Laci or Lacey? - Does Unique Spelling Really Make A Name Unique?

[mimi_surfer]

I like the name [name]Noah[/name], but somewhere I saw [name]Noa[/name], saying it was fresh and nice on girls, but it just looks unfinished. Another time, I saw a post saying someone wanted to name their twins [name]Promise[/name] and Pashenze (Or something like that). What do you think? And what are your favourite names that are often misspelled?

[name]Demetria[/name] [name]Simone[/name] [name]Adrien[/name] [name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Malachi[/name] [name]Andre[/name] [name]Olivine[/name] [name]Sandra[/name]

[east93]

I think a misspelled name is a misspelled name, not unique at all. Names are primarily spoken in day-to-day life, so Pashenze is still Passions, [name]Laci[/name] is still [name]Lacey[/name]. Except now the misspelled name looks downmarket, unprofessional, and juvenile.

[name]Noa[/name] is a separate name from [name]Noah[/name], though. [name]Noa[/name] is a girls name, and [name]Noah[/name] is a boys name. [name]Both[/name] have different meanings.

[mrs_anton_yelchin199]

To me it doesn’t really make a name unique. Unfortunetly a lot of parents have the same “idea” and suddenly you get a lot of [name]Emaleigh[/name]/[name]Emmalee[/name]'s instead of [name]Emily[/name].

Plus, everyone will assume “emily” first, and that kid would always have to correct them. There are names that have accepted different spellings like [name]Steven[/name]/[name]Stephen[/name] or [name]Sofia[/name]/[name]Sophia[/name]. But some of those are because one’s a english version, the other’s french…etc…

[adamas]

@east93

I think a misspelled name is a misspelled name, not unique at all. Names are primarily spoken in day-to-day life, so Pashenze is still Passions, Laci is still Lacey. Except now the misspelled name looks downmarket, unprofessional, and juvenile.

Noa is a separate name from Noah, though. Noa is a girls name, and Noah is a boys name. Both have different meanings.

All of this, but I thought it was [name]Patience[/name], not Passions?

[mrs_anton_yelchin199]

@scarletrune

All of this, but I thought it was Patience, not Passions?

I thought it was [name]Patience[/name] as well.

[name]Just[/name] goes to show why a “unique” name is always so great

[system]

@east93

I think a misspelled name is a misspelled name, not unique at all. Names are primarily spoken in day-to-day life, so Pashenze is still Passions, [name]Laci[/name] is still [name]Lacey[/name]. Except now the misspelled name looks downmarket, unprofessional, and juvenile.

[name]Noa[/name] is a separate name from [name]Noah[/name], though. [name]Noa[/name] is a girls name, and [name]Noah[/name] is a boys name. [name]Both[/name] have different meanings.

This and it’s pain for people who do have the correct spelling because now we get asked “and how do you spell that?” I just want to scream “[name]How[/name] it’s supposed to be spelled!” Used to never have this problem, now I get asked it all the time…

[bibliophile]

[name]Noa[/name], a girls’ name, is an established Israeli name, and is one of the most popular names in [name]Israel[/name] right now.
Though I don’t think that actually made-up and invented names are ridiculous, [name]Noa[/name] is not one of them. Foreign is different from invented.

[southern.maple]

Misspelling a name does not make it unique. It just makes it misspelled. However, there are instances where dropping/adding/changing a letter makes it a completely different name with a completely different etymology. [name]Ronan[/name] and Ronen are good examples.

[sierra_the_novelist]

I HATE MISSPELLED NAMES. I hate it when people substitute y for i. It is just tacky!