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Help[Opinions] On variant spellings ; name invention
in reply to a message by hylo
The thing about names is that they are subjective. There are people who find invented / creatively spelled names like Nevaeh, Aidynne, and Daenerys nice, even though they’re completely against my tastes (and apparently those of most posters here). The people who like names like that aren’t *wrong*, I just have a different perspective than they do.
I do think simply inventing names requires linguistic talent that the average person may not have (not everyone is Tolkien), and variant spellings are sometimes problems for the bearer (spoken from experience!), so caution when doing this would be a good thing here.
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--Still seeking summits--
I do think simply inventing names requires linguistic talent that the average person may not have (not everyone is Tolkien), and variant spellings are sometimes problems for the bearer (spoken from experience!), so caution when doing this would be a good thing here.
*Formerly summitseeker*
--Still seeking summits--
This message was edited 1/25/2018, 7:49 AM
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Plus - we forget that the average person out there is not totally sure what is a "natural" spelling and what is a variant or kre8tive one.
Tons of people assume my DD, Clarisse, is a creative spelling... albeit a simple one.
Tons of people assume my DD, Clarisse, is a creative spelling... albeit a simple one.
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