I didn't see any offence, Maz. It's something I have wanted to do since the age of about 14 (all my school books have it on them!) so I thought at Easter "I've wanted this name half my life... why wait any longer? Silly graduation present for next year when I want my proper name on my certificate." So I spoke to Mum and changed my name! Dad laughed at me but his mum was really thrilled as it was her mum's middle name. I should have gotten Mum to do it for me age 14 (she said she would have) then less hassle with changing it on FAR more things now. It's not strength, it's realising I want that name and am never going to get a chance to use it unless I use it on myself!

Bec, I went to school with a female Lee. And Robin is unisex, but Robyn is female. At the moment. But look at The Pickwick Papers - Tracy's a boy! The rules change a lot.

I still say the traditional "Sophia" would never have been "Seaufeighya" - because most people go for the easiest spelling. Adding in extra letters, changing letters to make it more "cool"... I don't get that at all. It just makes life difficult for the child, from my experience.

Like names ending in ea - is that an "eee" sound or an "ear" sound: Bailea I figure is probably the eee sound but Lea would be - which one actually, Lee or Lear?

ETA - I always thought Jorja was from the Spanish: I know they spell George as Jorge, same pronounciation. Which would be pronounced "yorg" (hard G sound) by a Scandinavian.