I'm a fan of ' Unique names, my own name is not common and it never bothered me at all to spell it out, if anything it kind of made my feel more special in having an unusual name ... So in having said that I didn't hesitate to name my DD a unique name ... Only thing is Im not a big fan of is spelling a name totally different, in a wacky way IYKWIM !!
i go for uncommon traditional! My kids are Magnus and Evangeline, both the only ones i've come across, tho there are lots of Evie's. I was one of 5 girls in my year with my name (Catherine), and have ended up with a MIL with the same name! So i go by Cate And in our circle of friends there are 2 Michaels and 3 Matthews, dooming them forever to be "my Matt, her Matt" etc!
not keen on wierd spellings or ones that are obviously American and have way too many syllabyls (bad spelling there!)
I like unique, obviously. But some names are considered unique here in aus, but common in other parts of the world. Like Aricyn. Unique here, probably common as anything in Scandinavia since that's where it's from. But I'm sure I'll be classed as a bogan because I like my kids to have different names, and if that's what classes you as being a bogan - meh - so be it.
Yes, the made up spelling gets under my skin!
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And in our circle of friends there are 2 Michaels and 3 Matthews, dooming them forever to be "my Matt, her Matt" etc!
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