"Designer" names

[Brad Shepard]

There is a dude named Kyll which is pronounced as Kyle in my TAFE course. Surprise surprise, he gets the shits when people pronounce it "Kill"

I would think that anger would be better directed at the people who gave him that asinine name. How can you be pissed when people pronounce a word the way it looks?

Um, there peoples names? So what if there spelled a different way, get over it.

Wait 'til you get a job where you have to verify the correct spelling of everyone's name. And see the first part of this post. It's not fun for the person with the 'special' name either. I'm not saying this is a rage-able thing, but it can get kinda annoying.

Already did it, you would be surprised how pissy people get if you spell there name John insted of Jon, but hey, i cant say much, My girlfriend has a intresting middle name, so maybe thats why im so adament about this.

 

[Brad Shepard]

Um, there peoples names? So what if there spelled a different way, get over it.

I'm asking what you think of them.

my statement is kinda speaks for itself, i couldent care less.

 

[The Bum]

Um, there peoples names? So what if there spelled a different way, get over it.

I'm asking what you think of them.

my statement is kinda speaks for itself, i couldent care less.

Thats all i wanted to know.

 

[zehydra]

Yeah... Zach is the original spelling, then it got turned into Zack, and Zak. But who cares? Names don't say anything about a person at all, which makes me angry at OP for trying to create stereotypes about people.

No, i wanted what you think when you see/read/say a name thats mispelled on purpose, such as Marc, or Karly.

But that's the problem. Marc isn't misspelled, nor it is on purpose. Marc is short for Marcus. There really is no correct spelling for any name, and I find it annoying that you automatically assume that when someone has a name with a different than usual spelling, it's because their parents wanted to be edgy or something. A belief you've shown absolutely no basis for.

 

[Brad Shepard]

Already did it, you would be surprised how pissy people get if you spell there name John insted of Jon, but hey, i cant say much, My girlfriend has a intresting middle name, so maybe thats why im so adament about this.

I tip my hat to your patience, sir. I get so tired of people getting irked at me because I don't know the q is silent.

... theres a Q in silent?! Why dident anyone tell me?!

 

[maturin]

I fucking hate it. I work with the public and it's such a pain in the ass to have to ask EVERY FUCKING PERSON how to spell their name because their parents wanted to make them unique. News flash-it's not special, it's just spelled wrong.

Here's the most retarded one I've seen to date: Ciial

That's pronounced 'Kyle'. I'dve stabbed my mom in the face if she did that to me.

I keeo thinking Cialis.

 

[Berethond]

Zach or Zack is fine.
Hunter however, is not a name, let alone one appropriate for a young girl.

I know a girl named Hunter.
Her middle name is Taran.
Her brother's name is "Addison".

One weird family.

 

[Daipire]

I hate names that are puns (like naming a boy "Bounty" if his last name is "Hunter"), or cannon fodder for reticule when they're older.

Ridicule, champ.
A reticule is the aim-y thing in games...
Silly Catface.

OT: my name's Jordan, or in terms of designer names, my name is:
-Jordon.
-Jorden.
-Jordaan.
-Jordyn.
-Jordain
-Jourdan
-Jourdaine

In short
Jordan. (Hebrew name)
Jourdaine. (Sounds like a pouncy french name)

Needless vowels ruin good names.

 

[Charli]

It's their name they can spell it however the damn well like and you can be as pissed off as humanly possible about it.

Just for the my name is now spelled with a highly elaborate SQUIGGLE.
THAT'S RIGHT I REFUSE TO EVEN USE LETTERS. HAH.

It's a name. Really really, there sooo many other things to invoke ire in the human brain than how someone spells their name.

Woah, calm down dude i just meant it bothers me a bit.

I am bothered by your botherdness.

Bother! Botherbotherbotherbother!

 

[zombiesinc]

I'm unfamiliar with this thought of 'designer' names. But I don't care, in fact I kinda like it. No, I quite like it.

To each their own.

 

[Phantomess]

Zach is short for Zachariah, now take a name like oh I don't know Alabama Gypsy Rose for example.

I know a Zach, but his is short for Zachary.

As for names, people tend to spell mine with a J instead of a G. I don't care anymore, so long as they can say it, I don't mind how they spell it... but it was annoying when I was younger.

 

[no oneder]

I never had that problem. I know a Hannah, which I'm pretty sure it's not-normal for Hanna, or Anna maybe. Heck, even Ana.

My name is Kennedy, so it lends to a lot of confusion. People think I'm either a man or that it's my last name.

 

[superbatranger]

Well the only time I have problems with it are the more ethnic names around Birmingham. Jarkeldruce is an actual name here.

I'm not really a fan of 'odd' names either, but at least it's actually unique. I guess I'm only irritated when people change the spelling of common names to be 'special'. Actually, to those of you with that type of name: Do you like having a 'unique' spelling or does it annoy you having to spell it EVERY SINGLE TIME you have to give your name? I mean hell, my last name is hardly weird but whenever I order say, pizza delivery, I just give my name as Smith so I don't have to bother with spelling.

My last name is German and its hard for anyone to pronounce, its very tiresome having to correct everyone. I know your pain on that.

I got that too, whenever someone spelles my name i have to say no, EK not CK

Most people give up and say, how do you spell your name?

Reminds me how most people don't get my name right the first time around. Or the second...or the third.

 

[The Bum]

How is Zach a designer name?
It's short for Zachary isn't it?

Then why is it pronouced the same as zack?

Because all natural languages are irregular, meaning for every rule be it grammar, pronunciation, or punctuation there is most likely a lot of exceptions to that rule. Natural languages really just don't make sense, because like most cultural phenomenon there is no real design or construction per se it just grows, changes, and distorts over time. Also Zachary is Hebrew not English so the pronunciation may be different.

As for the thread question, i like strange names. In fact i may change my name to something altogether strange one day just for kicks.

Yeah, I'm probaly gonna end up changeing my name because it's so much nicer to go by Mark than marshal

 

[Hateren47]

These are the official correct Danish spellings of the lovely girls-name Majbrit:

Mai-Brit, Mai-Britt, Maibrith, Maibritt, Maj-Brit, Maj-Brith, Maj-Britt, Majabrith, Majbrit, Majbrith, Majbritt, Majbritte, May-Britt, Maybrit, Maybrith and Maybritt.

All the ones with an "I" or "Y" instead of "J" I find kind of annoying, but they are not really designer names. It's not like Shaqueenshaqa (pronounced Alexandra) which is just silly.

I don't think you can give a child a designer name here though. I remember a case where a mother couldn't name her son Kristophpher a some years back because "phph" in a name looks silly.

 

[SimuLord]

Friends don't let friends give their kids stupid names. My sons are getting one-syllable common "Biblical" names (even though I'm not Christian, I believe guys should have names like Mike and Dave and Tom, not the crap that boys are saddled with these days).

Daughters are getting Russian names just because I personally think they're quite nice.

 

[fullbleed]

I've been listening to a lot of Arcade Fire recently and now I want to name my daughter Laika, is that wrong?

 

[Trivun]

I don't really care much either way about 'designer' names. Trivun is my first name, and I've lived in England all my life. I was born here. Hell, I think I'm the only person in the UK with my full name (Trivun Luzaic) and probably one of about five people in the country with the name Trivun at all (if there are any others then they're most likely immigrants from Eastern Europe).

Nevertheless, my name isn't 'designer'. I was named after my grandfather who died years before I was born, by my dad who was born in England to Serbian immigrants. So yeah.

For the record, by the way, my favourite name is Niamh (pronounced like 'Neve'), which is an Irish girl's name meaning 'bright'. How many people in the UK, not counting Northern Ireland, are named Niamh? Not many. There are a few, true, but it's a pretty small number, either way. Not exactly 'designer' again, but it should prove the point that I don't generally mind odd names.

 

[IrradiatedFish]

Yeah, I gotta say I'm not a fan of all these weird new fandangled names.

Personally I prefer all those names that were a lot more common decades ago. I really like the name Eleanor.

 

[RatRace123]

I take offence to to you taking offence to Zach. Though, judging from your edit, plenty of other people did too.

The more outlandish names, yeah, some of those can get pretty weird. It's mostly celebrities, though, and "trendy" parents.
God help the legion of baby girls that were named "Miley" recently, good lord we don't need another one of her.