Double and Triple Consonants?

Boy Names
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I’m hoping someone can help me understand the trend (at least on nameberry) of turning [name_m]Kevin[/name_m] into [name_m]Kevinn[/name_m], for example.

I’ve only met one person with this in their name, a [name_f]Miranda[/name_f] that was Mirannda. Her father chose that because he had two of the same consonants in his name, though it was a traditional name always spelled that way, something like [name_m]Llewellyn[/name_m] or [name_m]Lloyd[/name_m].

So here is what I am curious to know:

  1. Is this a new thing or did I just miss it before?

  2. Does this come from another language? A Dutch or Irish variant, etc.

  3. Are many people actually using the double/triple consonant names or are these names just getting a lot of hits on nameberry because they perplex or intrigue readers? Like [name_f]Bloodrayne[/name_f] or a name like that that I can’t imagine many are naming their babies, but it’s interesting to read about.

  4. If people are using them, what is the attraction? Is it a way of emphasizing the name, like a [name_m]Kevin[/name_m] spelled [name_m]Kevinn[/name_m] is somehow more of a [name_m]Kevin[/name_m]? Or is it to attract attention or to be different or to stick it to the “man” (whatever man spelled [name_m]Kevin[/name_m] all these years, I guess)? Or some other reason?

  5. Also, if anyone out there is named one of these double or triple consonant names, I’m curious to know how you like it.

Thanks!

PS I am putting this under male names because it seems to me more of these doubles are male, though I could be mistaken.

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I know a [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] spelled with two L’s because his mom wanted his name to have seven letters in it, like his sister’s name.

I think all of your theories are pretty on point. Some might do it as a tradition, others might do it just for the sake of having a creatively spelled name. Like for instance, [name_f]Hana[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Hannah[/name_f], or in some cases [name_f]Hana[/name_f] is a Japanese girl name (but it’s pronounced differently), so that relates back to your cultural spelling theory. It depends on the name, really.

There are some pretty wacky creative spellings here on Nameberry, so I would just take them with a grain of salt. I’m certain for every [name_m]Kevinn[/name_m], there are hundreds more Kevins.

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It’s not a nameberry trend. Most berries advocate classic spellings. I think it’s people trying to make a name unique.

4

Honestly I have not noticed this going on, on NB or [name_m]IRL[/name_m]. Definitely not a trend on NB.

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When I said a trend on nameberry, I was just thinking of the tickertape at the top and how more names than usual are coming up with these additional consonants.

If they are an aberration, I’m pleased! :slight_smile: