I just need to throw my opinion out there for all expecting mothers who use incredibly weird spellings for names.
“Kelsii instead of [name]Kelsey[/name], or [name]Emileigh[/name] instead of [name]Emily[/name]”
[name]One[/name] thing you need to understand just because the spelling is unique, doesn’t make the name unique. If you want to use a unique name, give them a unique name but don’t give them a modern name with weird spelling. The child is going to go threw their life having to correct spelling, and it’s going to annoy them and they will resent you. [name]Kaitlyn[/name] or [name]Katelyn[/name] or [name]Caitlin[/name] are fine, because those are all common spellings of that name, but Catelynne will be difficult for people to remember. [name]Just[/name] my word of advice! What are your views?
I hate “different” spelling! Nobody will be able to spell your child’s name correctly. What a pain to make then have to tell every single person they meet how to spell it. :/.
story of my life. my name is katrin but everyone always assumes it is spelled kathrin. my parents spelled it katrin because the H is silent and therefore unnecessary anyways. it is not an uncommon spelling in germany. but still most people don’t get it right.
and i always have to spell my last name also.
I grew up in Germany and [name]Katrin[/name] is the only spelling I’ve every seen. [name]Kathrin[/name] looks like you just forgot the e at the end of [name]Kathrine[/name].
I got your missing “h”! My name is [name]Dhana[/name], pronounced exactly like [name]Dana[/name], but my Dad thought [name]Dana[/name] was too short. Then again, I like it that way.
I’m [name]German[/name] too and I think [name]Kathrin[/name] is one of those common names you still always have to spell anyways. I know two [name]Kathrin[/name]'s, one [name]Katrin[/name] and one Cathrin. So probably even [name]Kathrin[/name] wouldn’t have kept you from spelling…
So I don’t mind different spellings on names, that are known with different spellings. I think it’s not that bad to change the spellings of not so common names. But changing the spelling of a very very common name to something uncommon is annoying.
Agreed. It’s just not a good look or experience having a common name that’s so uncommonly spelled.
[name]Even[/name] something like [name]Cathrine[/name] can be a big pain.
Only legit, ethnic variations are OK by me.
What I’d like to know is at what point did we start accepting alternative spellings as “legitimate” spellings? If it’s one that’s used by another culture that’s perfectly acceptable but if it’s just Kr8ve then it’s just misspelled.
I agree completely. It baffles me that people think common names spelled oddly are “unique.” Only the spelling is unique, and unique is not always a good thing.
I totally agree, and what’s worse, is that if you say the name wrong, the parent gets all upset… well if you want me to say it correctly, spell it correctly.
I agree too. Some names you know you’re going to have to ask for spelling–[name]Kristy[/name]/[name]Christie[/name]/etc, [name]Sara[/name]/[name]Sarah[/name], [name]Jon[/name]/[name]John[/name] and so forth. But a name with one or even several widely-accepted spellings that’s spelled a different way can get confusing. There was a girl at my high school named [name]Mandee[/name] and I’d be surprised if she wasn’t constantly running into issues with it.
My name is [name]Cassandra[/name] - spelled as such, but I’ve met so many [name]Cassandra[/name]'s spelled in different ways… I’m so glad my mom chose the spelling she did…
[name]Kasandra[/name]
Kassaundra
Kissandra
[name]Casandra[/name]
to name a few. ALSO! I just met a girl the other day named [name]Kristin[/name]… spelled Khrystyn. Was that H really necessary?
I like spelling [name]Emily[/name] in the French way-[name]Emilie[/name] but I don’t think that is too kreyaytivv.
I completely agree, as well! It may look different on paper, but it’s still pronounced the same when spoken. So when people say it out loud (like in a roll call) it’s still [name]Haidyn[/name] W., [name]Hayden[/name] P., [name]Haden[/name] A., [name]Hadin[/name] R., etc. Or, to make the kid feel extra special, [name]Haidyn[/name] with a ‘i’ and ‘y’, [name]Hayden[/name] with a ‘y’, [name]Haden[/name] with no extra letters and [name]Hadin[/name] with an ‘i’. Or [name]Kristin[/name] W., [name]Kristen[/name] C., [name]Krysten[/name] F., [name]Kristyn[/name] D., etc. Then you have to use last initials, because even if you say “[name]Krysten[/name] with a ‘y’” you have to guess where the ‘y’ is supposed to be. Where the first ‘i’ is, or the second ‘i’ or the ‘e’ usually is. And that’s just annoying!! (I actually know multiple of the latter name spelled the first 2 ways and 1 each of the last 2 spellings.)
It also make it harder for those with right spellings because if someone has only met people with a certain name spelled incorrectly, then they just assume you’re is spelled wrong, too, and butcher your name, even thought it’s right!!
My name has a k where there should be a c. It’s only because it’s the Polish variant of the name, but I sometimes get paranoid that people think the k’s there for kr8tyv reasons.
On the whole, I’m not a big fan of names with different spellings for trivial aesthetic reasons. However there are so many names I love like [name]Klara[/name], [name]Emilia[/name] and Freija that are in fact deviations from common Western spellings, because they evoke a sense of wordliness and specify culture. The fact that they exist and are popular in a different language validates the name for me.
I just wanted to chime in that as long as its phonetic, I don’t mind the kr8tivity. 
My son’s name is [name]Cayden[/name] but since we don’t live in an English speaking country I added the “y” (as opposed to the [name]Caden[/name] spelling) so that when he starts English classes in First Grade, his teacher will be able to pronounce his name based on the way its spelled phonetically.
c’smom