Barring “Kre-8-tive Spellings”, what are some names that you think are perfect spelled one way, and out of the question spelled differently? Such as…
I like:
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f] but not [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_m]Stephen[/name_m] but not [name_m]Steven[/name_m]
[name_f]Catharine[/name_f] but not [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_u]Sean[/name_u] but not [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] but not [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] but not [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
What about you?
Lily but not [name_f]Lilly[/name_f]
[name_u]Kacey[/name_u] but not [name_u]Cacey[/name_u]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] but not [name_m]Ruben[/name_m]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] but not [name_m]Ciaran[/name_m]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f] but not [name_f]Maia[/name_f]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u] but not [name_u]Dillon[/name_u]
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[name_u]Ashley[/name_u] but not [name_f]Ashleigh[/name_f]
[name_m]Nicolas[/name_m] but not [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m] but not [name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f] but not [name_f]Macy[/name_f]
[name_f]Carla[/name_f] but not [name_f]Karla[/name_f]
[name_f]Ester[/name_f] but not [name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilian[/name_f] but not [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
Zoe but not Zoey
Hailey but not any of the other spellings
Amy but not Aimee
[name_u]Sage[/name_u] but not [name_u]Saige[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucien[/name_m] + [name_m]Bastien[/name_m] but only a little bit [name_m]Lucian[/name_m] + [name_m]Bastian[/name_m]
[name_f]Isidora[/name_f] but not [name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_u]Eliot[/name_u] but not [name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] but not [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilah[/name_f] but not [name_f]Lyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] but not Ellowyn
[name_f]Rosemonde[/name_f] but not really [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Maia[/name_f] but not [name_f]Maya[/name_f] or [name_f]Mya[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] but only a little bit [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] but not [name_f]Guenevere[/name_f]
[name_u]Fionn[/name_u] but not [name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_f]Callista[/name_f] but not [name_f]Calista[/name_f]
[name_f]Freyja[/name_f] (I still like [name_f]Freya[/name_f], but less, and wouldn’t use it)
[name_f]Artemisia[/name_f] but not [name_f]Artemesia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aine[/name_f] but not [name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Posie[/name_f] (just as a nn) but not [name_f]Posy[/name_f] or [name_f]Posey[/name_f]
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Catherine and [name_f]Katharine[/name_f] but not [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Kara[/name_f] but not [name_f]Cara[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] and [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] but not [name_f]Lillie[/name_f] or [name_f]Lili[/name_f]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] but not [name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u] but not [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_f]Lilah[/name_f] or [name_f]Lila[/name_f] but not [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] or [name_f]Lylah[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] but not [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] but not [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
Hailey but not [name_f]Hayley[/name_f]/Haley/etc.
[name_f]Jemma[/name_f] but not [name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Leia[/name_f] but not [name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_u]Sydney[/name_u] but not [name_u]Sidney[/name_u]
[name_f]Zoey[/name_f] but not [name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Alyson[/name_f] but not [name_u]Allison[/name_u]
[name_u]Connor[/name_u] but not [name_m]Conor[/name_m]/Conner
[name_m]Erik[/name_m] but not [name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m] but not [name_m]Phillip[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m] but not [name_m]Rafael[/name_m]
I also like:
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] but not [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] but not [name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u] but not [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f] but not [name_f]Margery[/name_f]
[name_m]Alan[/name_m] but not [name_m]Allen[/name_m]
[name_m]Geoffrey[/name_m] but not [name_m]Jeffrey[/name_m]
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Catherine but not [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] but not [name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] but not [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] but not [name_f]Serafina[/name_f]
[name_f]Honora[/name_f] but not [name_f]Annora[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f] but not [name_f]Margery[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] but not [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] ([name_u]Vivien[/name_u] is better, I guess?)
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m] but not [name_m]Alastair[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] but not [name_m]Edmond[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] but not [name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
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and [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m] but not [name_m]Lazlo[/name_m]!
To me [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] and [name_f]Sara[/name_f] are pronounced differently so I love them both
And I’m the opposite with [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
Prefer
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] to [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] or [name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] to [name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] to [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] or [name_f]Lillie[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelynn[/name_f] to [name_f]Addelyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] to [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] or [name_u]Eliot[/name_u]
[name_f]Amalie[/name_f] to [name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f] to [name_f]Hanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] to [name_f]Malene[/name_f]
[name_f]Laila[/name_f] to [name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f] to [name_f]Zoey[/name_f]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] to [name_u]Louie[/name_u]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f] to [name_f]Jemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] to [name_f]Madilyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f] to [name_f]Aimee[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] to [name_f]Esmay[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] to [name_f]Jenevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Elinor[/name_f] to [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Lia[/name_f] to [name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_f]Katie[/name_f] to [name_f]Katy[/name_f]
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Margaux but not [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_u]Peyton[/name_u] but not [name_u]Payton[/name_u]
[name_f]Rachael[/name_f] but not [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f] but not [name_f]Maia[/name_f]
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u] but not [name_m]Gryffin[/name_m] or [name_m]Gryphon[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] but not [name_u]Noa[/name_u]
Claire but not [name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] and [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] but not [name_u]Eliot[/name_u]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] but not [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_m]Alastair[/name_m] but not [name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_u]Callum[/name_u] but not [name_m]Calum[/name_m]
[name_u]Casey[/name_u] but not [name_u]Kacey[/name_u]
[name_u]Glenn[/name_u] but not [name_u]Glen[/name_u]
[name_u]Killian[/name_u] but not [name_m]Cillian[/name_m]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u] but not [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_m]Lukas[/name_m] but not [name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] but not [name_u]Noa[/name_u]
[name_m]Syrus[/name_m] but not [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_u]Austin[/name_u] but not [name_u]Austen[/name_u]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] but not [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Druscilla[/name_f] but not [name_f]Drusilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f] but not [name_f]Maeva[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] but not any other spelling
[name_u]Reign[/name_u] and [name_u]Rain[/name_u] but not [name_f]Rayne[/name_f] or [name_f]Raine[/name_f]
Catherine but not [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] but not [name_u]Jamison[/name_u]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m] but not [name_m]Malakai[/name_m]
[name_f]Reina[/name_f] but not [name_f]Rayna[/name_f]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] but not [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]/Eliot/Eliott
[name_m]Matan[/name_m] but not [name_m]Mattan[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] but not [name_m]Zackary[/name_m]/Zakary
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f] but not [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] but not [name_f]Lyla[/name_f]/Lilah
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My own name: [name_u]Sidney[/name_u] but NOT [name_u]Sydney[/name_u]
[name_u]Addison[/name_u] but not [name_u]Addyson[/name_u]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] but not [name_f]Lucie[/name_f]
[name_f]Anabel[/name_f] but not [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Rain[/name_u] but not Reyn/Raine/Rayne
I like:
[name_f]Nora[/name_f] but not [name_f]Norah[/name_f]
[name_u]Noa[/name_u] but not [name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_f]Alison[/name_f] but not [name_u]Allison[/name_u]
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] but not [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] and [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] but not [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f] but not [name_f]Hanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] but [name_f]Jenevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] but not [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_u]Saige[/name_u] but not [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Micha[/name_u] but not [name_u]Mika[/name_u]
Aleksei not [name_m]Aleksy[/name_m], [name_f]Aleksi[/name_f], [name_u]Alexi[/name_u], or [name_m]Alexei[/name_m] (& only for a boy)
Isabelle not [name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] not [name_f]Anabel[/name_f]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u] not [name_u]Reece[/name_u]/Reese
[name_f]Emilie[/name_f] not [name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Emme[/name_f] not [name_f]Emmy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f] not [name_f]Elle[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u] but not [name_u]Saige[/name_u]
[name_u]Skye[/name_u] but not [name_u]Sky[/name_u]
[name_m]Alastair[/name_m] but not [name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Isidore[/name_m] but not [name_m]Isadore[/name_m]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f] but not [name_f]Isidora[/name_f]
[name_u]Finnley[/name_u] but not [name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m] but not [name_m]Finian[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m] but not [name_m]Jon[/name_m]
[name_f]Carrie[/name_f] but not [name_f]Keri[/name_f]
[name_f]Reyna[/name_f] but not [name_f]Rayna[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f] but not [name_f]Leyla[/name_f]
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There are lots of names where I like two spellings, but slightly prefer one over the other e.g. [name_f]Claire[/name_f] & [name_u]Clare[/name_u], [name_f]May[/name_f] & [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_m]Luc[/name_m] & [name_m]Luke[/name_m], etc. But here’s the list of names that I don’t even like spelled the other way hardly if at all:
Girls-
Abbie (nn) but not [name_u]Abby[/name_u]
Anne but not [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
Bea (nn) but not [name_f]Bee[/name_f]
Branwen but not [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]
Cate but not [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
Gwendolen but not [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] (I don’t feel super strongly about this one.)
Hayley but not [name_f]Hailey[/name_f]
Isobel or [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] but not [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
Lila but not [name_f]Lilah[/name_f]
Nora but not [name_f]Norah[/name_f]
Sofia but not [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
Sofie but not [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] (I’m not super opposed to [name_f]Sophie[/name_f])
Sarah but not [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
Tallula but not [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
Zoe but not [name_f]Zoey[/name_f]
Boys-
Aidan but not [name_u]Aiden[/name_u]
Dylan but not [name_u]Dillon[/name_u]
Elliott or [name_u]Eliot[/name_u] but not [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
Frederic but not [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
Iain but not [name_m]Ian[/name_m]
Laurence but not [name_m]Lawerence[/name_m]
Reilly but not [name_u]Riley[/name_u]
Rider but not [name_u]Ryder[/name_u]
Schuyler but not [name_u]Skyler[/name_u]
Zac but not [name_m]Zach[/name_m] or [name_m]Zack[/name_m]
Gosh, that was more than I thought!
Isabel/Isobel but not [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f] but not [name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u] but not [name_u]Saige[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] but not [name_f]Eadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Chiara[/name_f] but not [name_f]Kiara[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] but not [name_f]Elowyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]/Eliot but not [name_u]Elliott[/name_u]