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  1. #1
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    Jul 2006
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    Question How do YOU spell.....

    My DS's name Zachery....

    Zachary or Zachery?

    Im sooooo sooo sooo over people spelling his name with an A.....i wish people would just say Zach then they cant get it wrong....(although i have Zac alot now too)

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Jul 2007
    Melbourne
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    I would spell it Zachary and Zach

  3. #3
    BellyBelly Life Subscriber

    Feb 2006
    melbourne
    11,462

    zach and zachary

  4. #4
    Registered User

    Mar 2007
    6,900

    I would spell it Zachary too, oops!

  5. #5
    BellyBelly Member

    Jan 2005
    Brisbane
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    Sorry Kim but i too would spell it Zachary and Zac

  6. #6
    Registered User

    Jul 2006
    6,869

    Oh great...so he is in for the wrong spelling for the rest of his life then LOL

    *Good one Kim*

    ETA: Thats ok Rachel....i think there was a huge number of 'a' spelling mistakes...but thats ok....they are all forgiven!

  7. #7
    Registered User

    Oct 2007
    Melbourne
    141

    I would spell it Zach and Zachery (the way it sounds) Zac-erry not zac-aary.

    It can be very frustrating when people spell what seams obvious wrong.

    There is so many different spellings for names these days I am suprised we arn't all saying 'now how do you spell that' even for the most simple sounding names.

    My daughter although her first name is traditional Sarah we get Sarha at times???? and her middle name is Jayne and every one puts that as the traditional jane.

    My name is spelt Eron instead of erin, I commonly get told 'oh, I though you were a bloke' if they see my name spelt before they meet me.

  8. #8
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    Mar 2008
    In the darkroom
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    Sorry but I too would spell it Zachary!!

  9. #9
    Registered User

    Oct 2004
    Outer Eastern Subs - Melb
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    Zac and Zachary, but that's me. And you choice Zachery for his name, so that's right.

  10. #10
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    Jan 2005
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    Id have spelled it with an A too, just from hearing it, but once you tell people how to spell it they should get it right IMO, at least most of the time. Its not that unusual.

    My name is Rachael and is always mispelled as Rachel by most people, but they usually get it right after a while - I find family are worse than friends/colleagues.

  11. #11
    Registered User

    Aug 2007
    Sydney
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    Actually Kim, I hate to say it but I spelt it with an "a' in your birth announcement thread. I did notice immediately though and I edited it within a few seconds. I think spelling it with an "a" is just much more common. That's no excuse though, people shouldn't be lazy with the spelling of names.

  12. #12
    Registered User

    Jun 2006
    Where the sun shines brightly!
    906

    Congratulations on the birth of your little Zachery Liam!!

    I have to admit though- I would spell it Zachary and Zac- only because DH has a friend with this name & that's how he spells it. I think its bcoz Zachary stems from the traditional biblical spelling.
    However, many names are spelt differently these days so its up to people to make sure the spelling of a name and then make an effort to get it right!!

  13. #13
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    Jan 2009
    Rural NSW
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    I'd spell it with an A, but I always check spellings first! My daughter will have her name mispelled I'm sure.

  14. #14
    Registered User

    Jul 2005
    Sydney
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    i think the a spelling is more common but like others said once they know, no excuses they should get it right! im big on getting the correct spelling for names if im writing an invite, card etc.
    Most names people are going to get wrong even the simple ones.
    i get Nichole, Nixon has been spelt Nixson, nickson so far and Tyron ofcourse gets a lot of Tyrone (with that pronounciation which its not)
    Zachery is unique!!

  15. #15
    Registered User

    Jul 2005
    Rural NSW
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    I'd spell it Zachary and Zach. But I totally empathsise with a lifetime of having your name spelt incorrectly... very few people get my name right... but it doesn't bother me that much... only when family get it wrong too!!! No doubt all my kids will have theirs spelt wrong too... but it won't worry me overly... many people are actually dyslexic and/or simply can't spell... it's not intentional so i don't take offence.

  16. #16
    Registered User

    Dec 2007
    Sunny Qld
    14,682

    Well its nice to have another member of the "people always spell my kid's name wrong" Club.

    Welcome aboard mate

  17. #17
    Registered User

    Jun 2008
    Tassie
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    Zac and Zachary. Only because these are the only ways I have seen it spelt before.

    BUT you called his Zachery, and that's how it's spelt so there :P

  18. #18
    Registered User

    Jun 2008
    Tassie
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    i would spell it Zachary, and probably Zac.

    the thing is, if its a stranger spelling the name, they will spell it however.. if it were family/friends/school etc they SHOULD spell it correctly, because they know how it should be spelt.

    i get the oddest spelling of Krystal sometimes!! i understand the C or K, but Christell, Cristal, Krystall... and this is family and friends!! argh!
    Haha my son Jaidan's father spells his name Jaiden all the time... even to the point where he made him a special cake for his birthday (he is a baker/pastry chef) and he spelt it wrong! I stuck the candle through the e lol

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