are not into crazy spelling to make a common name sound uncommon. That having been said..... we both love the name Elijah, and have had it on our baby boy name list forever. We have lots of boy names we like, but not a single girl name. Then I randomly came across an article in a magazine where there was a baby girl named Alijah. Thoughts on this? We would pronounce it exactly the same as Elijah (uh--lie--zha). I kind of love it but I'm not for sure. I like names with lots of syllables (Dominic, Tobias, Elijah, etc were on our boy list) I love it and think it would be adorable for a baby girl!
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Post by Grom Pea on Jun 4, 2016 20:32:23 GMT
....slight hijack..... We are doing IVF and transferring a female embryo next month. I have a unique name (Alyca) and my husband has a currently very common name for babies (Ethan). I very much want an uncommon name for our baby girl, but not something ridiculous or stereotypical (my husband is black and I am white. We want to have a name where you can't necessarily tell their ethnicity by the name--so nothing like LaTanya or Tanisha, etc). We are not into crazy spelling to make a common name sound uncommon. That having been said..... we both love the name Elijah, and have had it on our baby boy name list forever. We have lots of boy names we like, but not a single girl name. Then I randomly came across an article in a magazine where there was a baby girl named Alijah. Thoughts on this? We would pronounce it exactly the same as Elijah (uh--lie--zha). I kind of love it but I'm not for sure. I like names with lots of syllables (Dominic, Tobias, Elijah, etc were on our boy list) I think if you like it you should use it, however be forewarned, an unusual to you name may not be unusual in the younger generation, my husband and I have common names and tried to give our sons more unique names, one so far is unique but the other has a name that apparently is so common now, our preschool teacher has 4 students with that name this year! My only other concern is if you plan on trying for a second and have a boy, will you be disappointed that you used your #1 boy name? It would be really hard to have two kids with homphones for names.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jun 4, 2016 20:37:12 GMT
That poor child. To be born to such stupid people.
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Post by PNWMom on Jun 4, 2016 20:49:41 GMT
uld use it, however be forewarned, an unusual to you name may not be unusual in the younger generation, my husband and I have common names and tried to give our sons more unique names, one so far is unique but the other has a name that apparently is so common now, our preschool teacher has 4 students with that name this year! My only other concern is if you plan on trying for a second and have a boy, will you be disappointed that you used your #1 boy name? It would be really hard to have two kids with homphones for names. Since we are doing IVF (and I am old...) it is unlikely that we will end up with another baby/boy, but I wouldn't hold back on a name on the off chance that we have a boy later. We have other boy names we like and would be fine using one of them. I follow the SSA and other name popularity compilation sites to see what names are popular/trending up, and this name is nowhere on it (but the boy/Elijah version is not uncommon). It is funny how names become popular so quickly--my brother has 3 daughters and I thought their names were unique and beautiful, but 2 of them are actually pretty common (Lilly Park is 6 1/2 years old; Eva Mae is 3 1/2 (Spanish pronunciation), and Saoirse Belle is 6 months old).
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Post by basketdiva on Jun 4, 2016 21:28:26 GMT
Thus name beats Future and Coyote
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Post by Citygirl on Jun 4, 2016 21:30:59 GMT
Wow!
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Post by justkat on Jun 4, 2016 22:22:39 GMT
I wonder how long it will be before this child's mother is on (Refu)peas complaining that nobody can spell her child's name, none of her teachers pronounce it correctly blah blah blah I had to read the text in the picture to figure out is is Kaitlyn..oh sorry KVIIIlyn. I can see this now....After a few years of being pushed to the brink with such an insane name, the child looses it and winds up in court... "How do you plead to the charges of attempted matricide/patricide Kvillian?"...Oh umm ok sorry KVIIIlyn (Kaitlyn) well nevermind you are free to go, charges will be dropped". Hopefully the child has a middle name like Amy or Sue or hell even Apple. Ugh
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Post by refugeepea on Jun 4, 2016 22:36:13 GMT
And to think I was recently annoyed at the spelling of a baby girl named Kaytlyn. No relation to Ethyn or Dillyn.
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Post by Alexxussss on Jun 4, 2016 22:47:31 GMT
Awful, awful, awful
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Post by inkedup on Jun 4, 2016 22:50:28 GMT
That baby is really going to hVIII her name when she grows up.
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Post by Woobster on Jun 4, 2016 22:52:37 GMT
Sweet baby Jesus...
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MsKnit
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Post by MsKnit on Jun 4, 2016 22:52:57 GMT
That poor child!
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Post by gar on Jun 4, 2016 23:04:26 GMT
....slight hijack..... We are doing IVF and transferring a female embryo next month. I have a unique name (Alyca) and my husband has a currently very common name for babies (Ethan). I very much want an uncommon name for our baby girl, but not something ridiculous or stereotypical (my husband is black and I am white. We want to have a name where you can't necessarily tell their ethnicity by the name--so nothing like LaTanya or Tanisha, etc). We are not into crazy spelling to make a common name sound uncommon. That having been said..... we both love the name Elijah, and have had it on our baby boy name list forever. We have lots of boy names we like, but not a single girl name. Then I randomly came across an article in a magazine where there was a baby girl named Alijah. Thoughts on this? We would pronounce it exactly the same as Elijah (uh--lie--zha). I kind of love it but I'm not for sure. I like names with lots of syllables (Dominic, Tobias, Elijah, etc were on our boy list) My honest thoughts - what's the point? If it sounds exactly the same and the only difference is when it's s written/printed then to all intents and purposes it is the same. I would think that it will probably give her some issues from time to time although nothing like the poor child this thread is about!! Personally I wouldn't add that complication but hey, if you both love it - go for it!
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jun 4, 2016 23:19:10 GMT
OMFG. As I was reading that I was thinking to myself "Sounds like something you'd read in one of those crappy Australian "That's Life" or "Take 5" magazines. Look down the bottom of the story and yep, sure enough, it's some bogan from Queensland Australia! Maybe this really is a joke, though. Do you (general you) think the tabloids fact check letters from their readers? Also, what the hell, Australia? I thought you guys had a name ministry or something to veto nonsense like that. (You don't necessarily have to answer me, Meg, I just wanted to quote you for reference to the magazines.)
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Post by AussieMeg on Jun 4, 2016 23:31:48 GMT
That having been said..... we both love the name Elijah, and have had it on our baby boy name list forever. We have lots of boy names we like, but not a single girl name. Then I randomly came across an article in a magazine where there was a baby girl named Alijah. Thoughts on this? We would pronounce it exactly the same as Elijah (uh--lie--zha). I kind of love it but I'm not for sure. I like names with lots of syllables (Dominic, Tobias, Elijah, etc were on our boy list) I think Alijah is a really pretty name. You've already decided that you want a unique name, so I'm sure you're aware that there will be pronunciation and spelling issues. (I might, on first seeing the name, pronounce it uh-LEE-juh rather than uh-LIE-juh.) I think it's unique without being outlandish. Maybe this really is a joke, though. Do you (general you) think the tabloids fact check letters from their readers? Also, what the hell, Australia? I thought you guys had a name ministry or something to veto nonsense like that. (You don't necessarily have to answer me, Meg, I just wanted to quote you for reference to the magazines.) Yes the thought did cross my mind that it was a piss-take..... that no-one, even in Queensland could be that monumentally stupid.
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Post by melanell on Jun 5, 2016 1:09:16 GMT
....slight hijack..... We are doing IVF and transferring a female embryo next month. I have a unique name (Alyca) and my husband has a currently very common name for babies (Ethan). I very much want an uncommon name for our baby girl, but not something ridiculous or stereotypical (my husband is black and I am white. We want to have a name where you can't necessarily tell their ethnicity by the name--so nothing like LaTanya or Tanisha, etc). We are not into crazy spelling to make a common name sound uncommon. That having been said..... we both love the name Elijah, and have had it on our baby boy name list forever. We have lots of boy names we like, but not a single girl name. Then I randomly came across an article in a magazine where there was a baby girl named Alijah. Thoughts on this? We would pronounce it exactly the same as Elijah (uh--lie--zha). I kind of love it but I'm not for sure. I like names with lots of syllables (Dominic, Tobias, Elijah, etc were on our boy list) Plenty of other little girls have names that were originally boy names. Sometimes they become so popular for girls that people start to decline to use them for boys (Marion & Leslie back in the day; Morgan & Taylor now) and other times it's a once and awhile thing where the name remains popular for boys (Ryan, Michael, Sean). And plenty of people come up with their own spellings for things, particularly when they are trying to make it obvious that a name is for a girl instead of a boy (Jordynne instead of Jordan) or when they want it to be more easily recognized or pronounced (Shavonne instead of Siobhan or Alivia instead of Olivia). In this case, though, my first issue is that apparently people pronounce "Elijah" a little differently around here. So I would definitely pronounce Alijah and Elijah a bit differently. While it's not pronounced with a very emphatic "E" sound, it definitely has more of a long E sound than the "uh" sound that you're looking for. Hence why "Eli" tends to be a nickname for Elijah. That brings me to a question about how you will feel about people calling her common nicknames for Elijah. Eli may be prevented by the "A" spelling, by what are your thoughts on "Lijah"?. And then, if you're okay with "Lijah", will you be okay with some people mistakenly thinking that you or others are calling her "Liza" instead since they may not think of the shortened form "Lijah" being something a girl would be called? And again, like others have said, these are concerns that can occur with any unusual name. Particularly ones where modifications from a traditional name were made. I think in terms of making life easier, it's sometimes simpler to choose a name that is unusual, but not a modification of a different name. But ultimately you want a name you love, and "Alijah" is 759 billion times easier to deal with than "KVIIIlyn".
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Post by 5peanutsnana on Jun 5, 2016 1:10:34 GMT
This can not be real.
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Jun 5, 2016 5:37:09 GMT
I am eager to see what the barista writes when the name is scribed on her coffee cup someday.
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Jun 5, 2016 5:41:00 GMT
My daughts name is Kaitlyn. I showed her the new spelling and she thought it was absolutely stupid!
We do write her name as K8 when we are writing a quick note. I We also shorten it to Kait.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2016 9:32:24 GMT
....slight hijack..... We are doing IVF and transferring a female embryo next month. I have a unique name (Alyca) and my husband has a currently very common name for babies (Ethan). I very much want an uncommon name for our baby girl, but not something ridiculous or stereotypical (my husband is black and I am white. We want to have a name where you can't necessarily tell their ethnicity by the name--so nothing like LaTanya or Tanisha, etc). We are not into crazy spelling to make a common name sound uncommon. That having been said..... we both love the name Elijah, and have had it on our baby boy name list forever. We have lots of boy names we like, but not a single girl name. Then I randomly came across an article in a magazine where there was a baby girl named Alijah. Thoughts on this? We would pronounce it exactly the same as Elijah (uh--lie--zha). I kind of love it but I'm not for sure. I like names with lots of syllables (Dominic, Tobias, Elijah, etc were on our boy list) If you are going to pronounce it the same then spell it the same. I personally don't pronounce Elijah as uh-lie-zha and don't know anyone that does. Around here it is E-lie-juh; using a sound that is a long E not an "uh" and a j sound like jeep. the name you pronounce as "Uh-lie-zha" is spelled Elisha and is a different name altogether. Elisha was a follower of Elijah (they are biblical names so get used fairly frequently in the bible belt if for no other reason the Sunday school lessons) . Alijah is going to get A-lie-juh.
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Post by gar on Jun 5, 2016 9:36:44 GMT
I personally don't pronounce Elijah as uh-lie-zha Nor do I actually. I forgot to write that. I'd pronounce it Eh-lie-juh and Alijah I'd expect to be pronounced Ah-lie-juh.
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Jun 5, 2016 10:08:34 GMT
As the family grows, she could have a brother named - wait for it - LX. Elton
(Though, come to think of it, it could be mistaken for "FIFTY-ten.")
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Post by tuesdaysgone on Jun 5, 2016 10:29:02 GMT
Way back in the 1990s George Costanza was all over this. Remember he wanted to name his child Seven because it had "cachet." Maybe Seven and KaVIII can meet up one day.
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