Mum who’s a fan of ‘funky’ names accused of damning her baby to ‘80 years of misery’ for unique choice
A MUM has been accused of damning her unborn child to “80 years of misery” for the unique baby name she is considering.
Choosing a name for your baby can be an incredibly difficult task as you want to make sure you pick something unique, but not so out there that your child gets bullied.
Some people opt to name their child after a family member, whilst others choose to name their offspring after a favourite book or film character.
However, one mum has decided to give her baby a name with a very unique spelling.
Taking to Reddit, she revealed that she likes “funky” spellings of names, for example ‘Saylor’ instead of Sailor or ‘Kiely’ instead of ‘Kylie’.
Looking for advice, she said: “How do we feel about funky spellings of names?
“As mentioned previously, my baby girl is due in six months and my husband loves Kiely as an alternate spelling of Kylie.
“I love Saylor as an alternate spelling of Sailor.”
“Am I damning my child to mispronunciation and misspelling of her name forever?
“Is it in bad taste to name my kid a name with a goofy spelling?
“Any and all opinions are welcome!”
Social media users were divided on the name, with some suggesting that the names are destined to be constantly mispronounced.
One person said: “Yes, you are damning her to 80+ years of having to correct people or suck up having her name be mispronounced or spelt.
“It just seems unfair to saddle a person with this extra work.”
A second person said: “I think weird spellings is a bad trend. Pick a name that you like but also your child won’t be laughed at for.
“I personally would not recommend either of those names.”
Banned Names in the UK
The UK has no law restricting names, but names that contain obscenities, numerals, misleading titles, or are impossible to pronounce are likely to be rejected when registering a child.
- Hitler
- Monkey
- Cyanide
- Martian
- Akuma
- Chow Tow
- Rogue
However, some were more supportive, such as one person who said: “I personally think Saylor is ok, but Kiely does not yield Kylie pronunciation.
“I said Kai-ellie even after reading that it was supposed to be Kylie.”
Another person said: “I think Saylor works better as a name than Sailor personally, but I can only read Kiely as ‘Keely’ so I would consider another spelling if you don’t like Kylie.”