Two very... ummm... unusual names!

[Kitt3n]

to be brutally honest - the poor kids!! imagine having to try and explain that every time you were asked your name?

my name is hard enough to explain let alone the hyphen

If i were a stand in school teacher i'd think that was a fake roll name a-la rowan atkinson's "roll call"

[Pinny-mum]

I think it's cruel.... I have a different name and when ppl say it they hesitate, it is so annoying and as a child embrassing to always have to correct ppl. I just feel sorry for the children. I like the way the names sounds but as for the spellings..they are just wrong.

[Amity]

Could be worse...

Could be JALYMZ where the L is "siiiiilent"... pronounced "James"

Or Synamyn....

Or Chynn'nah-bloo

[{sarah}]

Divvy, did you come across those at work? My friend who dealt with these girls (yes there are two little girls out there with these names) is in the same field as you.

[Winter]

What if you don't know the '-' is supposed to be pronounced 'dash' and call her La Hyphen A?? How embarressment! Yo be lettin' tha cat outta tha bag that yo wos kickin' it old school, aint up with the program, not keeping it r-l....

[Trillian]

What if you don't know the '-' is supposed to be pronounced 'dash' and call her La Hyphen A?? How embarressment! Yo be lettin' tha cat outta tha bag that yo wos kickin' it old school, aint up with the program, not keeping it r-l....

I guess you could say it La-hyphen-dash-hyphen-a

[Floweryfields]

I quizzed my Mum with the La-a one this morning, she didn't guess. And was horrified when I told her what it was!
I still remember the birth announcement in the paper for little 'Anfernee'. To me, that kind of spelling gives the child a disadvantage in life from the start. As much as we don't like to admit it, we form opinions (often not fairly based) on first impressions. For a child with a ridiculously spelled name, often the first impression is not a good one.

[Trillian]

Trouble with it too though is if you are a child and an adult pronounces your name wrong, you run the risk of coming across as either a smart-arse or just plain rude when you correct an adult kwim?

[cheekyfrog]

Noooo. That's too funny. Can't wait to share those names with the other teachers at my school. Kitt3n, that's hilarious. Yep, you'd definitely think you were having your leg pulled if you saw Abcde on the roll.

[bon]

hmmm...just how far will people go in their quest to be 'original' with baby names? I truly hope using symbols instead of letters in names is not something that catches on!