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Creative spellings are fine. If the spellings are phonetically correct, I usually don't have a problem. I personally like Jaxon more than Jackson. I think it looks cooler. I like "ai" more than "a", "ay" and "ae" in most names. I usually like Ks over Cs especially in girl names.
Jaden > Jaiden.
Jaxon > Jackson.
Alea > Aaliyah.
Madisyn > Madison for girls.
Kacey > Casey for girls.
Jayce > Jace.
Mikhaila > Michaela.
Jodi > Jody.
Ellie > Elly.
Mollie > Molly.
Sallie > Sally.
Khloe > Chloe.
Zoey > Zoe.
Keighley > Keely or Kayley. I know it looks weird, but it makes me happy for some reason. XD
Loyd > Lloyd.
Mathew > Matthew
Zander > Xander
Sera > Sara > Sarah.
Jazzman > Jasmine for boys, having "man" in it and all. The same people pissed about Madison on girls should love Jazzman on boys LOL.
Allison > Alison because it can be unisex (Allison is a surname that has been used as a first name for boys).

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As long as the parents aren't delusional about it, I generally don't care. Sometimes it comes across as pleasantly whimsical or organic. Although I don't think an xx does Jackson any favors; that type comes across to me as tired.

This message was edited 3/21/2024, 10:03 PM

As for spelling variations, I think the child should at least be able to read the corresponding spelling. But now that I know spelling variations are nothing new, I don't mind people doing it.

In a word: pointless. Most of the time that a name is being used, it's said out loud, not spelled. The people you meet and introduce yourself to don't care how it's spelled. Spelling is only important for paperwork, and using a kre8yv spelling only complicates that process for both workers completing paperwork and the child. Also, as someone who once had a fairly uncommon name (with a fairly uncommon spelling), it gets VERY tiring of correcting people who don't pronounce it right the first time.

This message was edited 3/21/2024, 4:25 PM

Well, it doesn't affect my life at all, so I don't mind it, especially in terms of historical examples. They can be fun.

I hate it, it's so unnecessary and makes it so difficult for the child. I work at a school and so many kids over the years wish they had the correct spelling, they hate having to spell their name out and correct people on the spelling and some creative spelling makes pronounciation problems too

I think it is misguided. There are better ways of making a name distinctive: modern + dated, for instance. Olivia Maud. And also discourteous to people like check-in clerks, doctors' receptionists, all kinds of teachers, lecturers, employers ... all of them likely to make mistakes and have to use valuable time correcting them.

Depends on the spelling. I don't like it when the spellings look like a mishmash of letters, but some spellings actually make the name better. I like the following variants more than the originals:

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Girls:
Aleah > Aaliyah
Alycia > Alicia
Callista > Calista
Claira > Clara
Elly > Ellie
Kacie > Casey
Karoline > Caroline
Krystelle > Crystal
Lacie > Lacy
Lilly > Lily
Madisyn > Madison
Mikayla > Michaela
Rhylee > Riley

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Boys:
Dameon > Damian
Jaxon > Jackson
Kayden > Caden
Nikolas > Nicholas
Sylas > Silas
Zakaria > Zechariah

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Also, I know you were trying to be clever, but I wouldn't write your post this way. If anyone on this website is using a screen reader, they won't be able to read your message. And even for people who read "normally," it's hard to read!

This message was edited 3/21/2024, 9:57 AM