Un- misspellable? What names are least likely to be misspelled?

Girl Names
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I find that I love a lot of names, but practically I would find it very hard to use any name that has many spellings and pronunciations.

Obviously, some of the solid classics like [name]Jane[/name], [name]Alice[/name], and [name]Eve[/name] have very few if any variations, but what are some other names that are less common but have few variations?

[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Petra[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Holly[/name]

??? Mostly short names, any long names with few variations?

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[name]Elizabeth[/name] - it has [name]Elisabeth[/name] as a variation, but I think that is it.
[name]Victoria[/name] - I have never seen a variation to it.
[name]Amanda[/name] - Straightforward
[name]Jessica[/name] - Pretty classic.
[name]Angela[/name] - Has variations, but they are different enough that [name]Angela[/name] itself should be easy to spell.

It seems like now days with all the creative spellings and people trying to be unique, that no name is safe from variations and possible misspelling issues. [name]Even[/name] [name]Holly[/name] could become [name]Hollie[/name] or [name]Holleigh[/name]. [name]Lucy[/name] could be [name]Lucie[/name]. Etc.

3

Hmm…

[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Beverly[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Samantha[/name]
[name]Cadenza[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name]

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It’s true that with all the misspellings today that there are few names with no variations, but I think there are still a good number with one very favored spelling.
Names like [name]Lucy[/name], though they can be spelled other ways, I can’t imagine someone saying, “Oh, your name is [name]Lucy[/name] is that spelled L-U-C-I-E?”
Whereas names like [name]Elizabeth[/name]/[name]Elisabeth[/name], while the Z spelling might be a bit more common, both are well known and neither feels like a trendy switch.

My own name, [name]Kimberly[/name], falls into this category. While there are variations (Kymberlee, [name]Kimberley[/name], [name]Kimberleigh[/name], etc.) [name]Kimberly[/name] is the most common and the first spelling most people think.

@alzora- [name]Samantha[/name] is a nice one, though I’ve never been fond of [name]Sam[/name] on girls. It can be cute, though.

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[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Ava[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Dora[/name]
[name]Mara[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Faith[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Gwen[/name]
[name]Hope[/name]
[name]Heather[/name]
[name]Jade[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Morgan[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Colleen[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Amber[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Regina[/name]
[name]Sasha[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Vanessa[/name]
[name]Irene[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]

6

In regards to [name]Victoria[/name], my friend is named Viktoriya (she is Russian), so there are definitely variations.

[name]Martha[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Marie[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Carson[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name]
[name]Elena[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name]
[name]Alexis[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Azalea[/name]
[name]Morgan[/name]
[name]Carter[/name]
[name]Cameron[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Sierra[/name]
[name]India[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] (maybe [name]Ana[/name], but that is pn differently)
[name]Olga[/name]
[name]Nellie[/name]
[name]Wendy[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Faith[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Angelina[/name]

7

Off your list-probably [name]Tessa[/name].

8

my twin boys have names people often mis-spell- [name]Hazelle[/name] and [name]Harriette[/name]. People often spell them [name]Hazel[/name] and [name]Harriet[/name].

[name]Alexei[/name]
xx

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I think every name has some variations. It would be nearly impossible to find one that doesn’t. The variations may not be commonly used in our society, but they do exist and some of them are used in other parts of the world. There are a lot of baby name websites out there that give you the variation for each name. This is a good one: Baby Names - 52 pages in total - Thousands of names

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As I said before, it’s true that with all the misspellings today that there are few names with no variations, but I think there are still a good number with one very favored spelling.
Names like [name]Lucy[/name], though they can be spelled other ways, I can’t imagine someone saying, “Oh, your name is [name]Lucy[/name] is that spelled L-U-C-I-E?”
I’m looking for names with few variations and with one spelling that is highly favored and it’s variations are very uncommon so they would rarely be suggested. I want the obvious first guess for spelling and pronunciation in western society to be right.

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I’m also a [name]Kimberly[/name], but most often people try to spell it with the --ley ending from my experience, I’ve also been asked if it’s “With a C?” Cimberly? What?

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[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Alyssa[/name]
[name]Delia[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Jessica[/name]
[name]Danielle[/name]
[name]Erin[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Jenna[/name]
[name]Kristen[/name]
[name]Laura[/name]
[name]Lauren[/name]
[name]Gina[/name]
[name]Nina[/name]
[name]Mallory[/name]
[name]Marie[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]
[name]Donna[/name]
[name]Nicole[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Vanessa[/name]
[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Bethany[/name]

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wow, I’ve never had anybody ask if it’s with a C!
I have had people ask “Is it ly or ley?” but only a handful of times in my entire life. I assume those people know [name]Kimberly[/name]'s with those spellings.

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No one ever misspells my name: [name]Kate[/name].

15

Ok, thanks for clearing that up. Some of the names that haven’t been mentioned so far, and probably meet your criteria are:

[name]Magdalena[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Melinda[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]

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[name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Roberta[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Paula[/name]/[name]Pauline[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name]
Pretty much all the feminizations

[name]Mary[/name]/[name]Marie[/name]
[name]Ella[/name]
[name]Marsha[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]

17

last year on the SSA list [name]Ruth[/name] had only its original spelling as well as [name]Harper[/name]

18

I can’t imagine anybody misspelling [name]Tessa[/name]. It’s pretty solid. [name]Hollie[/name] is a pretty common variant of [name]Holly[/name], so I’d be weary of that one.

Suggestions:
[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Christine[/name]/[name]Christina[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name]

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Of the names mentioned so far I really love
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Kate[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Wendy[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]

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Didn’t look through other posts so not sure of any repeats…off the top of my head…
sylvia
sylvie
[name]Denise[/name]
michelle
emma
jackie
[name]Shannon[/name]
amanda
hazel
allison
ashley
lauren
ivy
natasha
cora
judy
joanna
amber
ellen
amy
kelly
julie
julia
justine
mary
maryanne
monica
irena
vanessa
roxanne
fiona
viola
violet
alice
lucy
molly
melissa