Any Names that Took You a While to Learn to Spell?

General Name Discussion
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ok, but [name_f]Jenevieve[/name_f] looks way cooler than [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]

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I thought for around 10 years that it was Jeneveveā€¦

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[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] - still have to double check to this day!

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[name_f]Madelief[/name_f] took me a long time (even though I adore her now), and Tadhgā€¦ love him so much but the h and g switch throws me every time :sweat_smile:

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Any variation of [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f], [name_f]Hailey[/name_f], McKenzie, etc. ā€“ any of the names that are pretty common, but that have a lot of spelling variations that are all used. It takes a while to remember whose name is spelled which way!

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Iā€™m here to help you feel justified! I know someone with the last name of Carlyle spelled that way! So you are probably totally justified in thinking that way, and maybe you were exposed to that spelling first :slight_smile:

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Ditto! I used to look after an [name_f]Aoife[/name_f], so it was essential I learn how to spell her name, but it did take some time. Later, when I joined NB, I had to learn it all over again! Most [name_u]Irish[/name_u] names I have to double check, itā€™s only really [name_f]Aoife[/name_f] and [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] Iā€™ve mastered as they are favourites.

Also concurring with @rosefairiieā€™s [name_f]Aurembiaix[/name_f].

Others: [name_f]Leire[/name_f], [name_f]Iseult[/name_f] (I constantly forget spellings and pronunciations of this one) and Douglas/Douglass, Liesel/Liesel ā€“ which one is the original spelling? [name_f]Do[/name_f] they have a generally agreed on original spelling? Have to check every time.

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Giunivere [name_f]Guinivere[/name_f] Giunevere [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]

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[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]

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This one too!! It doesnā€™t help that my boss is spelled [name_f]Guenevere[/name_f], so thatā€™s become my defaultā€¦

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Someone else has already mentioned this, but [name_u]Irish[/name_u] names. They make no sense to me, and I always internally roll my eyes whenever I meet someone in my country (USA) with one of these crazy [name_u]Irish[/name_u] names. In the end, they sound great, but the spelling is just a mess of jumbled, soundless letters.

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One more that I just encountered - no matter how many times I see or type this name, I will never learn to spell [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] right on the first try

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I used to spell [name_m]Jorge[/name_m] as Horhay and I even spelled it that way on a school essay :sweat_smile:

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It took me an embarrassingly long time (I think I was about 15) to learn that Horehay was [name_m]Jorge[/name_m], and Hey-zeus was [name_m]Jesus[/name_m]. I heard the names aloud, and seen them written down, but I didnā€™t connect the spoken forms to the written ones.

[name_f]Chloe[/name_f] is another name that often tripped me up.

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