I always get compliments on my daughters names – others say they’re left with headaches trying to read them
A MUM-OF-TWO shared the response she gets to the unique names she gave her daughters.
The woman revealed that responses to the monikers have always been positive however online trolls were less than impressed.
In a post on Reddit, an unnamed user shared the unusual names she came across “in the wild.”
She shared a screenshot of a Facebook comment by the mum revealing the names.
The Redditor posted the names in a group dedicated to “tragedeigh” names.
A tragedeigh refers to “a given name that has been deliberately misspelled or completely made up to appear more unique than it actually is.”
“My daughters’ names are Syrenidie and Dalyse,” the Facebook user wrote.
She clarified that the names are actually pronounced Serenity and Dallas.
The woman shared the unexpected response she has received to her children’s names.
“I absolutely love their names and they’re always getting compliments,” the mum said.
However, most Reddit users did not have the same fondness for the names.
They shared their thoughts on the uniquely spelled monikers in the comments section.
“No they do not. People are polite running away as they get headaches,” wrote one reader.
“If you have to explain [the spelling] then you’ve spelt it wrong,” said another commenter.
“Remember your child will have to explain it to every teacher and every time they meet someone new, and spell it for everyone, EVERY DAY FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES,” commented a third person.
“They will resent you for making them stand out when they only wanted to just fit in.”
“They both look like pharmaceutical names,” pointed out another Redditor.
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When I was a child, all I wanted was one of those personalised keyrings with my name on it.
But no joy, the closest I could find was Rosie, Joseph (not great for a little girl) and Joanne.
Josie is short for Josephine, which is a French name, and I managed to reach my 20s without ever meeting anyone who shared it.
When I try to introduce myself to people, I get all sorts of random things – like Tracey and Stacey – which can be pretty annoying.
Although I have come into contact with a couple of Josies over the last year – there seems to be a few of us around my age – it’s still a much rarer name than most of my friends have.
On the whole I don’t mind it, at least it’s not rude or crazily spelt.
And it means I can get away with ‘doing a Cheryl’ and just referring to myself as Josie.
I’m getting married this year and some friends are shocked that I’m changing my surname, as it’s not seen as very cool or feminist to do so these days, but I explain to them that I’m not that attached to Griffiths as I’d always just say ‘hi it’s Josie’ when ringing a mate up.
I think it’s nice to be unique and I’ll definitely try and replicate this when naming my own kids.
It’s the rude names you’ve got to watch out for, so after nine years as a lifestyle journalist I’ll definitely be avoiding those.
“I’m going my whole life spelling out my last name and it’s exhausting, nobody ever gets it right from the first try,” wrote one reader.
“I cannot fathom how all these people think it’s fun to force this onto their kids.
“[The] last one reads to me as ‘Day Lease.'”
“‘They’re always getting compliments,’ LOL, no they’re not, people who are shocked just puke out ‘cool name,'” said another person.
“And ‘Dalyse’ is pronounced ‘Dah-Leeze’. Not Dallas.”